Animal Ethics

JANUARY 7, 2015

To the Editor: As Mark Bittman rightly notes, California’s new farm animal welfare law presages what is coming for all farm animal industries nationally (“ Hens, Unbound ,” column, Jan. 1, 2015 The writer is director of advocacy and policy for Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal protection group.' FRIEDRICH Washington, Jan.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Consumers should consider that cows like Edie or Sophia are often fiercely protective, grieving mothers whose anguished cries the farmer undoubtedly heard as he removed their young. Even at Bob Bansen’s dairy, food comes at the cost of animal welfare. NEWKIRK President, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Norfolk, Va.,

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

They’re about protecting a system that produces cheap food. Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. BOBBIE MULLINS Norfolk, Va., 21, 2012 To the Editor: Blake Hurst’s observations about happy pigs and unhappy farmers aren’t about the well-being of either. That sounds like a win-win to us. SUZANNE McMILLAN Dir.,

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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. 9, 2009 The writer is on the staff of the Farm Animal Program, Animal Welfare Institute.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ A Disgraceful Farm Bill ” (editorial, May 16): While the farm bill recently approved by Congress deals with enormous agricultural policy issues, it also includes three important provisions to protect animal welfare. These new penalties would give the law some much needed teeth.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 13, 2008

Consumer boycotts and protective laws are desperately needed. For example, while Proposition 2 would provide greater freedom of movement, it would very likely compromise other factors necessary to ensure the overall welfare of the animals, especially with regard to protection from disease and injury. Karen Davis Machipongo, Va.,

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 17, 2008

Change will take place only when governments work with local and international animal welfare groups and concerned individuals to address the root of the problem through education and humane methods of population control, such as spaying and neutering.

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