In article >, "Dutch" >
wrote:

> "Ron" > wrote
>
> > usual suspect > wrote:
> >
> >> This ignores the fact that animals die in the course of "vegan" food
> >> production, too. Those deaths -- through poisoning, mutilation,
> >> drowning, predation, etc. -- are significantly more "cruel" than the
> >> humane slaughter which they object.
> >
> > Killed, of course, by meat eaters.
>
> Ipse dixit, in any case it's irrelevant, the vegan hires this person to do
> his dirty work for him and thus is equally culpable. If you go to the street
> and ask a common thief to steal you a stereo, you are complicit in that
> crime when it is committed.

It's the lesser "evil". Animal killers are one step from being human
killers. Better them than me. It's unfortunate, but a reality of being
human. I often would like to ask someone who raises livestock (kills
animals en masse) how it feels when they kill one animal after another.

> > When the vegan buys the ingredients
> > for the day's meal, the killing is usually done by the meat eater who
> > rather than finding 'ethical' means of growing or harvesting such
> > products, continues to kill.
>
> Farmers kill animals, regardless of their personal diets.

Farmers are killers though. They are the one's I leave to kill animals.
I use their supplies so that they will confine their violence and
aggression to other animals. Any law that would prohibit the mass
killing of those animals would only leave those who are that
bloodthirsty to take it out on their spouses, children and the community.