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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

I shall endeavor to protect and take care of all living creatures. After two or three laying cycles when their egg production begins to wane, the layer hens are inhumanely loaded onto trucks and sent to slaughter, where they are processed into chicken soup and pet food. That's right, free!

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

In the only state in the Central Flyway that protects cranes from hunting. I have always supported our wildlife management organizations for the hard work they do and for their dedication to wildlife protection. Or is the mandate to protect the welfare and habitat of our state’s wildlife? Hat-tip to Stella.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

And as the slaughtering of animals is not high tech, certainly no trade secrets would be at risk with the imposition of cameras. The federal government needs to recommit itself to putting boots on the ground in America and elsewhere to inspect and protect our food supply. Peters Paso Robles, Calif., Thomas Richard Concord, N.H.,