Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:39:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Linda Bienvenue Subject:  Isn’t beer made with the local water “Sarah Mendel” wrote: drink more BEER! In response to the water contamination issue I would recommend all Chatham County folks drink more BEER!   As an Aussie this is sound adviseContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:48:36 From: Jeanne Fort Subject: Anthropomorphism It’s called Anthropomorphism n. Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. The animals being sent for slaughter have NO IDEA what is going on. You know what is going on, so youContinue Reading

Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:10:54 -0400 From: Brenda Denzler Subject: FW: Animals don’t know….? Jeanne, Don’t underestimate what animals perceive.  (1) If animals truly didn’t know what was going on *at some point* during the slaughtering process, why the need for Dr. Temple Grandin’s services to design more humaneContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:44:23 -0400 From: Karen E Tiede Subject: Factory farming “All I am asking is if you must eat meat don’t support these corporations ie:, McDonalds, KFC that do nothing to practice humane alternatives to factory farming.” According to Temple Grandin, it is McDonalds that hasContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:03:44 -0400 From: Al Cooke Subject: Eating food that’s still alive! When you pick lettuce, beans, corn, tomatoes, or any other fruit or vegetable, it doesn’t automatically die. When you bite a fresh apple, it’s still alive! Actually fresh produce continues to age (and deteriorateContinue Reading

Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:45:48 -0400 From: Aurora aka HipVegan Subject: Chatlist #3151 – Steve, Forrest and Ed Thank goodness for Brenda, who actually understood what I was trying to say. She was right on the money. And, shame on you Steve for always trying to twist things thatContinue Reading

Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:21:57 -0400 From: Sarah Mendel Subject: drink more BEER! In response to the water contamination issue I would recommend all Chatham County folks drink more BEER! As an Aussie this is sound advise from downunder! OR Put a water filter system on your home atContinue Reading

Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:22:18 EDT From: Ed Williams Subject: Vegans vs. wicked carnivores First, thanks to Forrest Greenslade for his excellent piece. I fully agree with him. Just today, when peeling and slicing a cucumber, I thought I heard it squeal! And BTW, considering “lesser” members of theContinue Reading

Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:26:50 EDT From: Shellgardens Subject: Andy’s Burgers, Shakes & Fries “Andy’s is the busiest, coolest place in Siler City. Check us out. We cater, too.” This is a quote from TJ, owner of Andy’s in Siler City. My husband & I enjoyed freshly-squeezed lemonade —Continue Reading

Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:54:31 -0400 From: Brenda Denzler Subject: Elitist? I don’t always agree with everything Hipvegan/Aurora says, but sometimes she makes some good points, too. As for your calling her “elitist,” Steve, I don’t see it. I mean, she’s arguing that people ought to consider what itContinue Reading