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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Well, obviously your neighbors haven't taken on the full mantel of veganism! 
Be glad.  Those folks are militant and nuts.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>


> > What the militant vegan also conveniently leaves out is that in order to 
> > grow
> > a vegetarian diet it is necessary to kill or thwart all manner of animal
> > life.
>
> True. I have a local family homesteading that I've connected with
> somewhat, we've done some trades. They are of a religion that promotes
> health, so have decided to take on a vegan diet. They also object to
> the "mistreatment" of animals raised for food.
>
> This guy is running all over the place looking for manure for his
> gardens. Blowing a lot of gas, time and effort to get what he could
> make at home. Of course, it's anyone choice what they choose to eat
> and these people are not critical of me for raising animals. But
> somehow, I think that its not right to let me "mistreat" animals. If
> that's what you really think I'm doing, you should stop me.
>
> When I bring up to him that he's really part of the problem of
> "mistreatment" of animals if he is using animal products, he won't
> consider that the manure is a product. Out of sight, out of mind.
>
> Also, to go back to the guy in the article, locking all those geese up
> in a room and having a kid run in and grab them one by one, may not
> have been the most humane way to go about the deed. Tearing mates
> apart might not have been good or productive also. It might be that
> his parents had a bad management plan as far as the butchering goes.
>
> Rob - Va
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