[...] > > As for the plastics from feathers dilemma, it's pretty dicey. As Bob > said, if this becomes economically viable, one won't be able to make > informed choices on whether a consumer good is animal-derived or not > unless each item comes with a list of ingredients. I doubt that most > manufacturers will care to do that... > > cheers, > frank
In the mid-19th C we did not care to tell the Sepoy regiments that we'd started greasing rifle cartidges with pork & beef fat. They had to bite these cartridges to release the gunpowder. When they found out they were most displeased, being a regiment of Hindus and Muslims, and this triggered the Indian Mutiny, or 1st War of Independence if you prefer. Let's hope the manufacturers of feather-based plastics know their history. Wouldn't want angry Vegans running wild through the streets of Canada. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
