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Critter News
APRIL 1, 2009
He asked whether cows, chickens, sheep and some of the other animals that we eat are usually treated and killed in a humane manner. The meat industry will say yes, of course, all animals are treated and killed humanely. For other people, “humane” means it is okay to eat the animal as long as the following conditions are met: 1.
Animal Ethics
JULY 15, 2009
We can thank factory farming for yet another antibiotic-resistant supergerm: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). In recent years, MRSA has been found in retail cuts of chicken, pork, beef and other meats—a particularly worrisome trend since MRSA can be contracted simply by handling infected cuts of meat.
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Animal Ethics
JANUARY 20, 2008
Ethical vegetarianism is the thesis that killing and eating animals is morally wrong whenever equally nutritious plant-based alternatives are available. The case for ethical vegetarianism starts with several uncontroversial premises. Carruthers, The Animals Issue , p. No one disputes premise (3). Running time: 12 Minutes.
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 6, 2009
Beyond the environmental impacts of meat production there is a basic ethical issue involved. So here is an even more modest proposal than roasting Fido: Try eating only what animals you are willing to kill with your own hands. However, I agree with Mr. Foer that factory farming has to go.
Animal Ethics
APRIL 16, 2009
Animals raised for food suffer miserably. In my 40s, I became a vegetarian because I was saving sick and injured birds, and I just couldn’t eat them and save them. They deserve recognition and support for offering Americans an alternative to meat raised in confined spaces. Caroline Abels Montpelier, Vt.,
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