Animal Ethics

AUGUST 2, 2008

Bernard Burlew New York, July 31, 2008 To the Editor: While I am grateful for Nicholas D. I hope he also knows that choosing a meat-based diet contributes to environmental devastation, involves a disproportionate use of the earth’s resources and causes untold health problems. I look forward to casting my vote for compassion.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The Resources lists are recommendations on where to find most of the materials discussed in the text, which I appreciate. I understand that this is common in many media style sheets (looking at you, New York Times), but they should be capitalized in a bird book. There are a few items I need to nitpick about.

Birds 161

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 161

Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2009

The New York Times presents us, this morning, with "Equine Alternative" regarding the recent discovery that horses decided to allow themselves be domesticated by humans for our mutual benefit, earlier than we had thought (3500 BC, and we preciously thought it was more like 2500 BC). Forgot to hit "publish now" on this.

Experience 100

Experience Experiments Horses Transported 100

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 10, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ One in 4 Mammals Threatened With Extinction, Group Finds ” (news article, Oct. When the population of any species, including Homo sapiens, grows so quickly and consumes so many resources, it is clear that the effect on other life will be staggering.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York 2008 Mammals 40

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 23, 2008

Meanwhile, the clock is ticking on species, which are the basis of ecosystems that give us fresh air, water and countless other natural resources necessary for human well-being worldwide. The huge financial bailout package has been put in place in record time. Mittermeier President, Conservation International Arlington, Va., 16, 2008

New York Times 40

New York Times New York United States Arlington 40

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

There is only one way to avoid future noncompliance and free city resources that are already spread too thin —institute a ban. Now that the carriage industry is being held under a microscope, it’s clear that it puts a black mark on the city. Jackie Vergerio Portsmouth, Va.,

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Horses Inhumane 40

Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

When you read stories in major newspapers and magazines such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Newsweek, be wary of simplification, bias, and a tendency to support traditional views indifferent to animals’ interests. A valuable new resource has recently entered the information superhighway.

Animal Research 100

Animal Research Animal Medical Research Research 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 16, 2007

Those who continue to abuse every animal and natural resource for their own pleasures will come to represent the ugly. To the Editor: Re “ Uncruel Beauty ” (Thursday Styles, Jan. Some day it will be the ultimate in chic to be a compassionate consumer. Kat McAfee Princeton, N.J., 12, 2007 Note from KBJ: You are what you wear.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Vegan 2007 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

Here are the basic contents for each state guide: a flexibound cover, the ABA Mission Statement and Code of Ethics (I like that this is the first thing you see when you start perusing the books), Foreward by Jeffrey A. Both Introductions offer a section on Resources for further learning and keeping up-to-date.

Colorado 249

Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 249

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 12, 2008

Andrew Revkin writes the Dot Earth blog for the New York Times. Those billions will be seeking food, water and other resources on a planet where, scientists say, humans are already shaping climate and the web of life. You can find his recent post on the current state of whale hunting here.

Whales 40

Whales Whaling Hunting New York Times 40

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 31, 2007

Here is a New York Times editorial opinion about the wolf. A copy of the paper was deposited with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in East Lansing, where I did much of my research, but it has never been published.

Michigan 40

Michigan New York Times New York Laws 40

Animal Ethics

MARCH 14, 2007

Here is a New York Times op-ed column about pork production. Notice that the author is not opposed to the use of nonhuman animals as resources for human consumption. She simply wants to minimize their suffering before they are killed (painlessly?) and their bodies dismembered and processed.

Factory Farm 40

Factory Farm Factory Farming Factory Farming 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

The result is a really good read, a suspenseful true-crime narrative that reads like a novel yet also probes real-life questions focused on the purpose of natural history museum collections and the ethics of closely gated “hobbyist” communities. And, rage and frustration. And, well researched. Excellent, thorough Index.

Collecting 105

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 105

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

This holds true whether it is in the Democratic Republic of Congo or right here in New York City, where Cyrus R. the Manhattan district attorney, recently prosecuted two jewelers selling illegally obtained ivory with a combined retail value of more than $2 million.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York South Korea New York City 40