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   From: nemo@here.not   
      
   On 08/01/2012 20:32, Dutch wrote:   
   > "Nemo"  wrote   
   >   
   >>> Why Veganism?   
   >>>   
   >>> For compassion,   
   >>   
   >> There's my reason.   
   >   
   > Have you considered the collateral impact of those vegan alternatives? For   
   > example leather is a by-product of the meat industry,   
      
   No it is not a by-product. More animals are slaughtered than would   
   otherwise be for their meat for leather.   
      
   > the alternatives come   
   > from the petro-chemical industry. The extraction of petroleum causes harm to   
   > animals, the processes release chemicals that are harmful to animals. These   
   > decisions are not quite as simple as you might think.   
   >   
   >   
   You're not seriously suggesting that I should start eating meat and   
   wearing animal skins because non-animal alternatives might kill wild   
   animals anyway, are you?   
      
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