Animal Person

AUGUST 13, 2010

Yesterday, in the comments of An Affront to the Idea of Family , Brian wrote: I understand your concern for those cows that were beat by that man and the unfortunate death of all the cows that died in the snow storm. I am always working for the best environment and the most comfortable situation for my cows, who I consider part of my family.

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Family Animal Sanctuary Sanctuary Cows 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 11, 2009

Sadly there are 4 million healthy adoptable companion animals killed in shelters each year due to overcrowding. Our website makes it easy for anyone with an internet connection to find profiles and pictures of adoptable animals by location, breed, gender, age, size, and color. We are calling the idea “Social Petworking.”

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Adoptable Obama Shelters Hamsters 100

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

I served on the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, which released a report in 2008 that detailed exactly how much these “efficiencies” are costing America. Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. Hurst hammers three times). That sounds like a win-win to us. SUZANNE McMILLAN Dir.,

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Gestation Crates Gestation 40

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

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. The fury this meal caused my friends and family back in America motivated me to examine whether eating any animal was justified. Why was a dog more worthy of not being dinner than a pig?

Los Angeles 40

Los Angeles San Francisco Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

Animal Ethics

JULY 15, 2009

According to Stephanie Woodard's column in Prevention published today, the CDC reports that "certain types of MRSA infections kill 18,000 Americans per year—more than die from AIDS." To prevent large-scale losses due to disease and also to promote rapid growth, the animals are routinely fed low levels of antibiotics and growth hormones.

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Vegetarian Factory Farm Factory Farming Factory 40