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On "Food Inc."

Animal Person

The moral of the story is that it's all about the way we farm animals, not that we farm them that is what needs changing. There's no remotely vegan or even vegetarian (though I'm not even sure what the latter would look like) message. We eat animals, and the CAFO system is an evil, filthy, cruel one, but it doesn't have to be that way.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

March 14, 2007 To the Editor: Contrary to the assertions in Nicolette Hahn Niman’s attack on modern pork production, America’s 67,000 pork producers treat their animals humanely. They do so because it’s the moral and ethical thing to do, and it’s in their best economic interest. Catherine di Lorenzo Woodbine, Ga.,

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

But for more than 20 years, consumer groups led by Public Citizen have worked to scare the public about food irradiation and threatened to boycott companies that market irradiated products. Coli Shows Flaws in Ground Beef Inspection System ” (front page, Oct. 4): Your article about E.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The medical journal Lancet recently published findings showing that children who are not adequately nourished in the first five years of life sometimes never catch up to their peers. It is not enough to simply cut animal products (or carbohydrates, or calories) out of one’s diet. Children need protein. George Mazzei St.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

10,000 Birds

I am delighted to say that despite her initial reluctance to embrace eBird, Clare was the most productive beat this month, responsible for nearly all of the new stuff. US-NY-New York-Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center – 40.6603x-73.9325. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Imagine that, Mike! Reserva Ribera Norte.

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