Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 My girlfriend lives in Price of Wales, Alaska, village of 250 Eskimos and they survive on one whale a year and sometimes a walrus for skins, etc. and eat salmonberries for vitamin " C " she doesn't feel it's right but that's life in their small area and they have many health problems from a poor diet like this. Donna PuterWitch <puterwitch wrote: I wonder how " small " of a number it is these days. Ya know, I have tolerance for the hunter who goes into the wild and kills his prey himself, and uses every part possible. I mean I still don't think it's right because we are human and " God " gave us feelings to separate us from the rest of the animals, but I can tolerate the idea a lot more than raising " Gods' " creatures in captivity just to hack them up and eat them, that seems morbid. Blessings, Chanda - Diamond Dog Friday, July 22, 2005 12:56 AM Re: Re:the phrases: ground up parts, chunks of flesh, charing flesh > > >How bout the people who live and have lived in such cold climates that >just vegetarianism is impossible? Would you break bread with them? That's brought up a lot in arguments against veg*nism...Trust me, it's a very small number of people. The rest of us have no excuse. Not that I'm saying we should treat people who don't eat like we do as second class citizens. I have many meat-eating friends who I love very much. Veronica ___________ Spoil your canine gourmand...the Yummy for Dogs Cook Book is now available: www.lulu.com/yummyfordogs All profits from my royalties will be donated to animal rescue and advocacy organizations! Includes recipes for small animals and wildlife, too! Also...save a rat and amuse your cat! Order our premium catnip toys at just $1 each! Every cent goes to rescue small animals! Made to order...just email us at ratgirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 do they have electricity? I wonder if greenhouses are possible. blessings, Chanda - GeminiDragon Friday, July 22, 2005 11:21 AM Re: village life My girlfriend lives in Price of Wales, Alaska, village of 250 Eskimos and they survive on one whale a year and sometimes a walrus for skins, etc. and eat salmonberries for vitamin " C " she doesn't feel it's right but that's life in their small area and they have many health problems from a poor diet like this. Donna PuterWitch <puterwitch wrote: I wonder how " small " of a number it is these days. Ya know, I have tolerance for the hunter who goes into the wild and kills his prey himself, and uses every part possible. I mean I still don't think it's right because we are human and " God " gave us feelings to separate us from the rest of the animals, but I can tolerate the idea a lot more than raising " Gods' " creatures in captivity just to hack them up and eat them, that seems morbid. Blessings, Chanda - Diamond Dog Friday, July 22, 2005 12:56 AM Re: Re:the phrases: ground up parts, chunks of flesh, charing flesh > > >How bout the people who live and have lived in such cold climates that >just vegetarianism is impossible? Would you break bread with them? That's brought up a lot in arguments against veg*nism...Trust me, it's a very small number of people. The rest of us have no excuse. Not that I'm saying we should treat people who don't eat like we do as second class citizens. I have many meat-eating friends who I love very much. Veronica ___________ Spoil your canine gourmand...the Yummy for Dogs Cook Book is now available: www.lulu.com/yummyfordogs All profits from my royalties will be donated to animal rescue and advocacy organizations! Includes recipes for small animals and wildlife, too! Also...save a rat and amuse your cat! Order our premium catnip toys at just $1 each! Every cent goes to rescue small animals! Made to order...just email us at ratgirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 > do they have electricity? I wonder if greenhouses are possible. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/sim-explorer/explore-items/-/0882664417/0/1\ 01/1/none/purchase/ref=pd_sexpl/104-2907918-0456767 I think once you get enugh plants started, and have a good compost heap going (you can put in th egreenhouse), and have black barrels to store water (and heat), you might not need as much electricity as you might think... in any case DOnna, you might want to send one of these books to your friends up there in the cold!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 No they don't, they dig a hole in the snow and that's their refrigerator. I send them boxes of Trader Joes trail mix 2 times a year. They think Santa flew over when the mail bag is dropped from the sky..............Donna PuterWitch <puterwitch wrote:do they have electricity? I wonder if greenhouses are possible. blessings, Chanda - GeminiDragon Friday, July 22, 2005 11:21 AM Re: village life My girlfriend lives in Price of Wales, Alaska, village of 250 Eskimos and they survive on one whale a year and sometimes a walrus for skins, etc. and eat salmonberries for vitamin " C " she doesn't feel it's right but that's life in their small area and they have many health problems from a poor diet like this. Donna PuterWitch <puterwitch wrote: I wonder how " small " of a number it is these days. Ya know, I have tolerance for the hunter who goes into the wild and kills his prey himself, and uses every part possible. I mean I still don't think it's right because we are human and " God " gave us feelings to separate us from the rest of the animals, but I can tolerate the idea a lot more than raising " Gods' " creatures in captivity just to hack them up and eat them, that seems morbid. Blessings, Chanda - Diamond Dog Friday, July 22, 2005 12:56 AM Re: Re:the phrases: ground up parts, chunks of flesh, charing flesh > > >How bout the people who live and have lived in such cold climates that >just vegetarianism is impossible? Would you break bread with them? That's brought up a lot in arguments against veg*nism...Trust me, it's a very small number of people. The rest of us have no excuse. Not that I'm saying we should treat people who don't eat like we do as second class citizens. I have many meat-eating friends who I love very much. Veronica ___________ Spoil your canine gourmand...the Yummy for Dogs Cook Book is now available: www.lulu.com/yummyfordogs All profits from my royalties will be donated to animal rescue and advocacy organizations! Includes recipes for small animals and wildlife, too! Also...save a rat and amuse your cat! Order our premium catnip toys at just $1 each! Every cent goes to rescue small animals! Made to order...just email us at ratgirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 why is she living there?? It sounds fascinating to me. =) Jenni On Friday, July 22, 2005, at 12:00 PM, GeminiDragon wrote: > No they don't, they dig a hole in the snow and that's their > refrigerator. I send them boxes of Trader Joes trail mix 2 times a > year. They think Santa flew over when the mail bag is dropped from > the sky..............Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 Her Mother met an English fisherman when their ship was stranded in the early 60's. She was a conceived then. She has never fit into the lifestyle up there. The fisherman ended up in Long Beach, Calif. He went back up to Alaska and brought she and her Mom down here. They married. My friend has lived both places all her life now. She's a half breed and said the villiage never accepted her completely and yet she knows how to survive in the wilderness and she lives her native knowledge too. Donna gs <jenni wrote:why is she living there?? It sounds fascinating to me. =) Jenni On Friday, July 22, 2005, at 12:00 PM, GeminiDragon wrote: > No they don't, they dig a hole in the snow and that's their > refrigerator. I send them boxes of Trader Joes trail mix 2 times a > year. They think Santa flew over when the mail bag is dropped from > the sky..............Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 wow! that is really something. How do they live? Do they have schools? How do they keep warm? - GeminiDragon Friday, July 22, 2005 12:00 PM Re: village life No they don't, they dig a hole in the snow and that's their refrigerator. I send them boxes of Trader Joes trail mix 2 times a year. They think Santa flew over when the mail bag is dropped from the sky..............Donna PuterWitch <puterwitch wrote:do they have electricity? I wonder if greenhouses are possible. blessings, Chanda - GeminiDragon Friday, July 22, 2005 11:21 AM Re: village life My girlfriend lives in Price of Wales, Alaska, village of 250 Eskimos and they survive on one whale a year and sometimes a walrus for skins, etc. and eat salmonberries for vitamin " C " she doesn't feel it's right but that's life in their small area and they have many health problems from a poor diet like this. Donna PuterWitch <puterwitch wrote: I wonder how " small " of a number it is these days. Ya know, I have tolerance for the hunter who goes into the wild and kills his prey himself, and uses every part possible. I mean I still don't think it's right because we are human and " God " gave us feelings to separate us from the rest of the animals, but I can tolerate the idea a lot more than raising " Gods' " creatures in captivity just to hack them up and eat them, that seems morbid. Blessings, Chanda - Diamond Dog Friday, July 22, 2005 12:56 AM Re: Re:the phrases: ground up parts, chunks of flesh, charing flesh > > >How bout the people who live and have lived in such cold climates that >just vegetarianism is impossible? Would you break bread with them? That's brought up a lot in arguments against veg*nism...Trust me, it's a very small number of people. The rest of us have no excuse. Not that I'm saying we should treat people who don't eat like we do as second class citizens. I have many meat-eating friends who I love very much. Veronica ___________ Spoil your canine gourmand...the Yummy for Dogs Cook Book is now available: www.lulu.com/yummyfordogs All profits from my royalties will be donated to animal rescue and advocacy organizations! Includes recipes for small animals and wildlife, too! Also...save a rat and amuse your cat! Order our premium catnip toys at just $1 each! Every cent goes to rescue small animals! Made to order...just email us at ratgirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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