Lisa, These are statements you found from certain people not all of PETA. My feelings still hold firm with the fact that not one, two or even a dozen people...
Kim, Plants do not feel. Plants do not have organs or nerves. The BIble mentions several times about the vegetation being our "food". I again ask what is so...
Jen, You still are missing your very own point, it does not say "Thou shall not kill, except for plants" either, does it? So according to your own argument,...
Okay Bella, Once again WE don't know where or how THIS study was done. Many such studies are done by the researchers observing dogs in their homes, in a park,...
Belle, My replies are marked with ###, ... ###:) As do I and most welfarists. But in this particular statement it is encouraging us not to "noose" them nor...
In a message dated 2/1/2004 1:45:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, DRCTBD@... ... hi "As custodians of the planet, it is our responsibility to deal with all ...
Bella, This discussion isn't going anywhere. It appears that anything I can say will only be met with yet more dogma--rather than with any significant measure...
Lisa, Thanks for the Francione link. That should be very useful to me to refer to. Maybe without getting into more point by point discussion, I might make a...
Kim, Answer this question....does it not make sense that vegetation was created without nerves, or feelings for a reason??? If you want to tell me that the...
They Wonder By Janet Riddle - WantNoMeat@... They wonder why we're always spending so much precious time defending In such a world that justifies the...
Free Me Please watch this touching video from PETA called "Free Me," that is sung by Goldfinger frontman, John Feldmann. The acoustic song accompanies video...
The way that we breed animals for food is a threat to the planet. It pollutes our environment while consuming huge amounts of water, grain, petroleum,...
It is the position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada that appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally...
Many people agree that animal agribusiness is cruel, yet feel their efforts will never make any significant difference. But consider the following scenario: ...
waste -bones, guts of animals including but not limited to cattle is ground up, liquidified and the resulting powder used in the manufacture of gummy bears and...
Compassion may not need PROOF, but I believe compassion is very necessary our actions as we work for rights, justice, and inclusion for all. On the level of...
my god, one second while I puke ok? damn sensless violence, Im in tears, and how do I become a vegan? whats the difference between a vegitarian and a vegan? ...
Jen, I am personally striving to become more and more vegetarian over period of time. There is apart of me that might wish for a magic wand that could, in a ...
Jen, may I ask if you saw a child cutting a starfish in half at the beach, would that upset you? How would you react? Some people feel differently as to how...
Now, I have nothing against a veggie diet, but does everyone out there REALLY think that all meat comes from "factory farms"? lisa ... is ... a ... by...
Jim, No, animals don't have that RIGHT - animals don't have rights of any kind, but humans have an obligation to properly care for any living being in their ...
Kim, I agree. I think that the idea of "being AR" is inticing to many people who truely feel a strong compassion and respect for animals. We have all heard the...
You might be surprised to know that I agree with this statement. It is not the "use" of animals that is disastrous, it is the WAY we are doing it! (Welfare...
Lisa, We should strive to reduce suffering of all living beings but starfish don't face factory farming like pigs, cows and chickens. Plants do not have...
Jen, There have been several scientific studies done with plants that have shown that they react to what we would call painful stimuli if it was done to humans...
"But many people do not rely on factorized farms to produce thier food, not even their meat. Many hunt, or raise their own." That is a small minority, and most...
"Just because we do not have the advancement of scientific research to confirm or deny whether plants feel actual pain, does not automatically make it that...
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