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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

What would the cost of a hamburger at Burger King or McDonald’s be if the meat were to come from Ms. Barry Rehfeld New York, Nov. Can anyone in good conscience be complicit with the unnecessary suffering and slaughter of another sentient being? Niman’s ranch and others using comparable methods? Steven G.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

The Argument from Human Grain Shortage All of the clearly moral arguments for vegetarianism given so far have been in terms of animal rights and suffering. New moral vegetarianism, however, rests on moral arguments couched in terms of human welfare. It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve.