To Bill Mitchell: The ecology-based-anti-meat-food-shortage argument is only relevant for grain-fed meat. Does not apply to range fed (OZZIE mutton?), especially if fed on land that will not grow grain and is not wrecked by the feeding activity. Of course there are more spiritual arguments against eating meat in general. Barkley Rosser James Madison University soon to be visiting at Newcastle (May 15-June 2)