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On the Land Grant University Meat Problem

Animal Person

Instead, our LGUs teach the false ancient beliefs that maintain meat -- including dairy, fish, eggs, and feed crops -- as an institution. . Our most insidious institution -- as my talk in Miami in 10 days (August 29th) will explain! I look forward to meeting RPA's Florida members who are able to attend!

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

9): The Fish and Wildlife Service is right to propose a ban on the sale of nine large constricting snakes for the pet trade. Snakes may die during the capture and transport process, or they may be housed inhumanely in a small aquarium they can barely fit into. The trade is dangerous for people, but also for the snakes.

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Push Land-Grant Universities Out of the Meat Industry

Animal Person

The meat industry is inherently destructive and inhumane, there is no way to make it otherwise, and much of the harm it does to ecosystems is by inflicting suffering and death on billions of nonhuman animals, farmed and free-living, each year. Below is a press release about the mailing. Another went out last Friday.