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Default The First Thanksgiving - by Rynn Berry

****wit David Harrison, a convicted felon who gives *NO* consideration
to animals' lives or welfare, lied:

> George Plimpton, a *real* opponent of "ar", 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


Meaningless. It has no moral meaning at all. It is not "good" that
turkeys "get to experience life."