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Re: vegetarians (was Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal?)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date: 
Tue, 6 Jun 2000 06:54:45 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher Tracey writes:
> > 
> > > "flesh, or derivatives" confused me a bit- IMO dairy is an
> > > animal derivative.
> > 
> > Oh, I wonder how I should have written that.  I meant to be saying
> > flesh-derivatives (like gelatin), not animal-derivatives.  I
> > certainly agree that dairy is an animal derivative.
> 
> Yes, but some would argue that these are still by-products of the meat
> industry.

Not me. If you don't believe me, come to Michigan where we raise both beef cows
and dairy cows and you will soon discover that milk from a beef cow tastes
marginal at best and meat from a dairy cow is absolutely awful, tough and
stringy and not very pleasant in taste.

The two industries are extremely separate.

++Lar



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  Re: vegetarians (was Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal?)
 
(...) cows (...) I'm a northern Illinois farm boy (okey, flame the hell out of me <g>) and all our beef cattle were steers. I couldn't imagine anyone eating old cow carcasses. likewise, you don't get much dairy product from steers. Tom (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  Re: vegetarians (was Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal?)
 
(...) Yes, but some would argue that these are still by-products of the meat industry. Scott A (...) figure (...) I'm (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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