raw animal products

[Guest guest]

I've read the recent posts about raw eggs and meat, and I'm a little

confused. I know that one of the fundamental differences between

vegans and raw fooders is activism vs. health (in general, but not

across the board). What I'm wondering is if those of you who eat

animal products (raw, organic, whatever) are aware of the conditions

the animals are kept in? Finding out just how deplorable they are

will keep me away from animal products, organic or not, for good. Is

this an issue for people, or is it all about health?

 

Just curious, not condemming...

 

Bridgitte

[Guest guest]

rawfood , " Bridgitte " <syndactylcat> wrote:

> I've read the recent posts about raw eggs and meat, and I'm a

little

> confused. I know that one of the fundamental differences between

> vegans and raw fooders is activism vs. health (in general, but not

> across the board). What I'm wondering is if those of you who eat

> animal products (raw, organic, whatever) are aware of the

conditions

> the animals are kept in?

 

To me its an issue of health and ethics. Not all animals are kept in

deplorable conditions. I know people who eat goat yogurt from pet

goats. I eat eggs from chickens treated kindly by a small farmer.

Soon I'm going to start raising my own chickens.

 

You don't have to choose to eat factory farmed animal products. There

are other options. When people start demanding ethically raised

animal products, the supply will increase even more than it already

has.

 

Best Wishes,

Pete

[Guest guest]

Hi Bridgitte,

Being vegan for me is totally and utterly about animal welfare. My

interest in raw is totally about health. However, in the same way that I

realize that some people are made ill by eating nuts or some are ill by

eating wheat, I appreciate that some people are made ill by eating vegan and

I do still have great respect for those that have tried it and it hasn't

worked. I know some people who keep pet chickens and if that happened to me

I would accept their offer of eggs, or I would keep my own chickens.

However, although I say I'm vegan, I have no right to be smug as I have no

way of knowing what fertilizers were used on the veg I eat and even our

water supply is treated by the use of animal bones. So, what can you do? I

can't grow my own veg and organic probably means more use of animal

fertilizers than the chemical rubbish. Sometimes I feel you can't really

say that you are totally vegan unless you can go away and hermit in a

mountain cave somewhere and eat by gathering berries in the local woods! We

all just do as much as we are able.

Love Shell.