Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

22): The solution to scarcity of water in the United States could be solved rather quickly if more people became vegetarians. To the Editor: Re “ Let the East Bloom Again ,” by Richard T. McNider and John R. Christy (Op-Ed, Sept.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 2, 2007

In the United States pork industry, the vast majority of the more than 100 million pigs raised each year are housed in climate-controlled buildings that protect them from the elements, illness and disease and that allow for individual care. Kristina Cahill Long Beach, Calif., Judith Abeles San Diego, March 26, 2007

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 27, 2008

We call ourselves vegetarians. More than nine billion chickens are slaughtered each year in the United States. More and more people do not. Patti Breitman Fairfax, Calif., April 23, 2008 To the Editor: You suggest that the raising of animals for food should be done “in ways that are both ethical and environmentally sound.”

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

In 2001, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that irradiating half the meat and poultry consumed in the United States would mean 900,000 fewer cases of food-borne illness and 350 fewer deaths each year. Unfortunately, irradiated meat and poultry can’t be found on store shelves. Serge Scherbatskoy Arcata, Calif.,

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10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

Unlike birds, they do not vocalize; unlike butterflies, they are totally predatory, not a vegetarian amongst them. The specific geographic area covered is “east of the western boundaries of Ontario, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana”; the eastern United States and Canada is known for its diversity of odonates.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

Feeding grain to chickens, pigs and cows is even more inefficient, with 70 percent of grain grown in the United States going to animals raised for food. The number of chickens, turkeys, pigs, cattle and other animals raised and slaughtered in the United States has been growing steadily for decades. Lerner Woodside, Calif.,

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

McWilliams highlights the true environmental costs of eating meat: The livestock industry as a result of its reliance on corn and soy-based feed accounts for over half the synthetic fertilizer used in the United States, contributing more than any other sector to marine dead zones. It's a necessary prerequisite to reforming it.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 3, 2010

This is certainly a landmark victory and we hope that other countries around the world, including the United States, will take notice and follow suit.”. ADI also rescues animals in distress worldwide. ADI gathered evidence has led to campaigns and legislative action all over the world to protect them.

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