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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

6): While it’s commendable to finally see an official acknowledgment of the hideous conditions in which the carriage horses are forced to exist, the suggested remedies would just be a Band-Aid for an inherently inhumane situation. To the Editor: Re “ Audit Criticizes City on Care of Carriage Horses ” (news article, Sept.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

While this legislation would be an important step in transforming inhumane animal production, we must also call for change on the federal level, where the farm bill subsidizes this sector to the tune of billions of dollars. And thanks to federal corn and soybean subsidies, factory farms saved an estimated $3.9 To the Editor: Nicholas D.

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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

So, by purchasing dairy products one is indirectly supporting the inherently cruel veal industry. After two or three laying cycles when their egg production begins to wane, the layer hens are inhumanely loaded onto trucks and sent to slaughter, where they are processed into chicken soup and pet food.