Animal matters.(CORRESPONDENCE)(Letter to the Editor)
American Prospect, The, December, 2005 by Koneswaran, Gowri
AS CARL POPE APTLY points out, a commitment to environmental protection may be the common thread that ultimately unifies our divided population ["A New Environmentalism," October 2005]. The question that begs an answer, however, is how much each of us is willing to do to uphold those universal values Mr. Pope refers to as "fairness, responsibility, health, and safety."
In his introductory anecdote, Mr. Pope alludes to a significant yet often overlooked cause of environmental degradation in our country: factory farming. The people who suffer the most direct ...
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