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On "Food Inc."

Animal Person

They grill the chickens, and trust me when I say it's all presented as a peak spiritual experience. Now, if you can get beyond that, and if you haven't read Pollan and Schlosser and seen King Corn and The Future of Food (both of which are far more thorough on gentically-modified food, corn and Monsanto), you might actually learn something.

Fast Food 100
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Transit in Dubai

10,000 Birds

It is mainly scrub and woodland in a dry area with a mosque and fast food restaurant in the central area. Any remaining time can be productively spent at either or both of the hides at Ra’s al-Khor wildlife Sanctuary. Please give a bit of feedback to improve the experiences of those who may follow you.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

He thinks that the treatment of animals in factory farms is morally unjustifiable, and yet, he continues to support those practices financially by purchasing and eating meat and animal products. Over 95% of all animals raised for food in the U.S. are raised in cruel, inhumane factory farms.