GD>  RS> I find it difficult to place much weight in this sort of commentary.
 GD>  RS> This is cultural difference and nothing more. The way we slaughter ot
 GD>  RS> animals for food is exactly the same, regardless of whether they've b
 GD>  RS> raised as pets first. (Rabbits, ducks, pigs...) Ever filleted a fish?
 GD>  RS> Boiled a live lobster?
 GD> 
 GD> This is the primary purpose, why I am Vegan. 

I had the same mentality some years ago. A thought made me sick to my stomach one day while eating a popular brand of chicken, and I couldn't eat flesh for a long, long time. It's become a constant roller coaster of an emotional and intellectial battle, dealing with that primal survival need.

RS

... My life's an open book, but it's poorly written and I die in the end.

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