<div>Going vegan is a viable choice, but of course will do nothing to change the American beef industry. And be assured, the cruelty with which we raise animals (particularly cows, pigs & chickens) in factory farms is an almost exclusively American phenomenon.</div>
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<div>Consumers who buy sustainably and humanely raised meat, eggs & milk are already supporting ethical farmers to the extent that more and more are getting into the market and reverting to better practices. And environmentally, the world needs ruminant animals. See Alan Savory, the Savory Institute or Holistic Manangement for more info on that.</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><p>On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 7:16 PM, David Zahrt via OE <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>></span> wrote:<br></p><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div dir="ltr">Y'all,<div><br></div>
<div>I was surprised about how much dialogue there was about my raising the question of practicing a vegan diet.</div>
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<div>I went to a Porch Jam on May 1 (bring your instruments and improvise). The gal who was sponsoring it brought snacks that looked vegan. I asked her about it and she said that her family saw the movie <u>COWSPIRACY</u>. And after they aw the movie they became Vegan!</div>
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<div>Have you seen the movie? I'd like to find a place to check the DVD out and begin showing it locally.</div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff">Have you seen the movie COWSPIRACY?</font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff">You might not to like its message but its clear that we are being violent to the animals we produce and using up our environment while producing them.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff">If you haven't seen info about it I'm enclosing several URLs</font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff"><a href="http://www.cowspiracy.com/">http://www.cowspiracy.com</a><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff"><a href="http://www.cowspiracy.com/infographic/">http://www.cowspiracy.com/infographic/</a><br></font></div>
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<div>Peace, David</div>
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