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Default The Least Harm Principle

wrote in message >. ..
> On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 02:33:12 -0500, "Allyb" > wrote:
>
> >Karla, the flaw I see in your reasoning is that to satisfy the demand for
> >meat and dairy in this country, it's not possible to raise enough animals on
> >grass.

>
> That's not what is being discussed, which I feel sure you are aware of.
> What is being discussed is why tofu involves more animal deaths than
> grass raised beef does, and why rice milk involves more animal deaths
> than grass raised cow milk does. (Rice milk also involves more deaths
> than soy milk, which involves more deaths than grass raised cow milk...
> are you unable to understand why?)
> But since you brought it up, we have no reason to believe that this
> country could be fed if no farm animals were raised at all, which is what
> "ARAs" want. Animal products go into fertilizers and many other things
> that humans--including veg*ns--make much use of:


[snip extensive list of products]

There are vegan alternatives for many, perhaps all of the items you list.