[Gpdd] Misc: Animals as food

[Algernon07 at aol.com]

Hi Michelle,
       You and several others have written excellent letters on this 
unpleasant topic. 
       You mention our lack of traditions (on the whole) that honor and 
respect food animals.  I think we all need to look into ourselves and simply become 
more aware, more conscious, of the value of all life. If we cannot manage to 
become vegetarians, perhaps we can at least be moderate in our use of 
animals-as-food.  Simple increased consciousness can mean a great deal in altering our 
habits.
       Perhaps we need to take note, too, of animal food items being 
carelessly tossed out because of such things as being left in the refrigerator too 
long or because of "freezer burn." The casualness, the lack of realization of 
what we're actually doing, contributes to this overall national attitude of waste 
being ok. (Shame on us!) 
        By the way, I'm not advocating eating spoiled meat. Or of eating or 
not eating meat.  Some of us just need to be a bit more aware of our shopping, 
storage and eating habits. Perhaps we can contribute to slowing down the great 
commercialized animals-as-food conveyor belt.

Alge (and the Jolly Rodents who, however, are wheeeking away in there about 
organizing a protest of some kind.)