veg-sf my comments on The Reality of BKs veggie burger

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Dear Sue,

 

" The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. " - Lao-tse

 

And we have a hell of a lot further to go than 1,000 miles.

 

> Fellow Veg listers,

>

> I don't think that the " purist " tact is counter-productive at all. And

> though the bottom line from an animal rights standpoint certainly is

> supposed to be that a cow is being saved, I am quite certain that they are

> not killing any less cows in order to produce this veggie burger! They

> aren't doing so because they hold the same ethics and beliefs that the veg

> community does. They are doing it simply as a marketing ploy, a jumping on

> the veggie bandwagon, if you will. They could CARE LESS about saving cows or

> health eating and are not going to stop their endless, mindless, cruel

> production of animal foodstuff because they are adding a new item to their

> menu.

>

> They will continue at the same rate they have been, unless something more is

> done to educate people who eat meat - those who will otherwise continue to

> eat hamburgers, regardless of there being a veggie choice on the menu. Thank

> goodness for folks like Howard Lyman, John Robbins and Neal Barnard who have

> helped open some of the public's eyes to the dangers and cruelties of eating

> meat, and to Eric Schlosser for his expose of the fast food industry,

> slaughterhouses, etc. They have made some important inroads in to the

> education aspect of the issue.

>

> But there is much more to be done before fast food behemoths like McDonalds,

> Burger King and Wendy's stop the killing of animals for profit. I believe we

> must all take that " purist " (for lack of a better word - really! what is a

> vegan anyway?) in order for the bottom line issues at hand to be noticed and

> respected.

>

> That's my two (maybe three) cents. Thanks for reading it.

>

> Sue