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Man is a HERBIVORE!!?
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From: "Dutch" <n...@email.com>
Newsgroups: alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian,alt.food.vegan,talk.politics.animals,rec.food.veg
Subject: Re: Man is a HERBIVORE!!?
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 16:14:00 -0800
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"Polly" <o...@erinet.com> wrote [..]
> > Pigs and cows are domesticated animals that we create, breed and raise,
> giving them a
> > life as David says, in exchange for the use of their hides. We give them
> life. They
> > give us their lives, and our lifestyles. It's a mutually beneficial
> contract, which I
> > believe includes treating them with respect. The only contract I have with
> mice is you
> > get out of my grain and I won't kill you. Isn't that the way YOU look at
> mice? Maybe
> > we're not so different after all.
>
> Although we know there's no literal "contract", I do like your way of
> stating the fact that both humans and animals benefit from the animals'
> domestication.
Thanks. I am beginning to find myself quoting David.. who'da thunk???