Four legs good ...Regarding your article "City Kids Learn About the Land' in your January/February 2005 issue (In Brief), I think it is great that city kids get to work on a farm and learn about organic agriculture and sustainability, but I think this program is irresponsible in not promoting veganism “Vegan” redirects here. For other uses, see Vegan (disambiguation). Veganism (also strict or pure vegetarianism) is a philosophy and lifestyle that seeks to exclude the use of animal derived products for food, clothing, or any other purpose. as a part of environmentalism environmentalism, movement to protect the quality and continuity of life through conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and control of land use. . The article refers to children giggling as they feed their food scraps to pigs. Are these children being taught about what will happen to that pig when it comes time for him or her to be slaughtered? And would these children be thrilled to meet the cows who provide their milk if they got to see the male offspring of those cows spending the first six weeks of their lives in veal veal, flesh of a calf from two to three months old weighing usually less than 300 lb (135 kg). The locomotion of the veal calves is often restricted, and they are fed a real or synthetic milk that is high in protein and low in iron; this produces the desired crates Crates (krā`tēz), fl. 449 B.C., Athenian comic dramatist. He is said to have introduced into comedy themes other than those of personal satire, and he was one of the first to show the comic possibilities of the drunkard. ? If we want the next generation to make wise choices and treat the Earth and its creatures better than this and past generations, then we must never shy away from Verb 1. shy away from - avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task; "I shy away from this task" avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" telling them the truth: Real environmentalists don't eat animals. Real environmentalists have compassion for all living creatures. Ginny Johnson Eugene, OR |
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