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From: jgb@linus.UUCP (Jonathan G. Bressel)
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Subject: Re: Insulin derived from pork and beef
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Date: Tue, 3-Jan-84 10:05:13 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan  3 10:05:13 1984
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Firstly, I'm not sure if it's true that all insulin comes from pork and beef
as you say.  In fact, I'm almost positive there are synthetic insulins being
produced as a product of genetic engineering.  But the question is a good
one.

I avoid using animal products, because I don't believe in harming animals if
I don't have to.  This includes leather, cosmetics, etc.  I don't believe,
however that an animal's life is as important as a human's life.  I just
believe in avoiding needless killing.

If my health were at stake, and there were ABSOLUTELY no other way to
survive, other than killing an animal, I would kill it (as humanely as
possible).  The important point is that there are almost no situations, with
the help of modern technology, where it is necessary to make use of animals
in these ways.

				-- Jonathan G. Bressel
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