Hi All, I really can't agree that killing an animal for food equates in any way at all to the 'training' of Hitler Youth. Apart from anything else, it is a valuable lesson in how the meat gets to the plate and, if you can't abide the thought of that process, with all it involves, then maybe vegetarianism should be your thing. And one can and should be heartbroken - and indubitably is - when an old and much-loved pet has to be put down, but in that case, surely one thinks of the good of the animal, as no-one wants their much-loved pet to live on in pain, so the heartbreak is tempered by the knowledge that the pet is out of pain.
As for the clergy hatred! Well - that does seem to be illogical in the extreme. In the 'Anne' books the clergyman hadn't demanded that the bird be sacrificed for his meal. That was down to the parents/guardians of the child - nothing to do with the poor old clergyman at all, so 'hatred' - which in itself is a rather strong word, and should be used only in extremes! - of him and all his brethren is surely way over the top. Carol - in Suffolk UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tamara P Duvall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "chat Arachne" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 3:26 AM Subject: [lace-chat] Re: wether > I find it an > extremely cruel practice to teach a child to raise an animal from zero, > form an attachment to it (those animals become friends, like pets), and > then have to sell it, knowing it'll be killed. > > In a way it's comparable to the Nazi practice of "toughening" its > Hitlerjugend (Hitler's youth) movement. A kid - 12-13yr old - would be > given a dog to raise and train, then was asked to cut its throat... Not only did I cry cry with the child, but I > conceived a hatred for the clergy that was much longer-lasting than > that of the girl in the book :) > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
