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

Do more to ease animal suffering

The Technician
March 30, 2009

Kudos to SPARC for advocating against cruelty ("No meat, please, we're vegans" March 22). Vegetarian eating is on the rise nationwide, and for good reasons. Today's massive and mechanized factory farms are widely considered a leading cause of pollution and resource depletion on a global scale. They are also responsible for a tremendous amount of animal suffering.

In the U.S. alone, more than 10 billion birds, pigs, and cows are raised and killed for food each year. And most of these animals are subjected to practices so cruel -- including intensive confinement and mutilations without painkillers -- it would lead to prosecution if those same abuses were inflicted upon the dogs and cats with whom we share our homes. 

Each of us can help protect the planet and animals, one meal at a time simply by choosing vegetarian foods. Learn more at www.TryVeg.com.

Francesca Valente
Office Manager
Compassion Over Killing