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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Niman obscures the well-evidenced connection between veganism and environmentalism. There is little that is less polluting and less harmful to the planet than hunting wild game responsibly. Lois Bloom Easton, Conn., Borrowing a move from the tobacco industry, Ms. Contrary to Ms. Stephanie Jenkins Highland Park, N.J., Indeed, in Ms.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Suddenly, the Hunt Is On for Cage-Free Eggs ” (front page, Aug. Free range” does not solve the problem of painful debeaking, enormously oversized flocks or the unnatural isolation of the birds from other sexes and age groups. Let chickens be chickens, and avoid the whole moral dilemma by going vegan.