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"Poddo" > wrote in message
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> Yes, I believe him. If we all became vegetarians then there will be

millions
> of farm animals roaming about the place causing havoc. We must keep them

in
> farms and slaughter them to keep control of their numbers.
>
> What utter rubbish. Obviously the person who wrote this thread is an

idiot,
> who doesnt realise that the meat industry breeds animals for human
> consumption. If we all were to become vegetarians then there will be no

meat
> industry and thus no farm animals roaming about the place.



> The world would
> be a better place.

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And your proof of that is?


>
> "Zakhar" > wrote in message
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> > "Benfez" > wrote in message
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> > >
> > > "Zakhar" > wrote in message
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> > snip
> >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Try reading again.
> > >
> > > 5. Our oceans would be fished to extinction. Yes, all the vegetarians

I
> > know
> > > eat fish and seafood.
> > >
> > > See, the writer is saying that most 'vegetarians' eat fish. This

> appears
> > to
> > > me to be true.

> >
> > No, you read again with some knowledge.
> >
> > The writer implied that all vegetarians eat fish.
> >
> > Which is beside the point. The point is NO vegetarians eat fish. There

are
> > people who eat fish that call themselves vegetarian, but these people

are
> > ill-informed or liars.
> >
> > Lesson one: Fish are NOT vegetable.
> >
> > >
> > > The oceans are already in serious peril from overfishing. If eveyone

> > became
> > > 'vegetarian' in the sense that the writer means it and we omnivores

> > observe
> > > it, there is no doubt that the oceans would indeed be fished until

there
> > > were no stocks left.

> >
> > In the sense that meat eaters could eat more fish, call themselves
> > vegetarians and empty the oceans, yes.
> >
> > Lesson two:
> >
> > What is a vegetarian?
> > Someone who does not eat meat, poultry, game or *fish* and who also

avoids
> > slaughterhouse by-products such as gelatine and animal fats. Most
> > vegetarians eat dairy products and free-range eggs, Vegans avoid all

> animal
> > products.
> >
> > http://www.vegsoc.org/newveg/index.html
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > >

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> >

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