Re: [gardeners] OT: Emus/vegetarianism
Allen and Judy Merten (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 01 May 1999 05:19:30 -0500
Hi Bambi,
Hope things sort themselves out. Look forward to your posts. Thank you for
the compliments. We have once again been dealing with a family situation that
depending upon the outcome could make for some unhappy days. Life goes on,
someday its chicken, some days its feathers.
Allen, who once had kangaroo baseball cleats
Bastrop Co., SE Central Tx
Michael & Bambi Cantrell wrote:
> Hi y'all,
>
> I know I haven't posted much lately, but life is sort of out of control here
> right
> now, but late at night, or early in the morning, I like to sit down for a
> few
> quiet minutes and read some from the lists.
> Actually, I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the posts on the emus and
> everything
> else y'all have talked about. I've learned a lot from them and now have an
> interest in trying emu meat. :-)
> You always have such interesting posts Allen. Keep it up.
>
> Our beloved list owner has given us his opinion folks. :-)
> Love ya George! :-)
>
> And hi John. As always, it's a pleasure to see you too. :-)
> You do add such interesting ideas to ponder. LOL
>
> Bambi----who has no kangaroo coat
> Coastal Carolina
>
> >No, as a matter of fact I haven't noticed that the garden posts have come
> to an
> >end. My computer is still receiving them.
> > We are raising nearly all the food that we eat, vegetables as well as
> meat.
> >The posts were certainly not intended to offend anyone. My apologies to you
> or
> >any other person that was offended. You do realize that what ever we eat
> has to
> >be killed whether it is eggplant or Emus?
> > I realized just now that Warbler is a vegetarian with strongly held
> beliefs
> >that I have encountered on a couple of other lists.
> > Again, no offense was intended. All the things that we eat were at one
> time
> >living. I do not see the difference from George ripping infant green beans
> from
> >the grasp of their mother and then boiling them alive, or killing any other
> >living food source.
> > Allen
> > Bastrop Co.
> > SE Central Tx.
> >
> >Warbler wrote:
> >
> >> And I would appreciate if the EMU killing thread comes to a quick end ...
> >> lets get back to the GARDENERS list. Haven't you noticed that the garden
> >> posts suddenly come to an end the minute Off Topic meat/killing posts
> begin.
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Murray, Raelene (K. Wilkie, MP) <Raelene.Murray@aph.gov.au>
> >> To: 'gardeners@globalgarden.com' <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
> >> Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 4:58 PM
> >> Subject: RE: RE: [gardeners] Re:Emus
> >>
> >> Wearing the body parts of tother is definitely a hotly contested subject
> >> whenever it is raised. I don't mind with the emu leather because they
> were
> >> bred for the purpose (as well as the meat and oil etc). Admittedly we
> could
> >> just throw them away but lets face it, it you are going to kill and
> animal
> >> for the meat, you have to take the skin off at some point! I do have a
> >> problem with wild animals being killed for pelts.
> >>
> >> Rae
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: KrisP64@aol.com [SMTP:KrisP64@aol.com]
> >> Sent: Thursday, 29 April 1999 12:55 AM
> >> To: gardeners@globalgarden.com
> >> Subject: Re: RE: [gardeners] Re:Emus
> >>
> >> In a message dated 4/28/99 2:05:47 AM, Raelene.Murray@aph.gov.au
> >> writes:
> >>
> >> << All in all there wasn't much left after we had got all the bits
> >> away. This
> >> lot was only for pet meat but normally the hides would have been
> >> kept for
> >> making into leather.
> >> >>
> >>
> >> We have a man here in central IL. That owned an upscale retail fur
> >> store. He
> >> retired from that and is now raising emus for their hides to tan and
> >> make
> >> into fashions. Not sure what he does with the meat. Just read the
> >> one article
> >> in my local paper about him and have not seen anything else. My
> >> husband was
> >> glad he closed his shop because he is not a fan of people wearing
> >> cute cuddly
> >> little animals on their bodies.
> >> Not necessarily my opinion but I think everyone is entitled to their
> >> say.
> >>
> >> Kris P
> >> z 5 IL
> >
> >
> >
> >