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> On 1 Jan 2004 10:59:49 -0800, (Purple) wrote:
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> 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.

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> Please tell us which of the items used in the production of food,
> that you can find vegan alternatives for.

Most of the items you list aren't even used in the production of food.