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From Today's Wall Street Journal

Animal Ethics

My interactions with farm animals have been as affectionate and fun as any I've had with dogs or cats. In the name of moral consistency I became a vegetarian four years ago. Why was a dog more worthy of not being dinner than a pig? The peace of mind—and the weight I've lost—have been well worth the effort.

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The True Costs of Eating Meat

Animal Ethics

Nearly 70 percent of all the antibiotics produced are fed to farmed animals to prevent (not treat) disease. McWilliams insists that vegetarianism is "the most powerful political response we can make to industrialized food. Undigested antibiotics leach from manure into freshwater systems and impair the sex organs of fish.

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