"Radical Moderate" > wrote in message
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> Gary Beckwith wrote:
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> >
> > rick etter wrote:
> >
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> >>>
> >>Some are. Some are slaughtered right on the farms at smaller
operations.
> >>But, the fact still remains, they die a far more humane death than the
> >>animals that die for your cheap, conveninet veggies.
> >>
> > can someone tell me what the heck you are talking about? that is
> > ludicrous. you people keep saying this but have not substantiated it a
> > single time. what animals are dying by the production of this organic
> > carrot in my hand?
>
> >
> Vegetables are almost invariably harvested by machines. Small field
> animals get caught up and killed in the process. Rice harvest is the
> worst offender, since many of the animals can't effectively escape. The
> more 'organic' the operation, the more little critters there are; this
> is good in a way as it reflects a healthier ecosystem, but it also means
> more mice in the gears...
>
> It's called the Law of Unintended Effects. And that doesn't even
> include pest control.
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He'll ignore it all, and continue his rant about the big bad meat-industry.
It's all his hate has to offer him...


It is truly amazing the number of bozos that believe organic automatically
equals cruelty-free.