<dh@.> wrote
> On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 21:39:47 GMT, "Dutch" > wrote:
>
>>
>><dh@.> wrote
>>> I'm having a vegan+ stew tonight. Vegan because it
>>> contributes to deaths of wildlife in potato, carrot and
>>> onion fields, and + because it contributes to future
>>> livestock as well. LOL, just kidding about that last
>>> part, since because kidneys are a byproduct I'm not
>>> really contributing to future livestock any more than
>>> vegans are by using tires, upholstery, rubber, textiles,
>>> glass, detergents, plywood, cellophane, adhesive
>>> tape, asphalt, ceramics, etc....
>>
>>Could you please, just for Christmas, take a break from attempting to take
>>moral credit for livestock "experiencing life" when you eat them?
>
> Where YOU/"ARAs" can never take the animals into
> consideration, I can and do all of the time. Even on
> Christmas.

When you say Grace before Christmas dinner do you ask for thanks from the
turkey because you allowed it to live?