Published Letters and Op-Eds from
COK’s Writers Group

Love Animals, Don’t Eat Them

Thank you for the December 2007 article, “The Ethics of Eating—Local non-profit promotes compassion at the dining table.” This article about the local group Compassion Over Killing really embodies the ethics of Takoma Park in that it’s a small group of individuals working for great change.

I applaud the Takoma Voice for not only reporting the progressive, humanitarian causes that the residents of Takoma Park support but also spotlighting the work of those who extend their compassion beyond their own species. Non-Violence is a clear theme in the hearts of the people who live and work in Takoma Park and this is reflected in the city council’s actions throughout the years: declaring Takoma Park a nuclear-free zone, establishing an immigrant sanctuary law, and opposing the confining of egg-laying hens to wire cages.

The more we learn about how animals are raised and killed for our food the more we realize its impact on the environment, our health, workers’ rights, and our own humanity.

—Rose Nealon
Takoma Park