Critter News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

I looked online and all I could find was this article on The Vegetarian Site. Trader Joe's, a national specialty grocer, offers a large range of vegan and soy products. They are debeaked because that is necessary to keep them from injuring each other." But are they really free-range eggs? They also offer "Cage Free" eggs.

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Eggs Debeaking Cage Free Humane 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

Ethical vegetarianism is the thesis that killing and eating animals is morally wrong whenever equally nutritious plant-based alternatives are available. The case for ethical vegetarianism starts with several uncontroversial premises. The noxious fumes from the accumulated urine and feces cause lung problems in many of the animals.

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Vegetarian Lacto-Ovo Meat Ethics 40

Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

In my 40s, I became a vegetarian because I was saving sick and injured birds, and I just couldn’t eat them and save them. My doctor says my tremendous health and strength are due to my being a vegan. The debeaking of hens and other routine cruelties of egg production are seldom put before the public. Karen Davis Machipongo, Va.,

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New York Times New York Debeaking Factory Farm 40