On 15 Jan 2006 15:55:57 -0800, "Dave" > wrote:
>
>dh@. wrote:
>> On 14 Jan 2006 05:50:01 -0800, wrote:
>>
>> >We do not eat meat for the same reason cited by you. We eat eggs from
>> >cage free chickens
>>
>> More on the chicken thing. Since most broiler chickens have decent
>> but short lives,
>
>Unlikely.
>
>> eating chicken most often contributes to decent lives for
>> chickens, along with the associated cds.
>
>What does the term "food conversion ratio" mean to you dhld?
Little or nothing in regards to whether or not it's cruel to animals to
raise them for food, which is what I consider to be the main issue.
>> Eating meat substitutes like the
>> following:
>>
>> Worthington Meatless Chicken, Turkey, Ham, Vegetarian Hot Dogs
>> and Prosage Patties
>>
>> Lightlife Chicken Nuggets and Chicken Patties
>>
>> Boca Meatless Chick'n and Breakfast Patties
>>
>> Quorn Meat-Free Patties, Nuggets and Cutlets
>>
>> Morningstar Farms Garden Veggie Patties, Chick Patties,
>> Chik'n Nuggets, Corn Dogs
>>
>> contributes to cds associated with raising chickens, plus those
>> associated with the veggies in the products, plus it contributes
>> to the battery method of raising hens
>
>Presumably the poster you are replying to would not eat the
>products on those grounds.
Maybe. It's more certain that he/she would not eat products
in order to deliberately contribute to decent lives for animals
raised to eat.
>> since those products all
>> contain egg whites. Those "veg*n" products come out on the
>> less ethical side of real chicken, imo.