tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430710620771859354.post8226093783706406055..comments2011-05-13T13:20:04.899-07:00Comments on In The Veganning...: The No-Dairy Fairyjepascoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161172893722574799noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430710620771859354.post-23696171915805028662011-02-04T15:45:33.766-08:002011-02-04T15:45:33.766-08:00Thanks, Paige! I appreciate your comment :)Thanks, Paige! I appreciate your comment :)jepascoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161172893722574799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430710620771859354.post-31413287817921957462011-02-03T08:30:12.811-08:002011-02-03T08:30:12.811-08:00I wasn't sure how interested I'd be in rea...I wasn't sure how interested I'd be in reading about becoming vegan, since I have a lot of vegan friends, but I must say, it's very interesting reading about your thoughts and reasons for choosing veganism. I know it would be difficult for me.<br /><br />You do a great job of balancing facts, your own emotional response, and allowing them to play off of one another. Great writing, and great blog.<br /><br />I don't drink milk either, because it's upsetting to my stomach.Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14066216181515622937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430710620771859354.post-38113235930991656332011-02-02T07:12:44.847-08:002011-02-02T07:12:44.847-08:00Thanks, Josey! That's very encouraging.Thanks, Josey! That's very encouraging.jepascoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161172893722574799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430710620771859354.post-44900211755102592992011-02-01T16:48:18.468-08:002011-02-01T16:48:18.468-08:00Bravo! Highly enlightening, not to mention nicely ...Bravo! Highly enlightening, not to mention nicely flowing and completely interesting. You've got a nice solid post here, and I read through without ever coming to any sort of a lull. I like that you're passionate about the subject, and it shows! Getting on the subject of animal cruelty works well for illustrating your concern and doesn't feel like a distraction from the main point at all. Looking forward to reading more!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262035490634760842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430710620771859354.post-29145686217127791532011-02-01T16:11:54.195-08:002011-02-01T16:11:54.195-08:00You're absolutely right. I'm glad to hear ...You're absolutely right. I'm glad to hear that about the beaks. The image just seemed so brutal to me that I couldn't get over it! I didn't know that about the pain receptors, and I'm glad to learn it. And yes, I am aware that there is organic meat and farms that are ethical and clean in their production of meat and poultry, but I thank you for mentioning that. It's easy (for me, at least) to get caught up thinking about all that is wrong about the industry, and to lose sight of all those who are doing it right. There's definitely nothing wrong with eating meat that you are sure is organic and chemical- and cruelty-free, if that's your choice. We all need to watch out for the chemicals we consume. They get in the soil, so they're in non-organic produce and in the animals who eat the food grown in that soil, and then in us when we in turn eat them. Becoming aware of all the chemicals we consume on a daily basis is the start to getting back to a cleaner, more healthful and natural way of eating, which is important for everyone, whether you choose to eat meat or not.<br />Thanks again for reading and commenting. It's important to me to learn all I can about these issues, and to make sure I have the most balanced and accurate view of the state of things as I possibly can. Comments like yours help me to be able to do that, and I very much appreciate it :)jepascoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161172893722574799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430710620771859354.post-38085272842010880142011-02-01T15:41:43.030-08:002011-02-01T15:41:43.030-08:00I hate the animal production industry, but there&#...I hate the animal production industry, but there's two things not mentioned in the book you read. One of them is the anatomy of a 2-day year old chicken. The nerves in the beak of a chick haven't developed yet, because they need their beaks to break out of the shell. If they had pain receptors in their beaks the chick would never break out of its shell due to the pain in doing so. Granted, clipping them off is because they huddle 6-8 chickens to a pen, and they'd peck each other to death for dominance of that space... but you must be aware of the cruelty involved in that.<br /><br />Secondly, I don't know if this book is entirely reliable. Does it fail to mention the poultry and livestock farms that aren't chemically or mass-producing animals? There is such a thing as organic meat. Despite the gross mutation of animals we eat today, humans can eat meat because we evolved into that capability, just like bears in cold climates evolved to eat plant matter. What's not good for us is the chemicals, synthetic or natural. Things like Miracle Gro® can harm plants, as well as the animals that eat those plants. Even our landfills end up back in our systems. Consider which animals can eat a seagull...<br /><br />Trust me, I'm supporting you completely in the long run. Vegan is a great choice. And dairy is unhealthy for some races. For me, I'm intolerant to both soy and milk products in an inverse proportionality. I need and equal amount of both to stabilize my metabolism (if I consume either).Kohaku N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07671107264054615705noreply@blogger.com