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From: kdoshi@umn-cs.UUCP (Kunjal Doshi)
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Subject: Re: Is a dead bird the best way to show your appreciation????
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Date: Tue, 21-Jan-86 15:37:41 EST
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> And - in answer to the question of why it's okay for animals to eat meat and 
> not man:  Man has the option, the capacity to use higher reasoning and live 
> by a morally higher standard.  Animals don't have those choices.  
> 
> I also agree:  why should it matter to someone who eats meat whether an 
> animal is killed uselessly for food or for its fur, etc?  Can you really 
> make a distinction where death is concerned (other than for self-defense)?

Couldn't have said it better myself. 

kd