"How can you tell is a person is a vegetarian? You don't have to. They will be sure to tell you."
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 12:22 AM, knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > Veganism really isn't hard to understand. I don't feel the need to defend or > explain it here, but it's got a lot to do with alleviating cruelty and > exploitation of sentient, feeling beings. > > I guess it's about where you draw the line. > > No one normal would eat other humans. Lots wouldn't consider eating cats, > dogs or other domesticated household pets. Great apes and other primates are > pretty much off limits, too. > > I'm of the view that if one wouldn't eat a dog because it's cruel, it must be > equally cruel to kill and eat a sensitive, intelligent, socially advanced > animal like a pig. If "no" for pigs, how can you say yes for cows, fish or > anything else that feels pain? > > So I draw the line at sentience. Yes, I know it can be a blurred line in some > cases but I feel fairly comfortable saying yes to plants and no to animals of > all sorts. It's really easy to remember. And easy to understand, at least for > me. > > There are way more reasons to be vegan but I'll leave it at that for now. > > Cheers, > > frank > > On October 29, 2015 8:26:39 AM EDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" > <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: >>On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 1:04 AM, knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> >>wrote: >>> Nice photo anyway. >> >>Thanks, Frank. >> >>I don't really understand the vegan movement, but then again, you >>don't need my understanding or approval. >>At least it keeps the price of red meat down a bit. <G> >> >>Dan Matyola >>http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson > > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
