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Originally Posted by recluse
From the N.Y. Daily News, May 30th:
Souvenirs would include dolls that resemble a knife-wielding Ronald McDonald.
( Lindsay Goldwert )
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I can't be the only one here who wants one of these!
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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
has anyone ever actually MET someone that admits membership in pita? I mean PETA?
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No, but I've worked with people who think they do a good job, and assumed that because I'm vegetarian I support them too. The discussion enlightening them of my reasons for being a vegetarian (laziness and cheapness, really - will expand on that if anyone's interested) was interesting, and we never really spoke to each other again...
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Originally Posted by Sparrow
Imho there should be a real-time webcam in every abattoir.
People should be able to see what goes on inside them; and be reassured or otherwise about where the meat on their plate is coming from.
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That's not such a bad idea
People should certainly be more educated about the entire chain that ends up with food on their plate. One could then hope there'd be more people pressing for more local abattoirs, buying meat direct from farmers who rear the animals in a decent manner and so on.
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Originally Posted by Sparrow
 Non-sentient clones would be a great humanitarian innovation I think - they could be used for medical testing, and organ provision as well as meat. |
Maybe the synthetic cell that was announced recently is the first step towards vat-grown meat!