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Push Land-Grant Universities Out of the Meat Industry

Animal Person

On March 11th, RPA sent the governors of all 50 states a letter and two factsheets urging them to help get their land-grant universities (LGUs) out of the meat industry. Take a moment to tell your governor you agree we must get our LGUs out of the meat industry. Many say you can’t eat meat and be an environmentalist.

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On the Land Grant University Meat Problem

Animal Person

Instead, our LGUs teach the false ancient beliefs that maintain meat -- including dairy, fish, eggs, and feed crops -- as an institution. . Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics. Utne has a circulation of about 100,000 -- a senior editor I spoke to assures me it is not exaggerated as with some publications. 215-886-RPA1.

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The Economics of Meat

Animal Ethics

Someone sent a link to this blog post, which shows why economics is known as "the dismal science." It also lends credence to the dictum that economists know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Niman gives us is to pay attention to the source of meat products and what our mothers always told us: clean your plate. 2, 2009 The writer is dean of the College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences at Kean University. What would the cost of a hamburger at Burger King or McDonald’s be if the meat were to come from Ms.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Hello Keith: I recently completed a documentary on the science, ethics, and politics of animal agriculture entitled "Beyond Closed Doors." The film contains personal interviews with prominent professionals such as Dr. Temple Grandin, Dr. Bernard Rollin, Dr. John Webster, Steve Wise, and many others.

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W. V. Quine (1908-2000) on Altruism

Animal Ethics

Moreover, we are prone to extrapolate; extrapolation was always intrinsic to induction, that primitive propensity that is at the root of all science. Extrapolation in science, however, is under the welcome restraint of stubborn fact: failures of prediction. Nowadays the boundary has given way to gradations.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The meat industry loves to squeal that “the cost of bacon will rise” whenever it’s faced with pressure to change. In addition, producing more meat worsens worldwide hunger and food insecurity by dedicating precious farmland and water resources to the production of animal feed. JILLIAN PARRY FRY Baltimore, Feb.