10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

I’ve skipped over some of her words here because I don’t want to give it all away, but I encourage you to read the whole section; I think it expresses the perspective of many of us who create or have an active interest in birds and art.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 21, 2008

She said that there were guidelines on how to treat animals and that, in medical ethics, they are considered "sacrifices." I went to someone's house and found out that a friend of theirs works for the University of Washington Primate Center, a horrific place with a TERRIBLE reputation for treatment of animal subjects.

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Animal Person

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics Food and Drink Language.

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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. I especially like these suggestions. A well-referenced book is probably your best source of reliable information.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 7, 2015

FRIEDRICH Washington, Jan. There is no difference between cruelty to a pig or a dog or a hen or a cat, and so the sooner we relegate these awful devices to the dustbin of history, the better. 1, 2015 The writer is director of advocacy and policy for Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal protection group.'

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 6, 2014

BRUCE FRIEDRICH Senior Policy Director Farm Sanctuary Washington, March 4, 2014 To the Editor: The humane laws for hens in California that provide them more space in which to live should be countrywide. Compassionate consumers can take a stand against this cruelty by choosing vegan options. Chickens deserve to live humanely.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

There's a vague sense that perhaps he cares about the dogs or thinks that what he does to them might present an ethical dilemma, but the overwhelming feeling is that it's all worth it. Part III: Pepper Goes to Washington. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. If you want to tweet about it, use the hashtag #whpep.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Susan Levin Washington, Sept. 9, 2008 The writer is a staff dietitian at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington. Some airports have already discovered that as they increase nutritious vegetarian meal options, their customers are thanking them—and coming back for more.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Deborah Dubow Press Washington, Sept. New York’s protection of laborers should be a first step toward recognition of the other systemic abuses that occur on farms that, like the long-ignored rights of farm workers, have been constantly disregarded by legislators.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Michael Radkowsky Washington, Nov. To the Editor: The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization has estimated that nearly a fifth of the world’s greenhouse gases is generated by livestock production, more than by transportation. Here we have a reason to eschew beef.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 16, 2011

Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive Humane Society of the United States Washington, Jan. You don’t take snakes for a walk or play with them in a field or let them sleep in your bed at night. Wild animals belong in the wild, and in their native habitats.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Chandler Washington, Nov. Though some commercial fisheries have been well managed, others have been a disaster (Atlantic halibut, Atlantic cod, Hawaiian lobster, sharks). It is now or never for the bluefin. Governments need to step up and do the right thing.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 11, 2010

Jon Kyl Jeff Merkley Richard Burr Washington, Aug. And the Supreme Court’s decision is a reminder of the importance of narrowly tailoring this legislation, but it has not determined that these crush videos constitute protected speech. We believe our new legislation will pass constitutional muster.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 22, 2008

Hope Ferdowsian Director of Research Policy Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Washington, July 14, 2008 We need not wait for the resolution of the big-picture theoretical debates to come together to ensure that all animals receive more decent and humane treatment, as they deserve.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 7, 2009

Is it treasonous to fear that centralizing more power in Washington will result in unforeseen negative consequences? Government regulation is inevitably a political animal; it’s never guided purely, or even largely, by disinterested science. Is it treasonous to worry about the influence of interest groups on regulation?

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Animal Ethics

JULY 8, 2008

Larry Rice Director, Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division Washington, July 3, 2008 The lives of our sailors and marines, and our national security, depend on it.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Kathleen Conlee Washington, Nov. The use of chimpanzees for research has declined significantly in the last decade mostly because of high costs and growing public opposition to relying on these animals in invasive experiments. It is time to retire chimpanzees in labs to sanctuaries like Chimp Haven.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 15, 2008

Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive The Humane Society of the United States Washington, March 8, 2008 Most Americans, by contrast, join with us in demanding better regulations to safeguard farm animals and more credible inspections of our food.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2008

Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive The Humane Society of the United States Washington, May 21, 2008 The Humane Society of the United States and other animal protection organizations support the farm bill because of these achievements for animals. We hope Congress will vote to override the president’s veto.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 8, 2008

Michael Markarian Washington, March 31, 2008 The writer is the executive vice president of the Humane Society of the United States. Dog lovers who are unable to make a lifelong commitment to a pet can volunteer with animal shelters and rescue groups, and provide foster care in their home for an animal awaiting permanent adoption.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 16, 2008

Howard Salter Director of External Relations, Citizens for Global Solutions Washington, March 10, 2008 Ratification of the Law of the Sea would send an important message to the more than 150 countries that have already joined the treaty, including all of our allies, that we are committed partners in protecting the planet and its people.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 23, 2008

Christine Gutleben Washington, April 21, 2008 The writer is the director of animals and religion at the Humane Society of the United States. The Assemblies of God position on stewardship reflects that of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 30, 2012

Rowan, Public Policy Series [Washington, DC: Humane Society Press, 2003], 99-105, at 103 [endnotes omitted]) Wise , “ The Evolution of Animal Law Since 1950 ,” chap. 7 in The State of the Animals II , ed. Salem and Andrew N.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive Humane Society of the United States Washington, Sept.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 22, 2007

Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive, Humane Society of the United States Washington, Aug. Indeed, if public sympathy is changing in China regarding how we treat animals raised and killed for food, as it is here in the United States, then we can only expect future improvements in the welfare of farm animals.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Slaughter Member of Congress, 28th District, New York Washington, Sept. To preserve the effectiveness of our antibiotics, all meat producers need to back away from the overuse of drugs.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

Dulcie Ward Washington, Sept. But like sodas and sugary snacks, meat and dairy products also play a role in our children’s expanding waistlines. The cheeseburgers and meat tacos our children eat at school also deserve our full attention. 6, 2007 The writer is a staff dietitian at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 17, 2008

This is a delicate issue that needs to be handled with sensitivity by leaders in Seoul and Washington, so that the question of beef does not derail the important free-trade agreement with South Korea being considered by Congress. This issue also needs to be placed in a broader context.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 16, 2007

Patrick Boyle President and Chief Executive American Meat Institute Washington, Jan. Since 1999, the incidence of E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef samples tested by the Agriculture Department has declined by 80 percent to a fraction of a percent, a level once thought impossible.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 5, 2007

Washington, Feb. In Las Vegas, housing unadoptable animals for too long contributed to the overcrowding and allowed parvo, distemper and other diseases to incubate and rapidly spread through the shelter’s animal population. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive Humane Society of the U.S.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 10, 2007

John Spratt Washington, March 6, 2007 We urge our colleagues in the House and the Senate to take up the matter again and put an end to this barbaric practice. Senator) Mary Landrieu (Rep.) Jan Schakowsky (Rep.) Ed Whitfield (Rep.) Nick Rahall (Rep.)

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 2, 2007

Dave Warner Director of Communications National Pork Producers Council Washington, March 28, 2007 To the Editor: Regardless of how “humanely” an animal is raised, it still has to be slaughtered to be eaten. That is never humane. Eating dead animals and animal products is bad for people, bad for animals and bad for the planet.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 17, 2008

More information about Bush's decision to allow the Navy to conduct sonar exercises and the impact these exercises will have on whales and other aquatic mammals can be found in this Washington Post column and also in dot.earth's recent post " The White House and the Whales."

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Animal Ethics

JULY 5, 2007

Andrew Kimbrell Executive Director Center for Food Safety Washington, June 29, 2007 To the Editor: Henry I. Susan Levin Washington, June 29, 2007 To the Editor: Urging more hormone injection of cows to increase milk production is backward. Miller’s argument distracts from the real concerns over rBGH.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2007

Amy Joy Lanou Washington, May 21, 2007 The writer is senior nutrition scientist, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Studies have found that vegan children are within the normal ranges for weight and height, and I personally know vegan mothers and vegan children who are healthier than many of their omnivorous peers.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

Danielle Kichler Washington, Nov. Paul Shapiro Senior Director Factory Farming Campaign Humane Society of the United States Washington, Nov. It also takes 10 times the fossil fuels to produce a calorie of animal food as it does a calorie of plant food. 11, 2008 To the Editor: We are seeing environmental ruin because of factory farming.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

In this Washington Post column, James E. About the Washington Post columnist: James E. Livestock production consumes 70 percent of the water in the American West -- water so heavily subsidized that if irrigation supports were removed, ground beef would cost $35 a pound.

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