I made the choice to become vegetarian some years ago, and counter the
often cited assertion that 'those who choose to eat meat should be
allowed to exercise their own discretion' on the grounds that;a) we can assume that the cow does not actually wish to be
electrically stunned and have its throat cut, andb) One of the very few laudable achievements in the development of the
human race, is an altruistic desire (admittedly present in only a
small minority) to want to stand up for the rights of the oppressed
and exploited - whether thay be our fellow humans, or our fellow
sentient creatures.McDonalds, Burger King etc. might just be snack bars to you ('Hey . .
they're just selling burgers") but it's a holocaust - Auschwitz - for
those going into the ovens.But, you already know all that anyway.
It's the stuff aimed at kids that really gets me. I mean, how many
people in clown suits have you ever seen hanging around a
slaughterhouse?By sanitising and concealing the barbaric practises of the abbatoir
(let's face it, some kids don't even connect a burger with an animal)
it's almost a tacit admission that the whole trade is sick. If
McDonald's is so wholesome, why not take your five year old round a
slaughterhouse for the afternoon, and then share the experience over a
burger and fries? Better still, check out a Disney film between the
two - and then try to reconcile the images of the slaughtered cow with
the - no doubt - cutesie animals in the film. No wonder kids grow up
thinking the world is full of shit.Best wishes,
Leslie Carter.
P.S. Is it true that McDonald's Ice Creams are made with pig fat? Just
asking . .
None.