Hi Caryn and writers,
I like your letter. It contains nice amount of description how factory farm
animals are treated and the whole thing sounds positive. I watched 20/20
the other day and PETA was talking about how inhumane it is to boil lobster
alive. Did you guys watch that? I am thinking to write thank you card to
20/20 for air the topic. Have a great day!
Shizu
>From: Caryn <mnbichick@yahoo.com>
>To: writers@ca4a.org
>Subject: caa-writers: Letter for Feedback
>Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:54:04 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hi all,
>
>Just wanted to send a letter I wrote to you so that anyone who wants to
>provide feedback can... I hope everybody will start posting letters soon!!
>
>Peace,
>Caryn
>
>Dear Editor,
>
>Ellen Goodman's piece on the recent ban of selling live lobsters at
>Whole Foods was an interesting take on both sides of the lobster
>debate. While people tend to have varying opinions on the lobster
>issue, I think we can all agree that chickens, pigs, and cows in
>today's factory farms should be treated with at least the same dignity
>as the said lobsters.
>
>Compared to lobsters in store tanks, which only spend several days or
>weeks in this confined space, farm animals which we consume every day
>are kept in far smaller spaces where they cannot even turn around,
>spread their wings, or lay down, and they are confined to these spaces
>for the duration of their lives, from birth to death.
>
>Just because people see lobsters in the store tanks should not make
>lobsters' comfort a higher priority than the billions of animals who spend
>their lives suffering in painfully confining spaces. I think we
>should applaud Whole Foods decision, while at the same time
>encouraging companies and consumers
>to take this issue a step further to protect the quality of life of
>all the animals we consume, even the ones we are never able to meet.
>
>
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