much love to the ecorazzi!

It may be a joke to you, but I did find information on the real fur farms in America. Look on the Fur Commission website at http://www.furcommission.com, and you’ll see what I mean. It says furbearers are some of the best tended to livestock and that the healthiest animals make the best pelts. You don’t have to believe it, but it does have that information. I’ve heard about the Chinese fur farms, and that’s horrible, but that isn’t what American fur farmers do. If they did, they’d be put out of business very quickly. Also, keep in mind. When you see videos of horrible animal cruelty, what did it come from? Who filmed it? When was it filmed? Can anyone who was involved be identified by name? Those are questions you need to ask yourself before deciding they are real because they could be staged. I am not trying to change your views, but I’m trying to make you and your friends think a little bit. Have a nice day, and that’s all I have to say.

Let’s say that American fur farmers treat their animals well before slaughter. Ha, ha, ha, joke of 2008.

You are still forgetting that dozens of big time designers are using imported fur from China, where they don’t “pretend” to give a damn about animal welfare and do abuse animals in their fur factories.

One last note, you have your view on Halle Berry, and I have mine. I’ll leave it at that.

In my view, Halle Berry is beautiful and a wonderful actress. She has given great and powerful performances in her movies over the course of her career. She injects a lot of emotion into her roles, even if they are only minor. I think she was wonderful as Storm in the X-Men movies, in which she gave the weather witch a gentleness I had rarely seen yet maintaining her tough and independent demeanor. She is one of my favorites, and I have a right to say that. Despite what you probably think, I’m not sucking up to her. I have a right to say Pamela Anderson isn’t as great as you see her to be. I mean, she’s always taking on the role of the dumb blonde in mediocre comedies that are easily forgettable. Even she manages to mess that up. An example of that is Blonde and Blonder, in which she acts like the typical dumb blonde. Her career has gone downhill since Baywatch, and she seems to keep marrying and divorcing just to get attention. Plus, she’s known to be rude to people who don’t share her views on some things. I’m sure you’ll throw a fit when and if she wins a Razzie award for one of her movies.

Here’s one thing you and other animal rights activists need to keep in mind. Not everyone is going to agree with you. This is America, and people have the right to disagree with you. By the way, I don’t agree with the concept of animal rights. I mean, how can animals have rights when they are incapable of thinking like us or making informed decisions? Animals may feel pain, but the majority of their emotions run solely on instinct. Almost all of them leave their young once they are old enough to fend for themselves or before they are born. Very few have a lifelong attachment to their young.

I’m all for animal welfare but against animal rights. Most farmers and fur farmers treat their animals with excellent care, as do medical researchers testing on them. They know abused animals will produce poor quality meat and fur. Unhealthy animals don’t make for good test subjects, and not all are used for medical testing. Some are used for behavioral research, such as observing how chimpanzees solve problems. I’m not a fan of fur, but skinning an animal alive for its fur is very dangerous and difficult with the animal struggling and all, and that’s not what American fur farmers do. The animal is killed in a humane manner and then skinned. I have a right to my views, and you and your friends need to respect them, whether you agree with it or not. If you don’t like it, then I have nothing to say to you.

the FAQ is great
http://www.all-creatures.org/cva/honoring.htm

I am not a christian but was raised one and my mom is a decon and we have many many talks on this subject. This FAQ sums it up perfectly for those that claim “well Jesus did it” and “God said Noah can eat meat” ect ect.

It is a pet peeve of mine when people try to use God to justify violence against animals OR humans.

Anyway,

RE “Jesus ate chicken and fish”

1-I HATE THE WHOLE “in cave man days we did this” it was a different TIME then. People raised their own meat and didn’t eat NEARLY as much as we do today. They VALUED it, not stuffed it, unknowingly and with out care, down their throats knowing they can just stroll to the supermarket to buy more. You want to use that argument…LIVE LIKE THAT…then come talk to me.

2-God’s ideal world in the garden of Eden…NO ONE and NOTHING killed each other including for food. People are so into God and Jesus….why wouldn’t you want to STRIVE TO LIVE AS HE INTENDED?

Cows and chickens raised for food does plenty of harm to the animals and the environment. Genetically altered to be more profitable (what would Jesus have to say about THAT?!)Animal foods eaten as they are today are major contributors to heart disease and linked to cancer.

To me that is plenty of harm.

Michelle…you need to educate yourself about the ‘harm’ that DOES take place in the raising of your food never mind the garbage that the animals consume before you consume them….