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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

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The only cool thing is that Gene Bauer's views on the meat industry are so similar to those expressed on this blog a few weeks ago. While a nationwide vegan or vegetarian lifestyle change is highly unlikely, the abuse can be maintained through increased government regulation. How many people know this about the Animal Welfare Act?

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Niman gives us is to pay attention to the source of meat products and what our mothers always told us: clean your plate. To the Editor: The claims Nicolette Hahn Niman makes for how greenhouse gases might be reduced while still eating meat may very well be true, and I do not have the expertise to challenge them. The best advice Ms.

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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. There are self-interested, health-based reasons to go vegetarian: The major killers of Americans--heart disease, cancer, and stroke--are all strongly positively correlated with meat consumption.

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Adopt A Turkey!

4 The Love Of Animals

Says DeGeneres: “Did you know that every year between 250 and 300 million turkeys are bred for slaughter in the United States? Sadly, the meat industry subjects turkeys to intolerable cruelty and treats them like inanimate objects with no feelings or personalities. More than 46 million for Thanksgiving alone.

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