If we thought of cows or pigs the way we do cats and dogs -- that is, privileged/more humanized than other animals -- they'd be safe from the slaughterhouse-manufucatory as well, just like horses now are in the US. Horses are movin' on up!
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As far as I know, kangaroo meat and Vegemite have been banned for import
into the USA. In COLLAPSE, Jared Diamond made the case that
kangaroo is actually a more sustainable form of animal husbandry for the
Australian environment than sheep or cattle.
I just bought some kangaroo meat at the local supermarket for my wife to eat--bush tucker. Very good,
so she says and healthy too. Anthony Mundine trains on bush tucker.
Me, I'm a vegetarian. Have been for years now. Give me a Coopers Sparkling Ale for lunch and
chilies for dinner. Fortunately, there is lots of both in Oz.
As far as animal husbandry goes, I think there's a big global warming issue involved with
methane and deforestation, which seem to be necessary bi-products of cattle and sheep
ranching, especially as there are now six billion humans on the planet--in itself unsustainable, IMO.
Go planned parenthood!
Oh yeah, on global warming...the Howard government has just started taking this seriously.
Well, since Aussie farmers/sheep and cattle ranchers are committing suicide in droves over the longest drought in a century. Of course, they'll push all the wrong solutions to the problem e.g. nuclear power; using "market forces" to make the necessary changes in agricultural and energy policies.
Regards,
Mike B)
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