Animal Person

MARCH 30, 2009

We humans, herbivores like ruminants, are fine with one stomach -- we don't eat the really tough stuff like grass. Unlike many humans, they don't burden their bodies with flesh they didn't evolve to eat or factory stuff like hydrogenated oils or tooth-eroding sugar & acid concoctions unless given them by humans.)

Puerto Rico 100

Puerto Rico Responsible Policies Meat Industry Humane Treatment 100

Animal Ethics

JULY 21, 2010

To the Editor: In your July 12 editorial “ A Humane Egg ,” you disparage the modern, sanitary housing systems for egg-laying hens, which have improved chickens’ health and well-being, improved consumer food safety and kept eggs a nutritious and economical staple on kitchen tables and restaurant menus nationwide.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

Animal Ethics

JULY 19, 2011

To the Editor: Re “ Egg Producers and Humane Society Urging Federal Standard on Hen Cages ” (Business Day, July 8): I’m a vegetarian who turned vegan after coming to terms with the fact that just because I was eating hormone-free, antibiotic-free, even free-range organic eggs didn’t mean that egg-producing hens were living a cruelty-free life.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

Animal Ethics

MARCH 8, 2009

If, on the other hand, the legs are produced in factory conditions, there is a moral objection. Or suppose that by genetic engineering we could develop a milk-producing animal that became sick when it had the milk removed by members of other species, e.g., human beings. Suppose someone enjoys drinking the blood of cattle and hogs.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Suffering Vegan 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If Adam Smith had known this, he would have pointed out that his pin factory example more or less has the same rationale behind it. It might be a good idea not only to pass laws but also to enforce them – just a thought. Humanity is overrated. Hooded Pittas are even taken as food in Assam, according to the HBW.

Ghana 130

Ghana Malaysia Indonesia Singapore 130

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 24, 2006

As reported in the AP story, two styles of Sean John jackets—one a hooded snorkel style, the other a classic version—were originally advertised as faux fur, but an investigation by the Humane Society of the United States [ HSUS ] found that the jackets were made from dog fur.

Fur 40

Fur Fur Industry HSUS Raccoons 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. 14 May 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100