I sent this letter, with one small grammar correction that Jason pointed
out, to the Strib earlier today. I didn't sign CAA's name on it and I'm
not clear on what is required to put our name on it.
Well, even I wasn't so inspired by my letter. But there are oodles of
opportunities to write for the animals.
Next week I'm meeting with Amy Voeltz, Executive Director of The Green
Guide (see www.thegreenguide.org). They're coming out with a new
'edition' (it's something different this year), and there's a good chance
we'll have a writing opportunity for it. She's a veteran animal rights
activist herself and has included lots of good animal-stuff in the last
edition.
Unny
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Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:02:14 -0600 (CST)
From: Unny Nambudiripad <unny@ca4a.org>
To: writers@ca4a.org
Subject: Does this reply letter look any good?
Folks, what do you think? Could I sign CAA's name on it?
Unny
Thanks for David Banks' Jan. 30 commentary about vegetarianism. It's a
delight to see thoughtful coverage of animal issues.
Banks claims that meat eating "is not inherently wrong" because it is
"obviously quite natural." By this reasoning, any widespread human
practice that's existed over many centuries, including slavery and sexism,
could be justified. Might it be that we've had our thinking wrong about
eating animals?
Regardless of our answer to that questions, Banks goes on to articulate an
accurate and practical approach to vegetarianism. He's correct to point
out that we have choices, and actually understates the situation.
Vegetarian options abound in Ethiopian, Indian, and Vietnamese
restaurants, and grocery stores have endless amounts of vegetables,
grains, beans, spices, and packaged foods to meet most tastes and budgets.
Unny Nambudiripad
Minneapolis
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Unny Nambudiripad
Treasurer, Compassionate Action for Animals
612-377-2015 (h) / 612-532-4239 (c)
www.exploreveg.org / www.vegguide.org
