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09/17/09
For those of you who choose not to eat meat be aware that the tofu you're eating is responsible for the continuing destruction of rainforests and is one of the most highly sprayed crops on the planet.
For those of you who refuse to wear leather "for the animals" know that the use of unrenewable fossil fuels go into the production of those pleather shoes and jackets you think are so much better.
There's a consequence to every choice, and right or wrong is mostly a grey area. And please, if you think stopping the seal hunt is the right thing to do, send a monthly donation to all the hunters whose livelihoods you've taken away--their kids need to eat and go to university too.
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The majority of soy, especially that grown in rainforest areas, is grown to be fed to livestock. So in fact, it is people who eat meat--not those who eat tofu--who are supporting these desctructive, often GMO, and heavily-sprayed crops.
"For those of you who refuse to wear leather "for the animals" know that the use of unrenewable fossil fuels go into the production of those pleather shoes and jackets you think are so much better."
The tanning and preparation of leather also uses chemicals, which may be highly toxic.
I get your point that there are loads of issues to be thought about and simply being vegan doesn't address all of them. However, I see things like the above (especially the mistaken claim that vegetarians are the main consumers of soy when it is actually overwhelmingly the livestock industry) often and just wanted to correct them.
I am a vegan because I believe it is wrong for us to "own" animals and see them as products and means to our ends rather than beings who have a right to their own lives. Being a vegan isn't automatically going to make my diet/buying habits eco-friendly, healthy, etc. I can be vegan and either care or not care about my food being non-GMO, organic, local, etc.
09/17/09
They DO good work people - we have segments devoted to proper pet care they've done for air. I'm afraid they've gone so far in most cases they've turned off almost everyone.
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Well it's about time
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Not a whole lot of people eat seal, Eskimos deserve their blubber treats. Have you not seen the joy in grannies eyes? Have you not seeeeen?
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He knew then this Furry convention wouldn't be like the others.
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