AR-News: letter in Ottawa Sun

[jim robertson]

>The Ottawa Sun
>March 21, 2004 Sunday Final Edition
>SECTION: COMMENT; Pg. C2Letters to the Editor
>HEADLINE: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

>The news that folks who acquired meat from pig farmer and alleged serial
>killer Robert Pickton may have ingested parts of his victims is indeed
>shocking,
>but it is just as shocking that they didn't notice.
>To the taste buds, it seems, flesh is flesh. Whether flesh is from the
>victim
>of a serial killer or from a pig, it is the product of cruelty toward
>thinking,
>feeling beings who experience pain and fear and want to live free of
>exploitation.
>Pigs raised for food are confined in tiny stalls and fed 
>growth-accelerating
>drugs that often cause lameness. Their teeth are cut with pliers, and their
>tails are cut off, without anesthetic.
>At the slaughterhouse, they are hung upside down and bled to death -- often
>while they are fully conscious. People can choose not to support grotesque
>violence and cruelty by adopting a vegetarian diet. For a free vegetarian
>starter kit, call 1-888-VEG-FOOD.
>Jim Robertson
>Vegan Campaign Correspondent
>People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
>Norfolk,Va.

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