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On "That's Why We Don't Eat Animals"

Animal Person

" That's Why We Don't Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things ," written and illustrated by Ruby Roth, has gorgeous and haunting illustrations. And it gently tells the story of why we shouldn't eat factory farmed animals. There is no mention of that solution, but I worry.

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On "EATING ANIMALS" by Jonathan Safran Foer

Animal Person

The good news is that if you know someone who needs to be schooled on all of the sordid details of factory farming, and appreciates good writing, this is a great book. I say "if you know someone" because this isn't a book I'd recommend to vegans for their vegan education efforts. But why does he say "vegetarian?"

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Feeding grain to chickens, pigs and cows is even more inefficient, with 70 percent of grain grown in the United States going to animals raised for food. 11, 2008 To the Editor: We are seeing environmental ruin because of factory farming. A shift toward more vegetarian options would indeed benefit us all. Lerner Woodside, Calif.,