Animal Ethics

JANUARY 16, 2011

To the Editor: Re “ Snake Owners See Furry Bias in Invasive Species Proposal ” (news article, Jan. 9): The Fish and Wildlife Service is right to propose a ban on the sale of nine large constricting snakes for the pet trade.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 25, 2010

Like humans, animals have a right to enjoy life. Most will never know sunlight, breezes, plants or soil. At our farm sanctuary, we see how much chickens rescued from factory farms delight in these experiences. Bill Crain Ellen Crain Poughquag, N.Y., 15, 2010 The writers are co-founders of Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary.

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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.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

9) has it right. In the United States, we learned this lesson just in time to rescue our migratory waterfowl and other prized game species from oblivion at the beginning of the 20th century. Governments need to step up and do the right thing. To the Editor: “ Last Act for the Bluefin ” (editorial, Nov. Chandler Washington, Nov.

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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. Deborah Dubow Press Washington, Sept.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

He’s right: I don’t care deeply about the suffering of animals I eat, wear or otherwise benefit from. Suffering and injustice are inherent in life, and time is short. If he wishes to make no distinction between animal and human life and rights, how does he justify keeping an animal in what amounts to captivity? Wolves eat sheep.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

This is commercial activity of a sickening and barbaric type, and the peddlers of this smut should find no safe harbor for it in the First Amendment, just as child pornographers do not have a right to sell films involving the exploitation of children under the banner of free speech. 20, 2009

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Only then will these companies “do the right thing,” if only to ensure their continued survival. It’s a terrible but ultimately not surprising tale, given the continued lack of self-regulation and the emphasis on profit over safety in the meat industry. Starting today, I’m no longer eating ground beef. Ann Calandro Flemington, N.J.,

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Animal Ethics

JULY 22, 2008

The Unalienable Rights of Chimps ,” by Adam Cohen (Editorial Observer, July 14): The Spanish Parliament’s decision to grant rights to apes is indeed groundbreaking, and will foster philosophical discussion about animal protection for some time. To the Editor: “ What’s Next in the Law?

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

That’s right, for me—but it may not be for others. Push-ups, sit-ups, carrying 50-pound bags of bird seed—and I will be 71 in May. I still have the same six-pack stomach I had in the Marines. Every meal, for me, is a celebration of life. Being “kind” to the animals has been great for my quality of life.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Don’t other species have as much right to exist, and coexist, as we do? But isn’t it enough to save other species because of our respect for all other forms of life, even if in doing so we do not directly benefit? Tim Boland Lake Stevens, Wash.,

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 2, 2008

Bernard Burlew New York, July 31, 2008 To the Editor: While I am grateful for Nicholas D. Kristof’s thoughtful exploration of animal rights, I was astonished to read that he continues to eat animals, like geese and pigs, for which he obviously has such affection and respect. Government animal rights regulations may help.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 16, 2008

You are right that what is needed is “a sustained effort by world governments and other institutions to do something about it” and that “the problems are global and so, in the end, are the solutions.” To the Editor: Re “ Oceans at Risk ” (editorial, March 9): We are in danger of ruining the world’s oceans and endangering marine ecosystems.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2015

The New York Times wrote about the city’s new residents , interviewing several local observers and experts. We saw ravens in southern Manhattan through the winter and spring of 2015 (I even saw one with a bagel , confirming that they are right at home here in New York).

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 4, 2010

Here is a New York Times blog post about legal rights for animals.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 30, 2008

We are evolved to eat meat—it is right and natural. Animals turn grass, a k a sunlight, into high-quality proteins, minerals and fats that are an ideal food for humans. Meat is an excellent source of food and far higher quality than just plants. What is wrong is factory farms.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 9, 2009

Here is a New York Times op-ed column about legal rights for animals. Peter Singer is quoted.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 14, 2008

I've been reading the literature of animal rights for nearly three decades, and contributing to it for the past decade or so. This New York Times column has to rank as the worst thing I've read. To make things worse, the column is badly written. In parts, it's incomprehensible.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 6, 2007

To the Editor: “ Should Most Pet Owners Be Required to Neuter Their Animals? ,” by Verlyn Klinkenborg (Editorial Observer, July 30), is right: “The rate at which dogs are purchased and euthanized in this country is not a sign of our affection for them. It’s a sign of our indifference.”

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Animal Ethics

JULY 29, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ States Try to Weigh Safety With Dog Owners’ Rights ” (news article, July 23): Any law that deems a dog as dangerous or vicious based on appearance, breed or phenotype is unfair and discriminatory. Canine temperaments are widely varied, and behavior cannot be predicted by physical features.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 17, 2007

10, 2007 Note from KBJ: By what right do we take these animals out of the wild? Georgia State and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development still support language training and cognitive research with four chimpanzees, and do other cognitive research work with resident populations of macaques and rhesus monkeys.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2011

When the scribe is Jonathan Franzen and the antidote is birds, well, go read the opinion piece in The New York Times. It is well worth reading the whole thing for writing like this: And so, yes, I kept a meticulous list of the birds I’d seen, and, yes, I went to inordinate lengths to see new species. Good stuff, right?

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Animal Ethics

JULY 5, 2007

Consumers are right to be wary; rBGH threatens to undermine the safety of nature’s most perfect food. Farms using rBGH are likely to use more grain, water, fuel, emit more greenhouse gases and spend more on feed and other inputs, offsetting any economic gains. Dr. Miller’s argument distracts from the real concerns over rBGH.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Wicked, right? More Science for the People Berry Go Round Comin’ Round Birdscapes Tuesday Trivia Link from the New York Times About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right? Get yours today!

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 17, 2015

Here is a New York Times op-ed column, coathored by a philosopher and an historian, about animal rights.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds By Corey • March 21, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Here is a New York Times editorial opinion about California's Proposition 2. Here is a column by Gary Francione, who opposes the proposition.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Here is a New York Times story about California's Proposition 2.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Excerpted from The New York Times. Apparently, this will happen in 8 months. I had no idea! In eight months, the sale of foie gras will be banned in California. It was served with veal tongue, yogurt, prosciutto, mustard ice cream and truffles. There was even a foie gras dessert: a brownie sundae with foie gras Chantilly.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 16, 2014

In this New York Times op-ed column , Frank Bruni predicts that our understanding of and concern for animals is only going to grow as scientific advances help us to understand the rich psychological and emotional lives of animals.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 12, 2010

In " Move to Limit 'Factor Farms' Gains Momentum " in today's New York Times , we learn that farmers in Ohio have agreed to phase out gestation crates within 15 years and veal crates by 2017. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language animal rights factory farms family farms. And all of those are implicit in "farm."

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The new series was masterminded by Chanticleer founder Paul Steiner, who was lauded on his death 19 years later for his “brilliant idea of creating bird guides with photographs” and organizing them visually. Sections are clearly marked with bold type and the font size is just right–not too big, not too small.

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Critter News

AUGUST 15, 2010

This New York Times article argues that it could lead to other states following suit. Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 1, 2009

Something interesting happened when I read New York Times columnist Bob Herbert's article about the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., We're never going to have a serious national conversation about the rights of sentient nonhumans. called " Anger Has Its Place."

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 8, 2010

A New York Times story that ran in 2001 about a homeless dog wandering around a suburban part of New York City, struck a chord with me. I don’t need a leash, he stays right next to me,” Cody says. Today we have a lovely guest post from author Deborah Blumenthal.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 9, 2011

Written by New York Times bestselling humor author W. I suggest that you put this book on your to-read list right away. In the end, he does finally find what he is looking for, and it will touch your heart. Endearing, funny, and a bit of a tear jerker too, this is a great book.

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Animal Person

APRIL 6, 2009

in yesterday's New York Times , Brad Stone reported on a couple of new developments in the publishing world. Though vegan cookbooks certainly have been doing well, vegan nonfiction books don't traditionally do as well (of course there are exceptions, such as the "bible of animal rights" by the "father of animal rights").

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