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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The California law adds an arbitrary and unscientific requirement that chickens be prohibited from touching one another or the side of any enclosure. The new law will cost American family farmers, and ultimately California consumers, hundreds of millions of dollars. Gene Gregory President, United Egg Producers Alpharetta, Ga.,

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 4 of 13

Animal Ethics

If, on the other hand, the legs are produced in factory conditions, there is a moral objection. This sort of question can also be raised without benefit of hypothetical examples from future genetic engineering. Suppose someone enjoys drinking the blood of cattle and hogs. What is supposed to follow?