--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > > I think there is something much more humane and civil about hunting > > for the food you eat (and probably more healthy) than consuming the > > meat that we as consumers buy and eat at the Supermarket. > > I tend to agree with you. It's hunting for sport > I find uncivilized. > > On the other hand, apparently there are some very > serious diseases you can get from wild game, so it > may not be *that* healthy. Plus which, there may be > some nasty karma attached to eating animals, domestic > or wild, although probably less if you're a > subsistence hunter. > > I read something somewhere about the *fear* of > animals heading into the slaughterhouse, and how > this releases toxic hormones that you then ingest > when you eat the meat. That would likely be less > of a factor too with game, if you're a good shot.
Temple Grandin, an autistic savant, is considered the world's leading expert on design of slaughterhouses that lessen the stress of being led to slaughter. although a red-meat eater herself, the head of PETA has said she has done more for reducing the suffering of animals than anyone else. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
