Letters to the Editor
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Penny
You're absolutely correct that I don't bother to delve into great analysis of on-line "controversies" like force-fattened fowl and the resultant liver product. We actually have more in common that either of us might think. We raised four children, two of each gender, now long since adults. Two are vegatarian (of the ovo-lacto pesco brand), and two eat anything except each other. We have them all here for Sunday dinner with the three, now going on four, grandchildren, and we adjust menus gladly to accomodate who's eating what. One former vegetarian now eats lamb. One formmer vegan now eats salmon like a grizzly bear. We don't judge. We just love them and feed them what pleases them. None of us would eat McCrap except at gunpoint. We choose locally grown produce and grass fed beef. I've never purchased fois gras. In all seriousness, I do think this discussion is grossly disproportionate to the problems in the American diet, much less the hideous inequities of world hunger. We lived in Wyoming for ten years, where lots of folks depend on game meat to sustain their families. It ain't Dick Cheney hunting. we got used to very interesting dishes at school pot lucks, but, again, we did not judge. Carrying all that guilt for animals is more than I have the strength to deal with, frankly. It's human behavior that gets my attention. Please, no speeches about how the two are allied. A little, yes, if you mean bestiality or gross animal abuse. Otherwise, turn the binoculars around. there are bigger issues. My best to you and your sons. May they stay the hell out of the military, where death is a profoundly more pressing issue.