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Michael Fox on Vegetarianism

Animal Ethics

All it establishes is that we should eat far less meat so that factory farms become obsolete and that, in conjunction with this, arable land should be turned over to the production of high-protein crops, where possible, so that world hunger can be alleviated somewhat.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Even “factory” agriculture has its limits. Common sense tells us not to put the foxes in charge of the henhouse, but politicians repeatedly deny common sense in favor of the needs of special-interest groups. If we cannot separate government from economic special-interest groups, then we will continue down the same path we are on.