I became a vegetarian mainly because of animal rights issues. Call me a quack, but I don't think we should be gnawing on things that can't adequately fight back with the proper artillery like large metal swords and nukes. I'm not a vegan though, although I try to live a compassionate lifestyle (Matt & Nat bags are great). But I don't go overboard like some people. For example, the Yahoo! veggie email list I belong to has lately been debating whether or not plants have feelings. And today on the bus, a girl was reading Poultry Behaviour and Welfare, and it came with a CDROM. Sure, Fast Food Nation was a great, informative, and enjoyable read, but the welfare and treatment of roosters in Britain while on the bus? And if I were a vegan, I'd miss honey and S'mores and silk and Asics. Once, when I'm positive I was tipsy, I told Todd that I couldn't be vegan because then I'd have to give up wool. What was I thinking? Wool doesn't come from dead sheep. They get sheared!
ADDENDUM: Ok, now that Todd has revisited the conversation, maybe I said I'd have to give up cotton (and not wool) because of those cute little furry sheep. This comment highlights why I should not be allowed out in public after 9PM on a school night, and also why bars and restaurants with bars should include decent vegetarian appetizers on their menu (no, a plate of twigs and berries is not enough). If this overflow of vodka along with lack of veggie nourishment continues, tipsy vegetarians will be making ludicrous statements all over the place! And yes, I know that sheep are not the source of cotton. Fruit of the Loom is.
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I think the comment was actually that you'd have to 'give up cotton, because of those poor little sheep.' Implying that the poor little sheep get sheared for their cotton. Youn't just typsy, you were lit.
Some vegans do give up wool. I think the logic is the same as honey, as the sheep are 'enslaved' and bred for their wool. Go ahead, google "Vegan Wool" if you don't believe me.
VegSource says: Upon closer inspection, we find that the wool industry is actually very similar to the egg and dairy industries.
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