tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post713570070715837545..comments2023-11-02T21:46:26.482+13:00Comments on Violet goes green, sort of: Hog HellViolethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-57708903470844691972009-05-21T21:33:16.960+12:002009-05-21T21:33:16.960+12:00nigel: you must not read enough horror novels.
an...nigel: you must not read enough horror novels.<br /><br />antoinette: We have enough trouble just having one non-meat dinner per week! I'm no cook either, so if the boy wants to cook sausages, burgers and beefy yum-yums then that's what I eat. But I draw the line at MacDonalds though.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-36319499388695097232009-05-21T12:08:53.320+12:002009-05-21T12:08:53.320+12:00I will check on YouTube. I have become a much bet...I will check on YouTube. I have become a much better cook because I can't get yummy non-meat food out very often. In addition to understanding nutrition better, too, my skin is really clear! It wasn't horrible before, but a month after cutting out the meat, a couple of people asked me if I was vegetarian b/c my skin looked so healthy. I know someday I might want to eat meat again, but for now I'm good.Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398754886656482414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-59294000365587426982009-05-20T23:36:34.289+12:002009-05-20T23:36:34.289+12:00I had no idea before that death had a scent.I had no idea before that death had a scent.Watson Woodworth https://www.blogger.com/profile/18056045044039701907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-54065090295726059872009-05-20T19:26:22.430+12:002009-05-20T19:26:22.430+12:00donnasoowho: free range bacon is really easy to fi...donnasoowho: free range bacon is really easy to find, at least in NZ. Tho I must admit it was a lot harder to give up chicken (for similar reasons) until I left home. <br /><br />angela: yes it is more expensive. We're lucky that local beef and lamb are normally free range, so we can give up the intensively farmed meat without having to go vegetarian.<br /><br />antoinette: good for you! I would love to go vegetarian, but have been raised on a high-meat diet all my life and, to be honest, if I tried going vege without the help of a trained chef we'd probably die of malnutrition ;-) That 60 Minutes show was a NZ one, and the footage was of a NZ farm so you might have trouble finding it. It might be on YouTube though eh?<br /><br />nigel: I'm sure the smell would've been vomit-inducing.<br /><br />Heidi: Oh I feel the same way. I don't have a problem with eating animals as such, as long as they are raised humanely and get to have a reasonable life before they are (humanely) slaughtered. Although I do feel bad about baby animals being killed after such short lives. And I'm a bit iffy about the dairy industry too, for similar reasons (tho it hasn't stopped me from putting buying milk and ice cream).Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-25371187336503805472009-05-19T12:08:00.000+12:002009-05-19T12:08:00.000+12:00It really is sad how animals are treated. I am not...It really is sad how animals are treated. I am not a vegetarian but it would be nice if the animals could at least enjoy the short life they had before I ate them. I know that sounds terrible.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903593840515283971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-48861857405802851612009-05-19T03:05:00.000+12:002009-05-19T03:05:00.000+12:00When I was ten I lived very near a pig slaughtery ...When I was ten I lived very near a pig slaughtery in an industrial Detroit suburb. <br />The noise was nightmarish but then the smell came on the wind and that was worse.Watson Woodworth https://www.blogger.com/profile/18056045044039701907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-89381400441731148402009-05-19T02:51:00.000+12:002009-05-19T02:51:00.000+12:00I read a very, very long article in Rolling Stone ...I read a very, very long article in Rolling Stone about 2 1/2 years ago that shared not only the appalling conditions in pig farms in the U.S., which I still don't think are regulated, but also the damage the pig farms and their waste do to the neighboring communities and the environment at large.<br /><br />I stopped eating pork, beef, and poultry shortly thereafter and have not looked back.<br /><br />Thanks for the heads-up on the 60 Minutes story.Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398754886656482414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-5495177083062498672009-05-19T01:36:00.000+12:002009-05-19T01:36:00.000+12:00The thing that is frustrating is that buying from ...The thing that is frustrating is that buying from more animal friendly places and organic is that it costs more.<br />Somethings are worth it thoughAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786127130691625566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-49393643618898248792009-05-18T23:14:00.000+12:002009-05-18T23:14:00.000+12:00I have, occasionally, felt guilty about my excessi...I have, occasionally, felt guilty about my excessive pork consumption at the expense of pig welfare issues. Unfortunately I can't go without bacon so just turn a blind eye. Although I'm pretty bad I only buy free range eggs now cause Ray insists and throw a bit wobbly if I buy other ones. And ditto on the 'environmentally friendly cleaning products'....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com