Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

5, 2009 To the Editor: I ate my last hamburger last night. You will enjoy a much better meal and can safely cook it to your preferred doneness, although it will cost more. Coli Shows Flaws in Ground Beef Inspection System ” (front page, Oct. 4): Your article about E. Victoria Bridgehampton, N.Y., Serge Scherbatskoy Arcata, Calif.,

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

exports of grain for that year and was enough to feed every human being with more than a cup of cooked grain every day for a year. It only takes a little imagination to suppose that every bite of hamburger we eat is taking grain away from a hungry child in India.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

Of course, when hamburgers aren't at stake, most of us think that it would be morally wrong to kill an animal for no good reason. As I have noted elsewhere, with minimal effort, people can learn to cook delicious vegetarian meals. It serves no purpose whatsoever, not even the purpose of taste.

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