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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

4): There is a solution to at least some of the beef industry’s sustainability woes, and that is to raise cows in a pasture-based system. But the leaner meat from grass-fed animals actually tastes richer and more savory. The other problem with meat consumption is proportion. Andrew Rimas Evan D. Andrew Rimas Evan D.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Kristof, who takes note of the trend represented by the animal welfare proposition on the ballot in California this fall. In the past decade, for instance, we have doled out more than $3 billion in direct subsidies to large-scale livestock producers. And for poor people, higher prices would mean less meat in their diets.