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From: skyler@violet.berkeley.edu.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Imported woman's Fox Fur Coats
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Date: Tue, 17-Nov-87 02:00:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 17 02:00:00 1987
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In article <1841@chinet.UUCP> rhonda@chinet.UUCP (Rhonda Scribner) writes:
>The hypocrisy of these "friends of animals" is often very amusing.  They often
>wear leather shoes, they eat meat, they keep animals as pets (denying them
>the right to live free lives on their own), and THEN scream about other
>people and the horrible things THEY do to animals.  Sheesh!

I am really impressed.  Rhonda Scribner has not only talked to every single
animal lover in the whole world, but she has checked into their closets
and their refrigerators.  She knows that all animal lovers eat meat!  (I
know some veggie animal lovers who will be very surprised.)

Since we're telling stories, I'll tell one too.  I know a woman who has
about three neurons firing in her brain.  She was upset because the animal
rights activists were out on Sproul showing "gross" pictures.  (Her word,
not mine.)  She said, "Why don't those people do something rather than
just show pictures?  Why don't they make sure that none of them uses any
make-up by companies who test on animals?"  She proceeded to go on and
on about the hypocrisy of those activists since they did not use make-up
put out by people who do not test on animals.

She did not notice that none of the women protesting wore any make-up at
all.

>Do they make their cats and dogs into vegetarians as part of their revulsion
>to carnivorism?

Listen carefully, because this might be tough.  Some animals are carnivores.
They must have meat.  It would be cruel to deny them meat.  Some animals
are not carnivores (like humans) and can get by on very little or no meat.
(We are omnivores.)  In the wild, humans would almost certainly have to
eat some meat, but not in places that have grocery stores selling lots
of non-meat sources of protein.  Most intelligent people who are opposed
to cruelty to animals are opposed to unnecessary cruelty.  It is necessary
for cats to eat meat.  It is not necessary for a woman to have a chinchilla
coat.

>(Why do they have pets at all?)  Do they impose restraining
>orders on birds preventing them from eating worms?  Do they picket God for
>inventing the food chain in the first place?

How are fur coats part of the food chain?

>The next time you see one of these "friends of animals" eating a veal cutlet,
>tell them how veal is prepared.  They'll probably throw up all over their
>leather shoes.

If I ever meet a friend of an animal who eats veal, I will.  Since I have
never met one, however, I doubt that will happen.

-skyler


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