Animal Person

MAY 26, 2010

When I started blogging, I thought that if more people sought out free-range, grass-fed "beef," more animals would be saved/fewer would be created. I think this is why I understand the thinking of people who don't want us to use animals but who promote changing the way we use them to decrease their numbers or their suffering.

Vegan 100

Vegan Suffering Free Range Animal 100

Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

Animals raised for food suffer miserably. After time in the Marines, I veered strongly away from eating creatures, thinking of their suffering. My doctor says my tremendous health and strength are due to my being a vegan. To the Editor: The term “free range” sounds prettier than it usually is. Kristof’s column.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Proposition 2 Free Range 40

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Niman obscures the well-evidenced connection between veganism and environmentalism. A “free range” bird eats insects, as well as plants, so it gets more nutrition out of the same amount of land than do her cattle, which eat only the grass. Lois Bloom Easton, Conn., Borrowing a move from the tobacco industry, Ms. Contrary to Ms.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Meat San Antonio 40