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Default The First Thanksgiving - by Rynn Berry

On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:38:01 -0800, Goo wrote:

>On 11/22/2012 12:57 PM, Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
>> The First Vegetarian Thanksgiving
>>
>> [ Subject: The First Vegetarian Thanksgiving
>> [ From:
>> [ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004
>>
>> The First Vegetarian Thanksgiving
>>
>> By Rynn Berry
>>
>> http://all-creatures.org/articles/tgveg-rb.html
>>
>> [Ed.] "But it's tradition," is the cry when vegetarians
>> wonder why killing an animal should make Thanksgiving
>> special. Vegetarian historian Rynn Berry begs to differ.
>>
>> The story of the Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving -- and
>> turkey's place in it -- has been shown to be largely a
>> myth.

>
>No, it hasn't.


Whether or no, millions of turkeys today experience life only because of their
consumers, not because of veg*ns. Veg*nism does nothing to contribute to better
lives, longer lives, or any lives at all for turkeys raised for food.