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Don't Eat Camel - Eat Schmeat!

Critter News

Earlier this year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced that it will offer a $1 million X Prize for the creation of affordable, humane, and "commercially viable" test-tube meat by 2012. Tags: meat alternatives PETA vegetarian.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

While ever more consumers are going vegetarian or vegan, almost every consumer is demanding that companies take steps to reduce animal suffering. Tracy Reiman Executive Vice President People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Los Angeles, Oct. Bell & Evans has heard them and set a new standard in the chicken-supply industry.

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On "EATING ANIMALS" by Jonathan Safran Foer

Animal Person

He always refers to himself and his wife and his child as "vegetarian." But why does he say "vegetarian?" That bothers me, as there's a significant difference in motivation for vegans and vegetarians and he sounds like one, yet calls himself the other. I don't know if the thesis of supply and demand is true but it sounds good.