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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

And thanks to federal corn and soybean subsidies, factory farms saved an estimated $3.9 billion a year between 1997 and 2005, totaling nearly $35 billion, according to researchers at the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University. Janet Treadaway New York, July 31, 2008 To the Editor: I, too, am a farm boy.

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"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

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And why do so many people say the oppose the cruel practices of factory farming, yet still eat meat, eggs and dairy products? Rory Freedman, co-author of the New York Times bestseller Skinny Bitch, proclaims “If you want to create a better world, read this book!”

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: “ A Factory Farm Near You ” (editorial, July 31) is in a time warp. Yes, concentrated animal feeding operations, or “factory farms” as you call them, are a key feature of modern agriculture. Recently they have invested millions of dollars into research conducted by Purdue University.

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On "Knockout Animals"

Animal Person

Today's New York Times gives us Adam Shriver's Op-Ed " Not Grass-Fed, But at Least Pain-Free ," which presents its dilemma at the end: If we cannot avoid factory farms altogether, the least we can do is eliminate the unpleasantness of pain in the animals that must live and die on them. It's a choice.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Well-planned vegan diets are healthful for pregnant mothers and their infants, as well as for older children, according to a large body of scientific research. Kelly New York, May 21, 2007 To the Editor: Thank you for publishing Nina Planck’s excellent article, “Death by Veganism.” Contrary to Ms.

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Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Fitting, since New York City and London were the centers of the millinery trade. As a librarian and women’s studies scholar, I greatly appreciate the research. side, the writings of New York City reformer Mary Van Kleeck. and the Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Act of 1921 in Great Britain).

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The Traveling Birder

10,000 Birds

But Northern Cardinal, Catbird, and White-throated Sparrow do not appear until the 270s, during a visit to Central Park while on business trip to New York City. I mention these trips because, along with other trips and experiences closer to home, they inform my research into my future birding travel. 10, Mountain Quail at No.