Had lunch with a coworker today. The topic was fundamentalist organizations to which he ascribed PETA. I made the mistake of later looking up PETA on Wikipedia, and let me just advise you now: if you don't have to look it up, don't. I was nauseous for about an hour afterwards (but yes, I do believe PETA is too hardcore given that the president said that even if animal testing led to a cure for AIDS she would still be against it).
The conversation that prefaced the PETA conversation was about edible animals. There are a few things I try and avoid: lamb; veal; crab; and lobster. I just think it's cruel. I also paid through the nose and bought free range chicken eggs the other day. It turns out my coworker will eat anything. This is our email exchange later in the day:
A: The hatemail alone is worth a trip to this site.
http://www.mtd.com/tasty/
Duder: I can’t read the PETA wiki page. I’m feeling nauseous. They may be fundamentalist and I don’t agree with what the president said (she would still be against animal testing even if it produced a cure for aids), but oh my god, some of it is just simple cruelty. Horrible. Horrible.
A: The scary thing is that the meatpacking industry isn’t much better. A lot of industries are cruel to maximize profit and that issue definitely needs addressing. PETA are so extreme that they shoot themselves in the foot. Fundamentalists of all stripes are completely mental.
Duder: If I get you a Shetland pony for your birthday, will you eat it?
A: Yeah, but I’d ride it first.
Friday, April 18, 2008
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Shetlands are too tough once they've been ridden. Gotta eat 'em before you ride 'em.
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