On Jun 26, 9:50*am, "Stormmee" > wrote:
> remember that many of the animals you eat from the store would have never
> been created if not for humans consuming them... so one place you can be
> positive is eat farm raised fish... the DH is a carnavore but he hates
> killing anything... he draws the line at bugs this way: *if they invade my
> space they want to go for the next step... if they stay "out there" its good
> to me... i love plants also, its why i don't try and grow them, for me
> taking in a plant is true creulty and certain death for the plant, Lee"Ricavito" > wrote in message
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> On Jun 26, 2:50 am, Nick Cramer > wrote:
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> > "Julie Bove" > wrote:
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> > > > Julie. Don't tell anyone, but I was a vegetarian in the late 60's and
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> > > > 70's.
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> > > I went mostly vegetarian at about age 12. We did eat some meat at home,
> > > but we had meatless Mondays, perhaps in an effort to save money and also
> > > had meatless meals other times of the week. I didn't really think about
> > > it much.
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> > I became a vegetarian out of compassion for other living creatures. I
> > stopped after about ten years. Having a steak, charred blood rare,
> > tomorrow.
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> This is precisely the problem I have with eating meat, which I have
> never fully given up. *I like a steak cooked just as you described.
> If I had to kill an animal to eat, I don't know if I could do it. I
> can't even fish anymore. *I ran over a small bird that the wind blew
> into my path a few weeks ago, I saw it turn to face me and square its
> little birdy shoulders the instant before I hit it and then I burst
> into tears and had to pull over. *It has gotten so bad that last week
> I got teary eyed and morose after I drowned an ant's nest -- they were
> marching out of the flood carrying the larva on their backs -- they
> want to live too! * I realize this is not a healthy reaction, and
> maybe a little neurotic, but if I have to feel this way, where do I
> draw the line? *Stop eating meat? *Stop driving? *Stop gardening?
> Practically, no. *So I brake for animals and garden without pesticides
> and put up bird feeders and set out food for stray cats and volunteer
> at the animal shelter and give money to the Humane Society and try to
> eat only meat (or eggs, dairy, etc.) from animals that have been
> treated humanely. *That's hard to do sometimes because either you
> don't know for sure or it can be so damn expensive. We're fortunate in
> that we can afford to eat those foods for the most part, but as a
> consequence we do eat less meat and more vegetables -- can't be a bad
> thing ;-) * Of course, lately I've noticed tender feelings toward my
> garden plants.
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I was ruthless today to some aphids!