Regarding the extent to which food deprivation of pigeons is ethical versus unethical, it is argued that
A) their deprived weights are actually close to their natural weights.
B) food restriction appears to increase an animal's sensitivity to pain.
C) a certain degree of food restriction is actually healthy.
D) Both a and c are correct.

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Both statements A and C are correct. Deprived weights of pigeons used in research are often close to their natural, healthy weights in the wild, and a certain degree of food restriction can be beneficial for health, mimicking the natural conditions where food is not always abundantly available.

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