Animal Ethics

AUGUST 11, 2010

These videos, the subject of House legislation and of a bill that we plan to introduce, are beyond “disgusting”—and go beyond conventional conceptions of animal cruelty. We believe our new legislation will pass constitutional muster. The justices were legitimately concerned that the law could impede valid speech.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York District of Columbia Animal Cruelty 40

Animal Ethics

JULY 12, 2010

A Humane Egg The life of animals raised in confinement on industrial farms is slowly improving, thanks to pressure from consumers, animal rights advocates, farmers and legislators.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Proposition 2 Veal 40

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

New York’s protection of laborers should be a first step toward recognition of the other systemic abuses that occur on farms that, like the long-ignored rights of farm workers, have been constantly disregarded by legislators. Deborah Dubow Press Washington, Sept.

New York Times 40

New York Times Foie Gras Animal Welfare Institute New York 40

Animal Ethics

APRIL 23, 2008

The Central Conference of American Rabbis “advocates the strengthening of humane legislation,” and the list goes on. The Assemblies of God position on stewardship reflects that of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

New York Times 40

New York Times Humane Society Of The United States New York Puppy Mills 40

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 2, 2008

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. Janet Treadaway New York, July 31, 2008 To the Editor: I, too, am a farm boy.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

The legislative and regulatory remedies you suggest are valid, but they will not solve the problem alone. Farmers of hogs and all other types of food employ such indefensible methods not because they are cruel or irresponsible, but because for decades their consumers have demanded that the food they produce be cheap and abundant.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 6, 2007

This crisis calls for mandatory spay and neuter legislation. Every time someone buys a puppy or kitten from a breeder, a shelter animal loses its chance at a home and pays with its life. Given the current dire shortage of homes, no breeding is responsible.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Neutering Ethical Treatment 40