Critter News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

I decided to look online for some information regarding the "Organic Free Range Eggs" that Trader Joe's, my favorite store, sells. Now customers looking for cage-free eggs need to look no further than the Trader Joe's label. But are they really free-range eggs? Here is what their web site says.

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Eggs Cage Free Debeaking Humane 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

However, I agree with Mr. Foer that factory farming has to go. Rather than eating dogs, we all ought to eat exclusively small-farmed, free-range meat. Arguments like "Let Them Eat Dog" caricatures the antifactory farm position, which is a shame because it's an important argument to hear.

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Los Angeles San Francisco Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

In my 40s, I became a vegetarian because I was saving sick and injured birds, and I just couldn’t eat them and save them. Being “kind” to the animals has been great for my quality of life. To the Editor: The term “free range” sounds prettier than it usually is. Caroline Abels Montpelier, Vt., Kristof’s column.

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New York Times New York Proposition 2 Free Range 40