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Jemdude · Moderator Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 2119

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2009/05/27/peta-calls-for-maple-syrup-boycott-to-protect-seals.aspx

This is ridiculous! There is no connection between seal hunters and the Canadian maple syrup industry. PETA is not going to accomplish anything by boycotting innocent industries.
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Never Give Up · Moderator Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 2478

When I read the title I thought it must be a joke!

Rolling Eyes

I'm sure there must be something we should be boycotting somewhere because we don't like something else totally unrelated..... duh!
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Smok Wawelski · Moderator Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 2602

It's related solely in the sense that both are essentially Canadian industries.. as are many others... but many Americans are so completely ignorant of Canada, that they actually think we lookand dress like Bob & Doug Mckenzie, say "take off, eh?" Live in igloos and get aroud in dogsleds...

So it doesn't surprise me that these city dweelling so-called liberal elites in the US think we are nothing but seal hunters and gatherers of tree sap...

Hosers! ;-)

Never Give Up · Moderator Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 2478

Yeah, take off, hosers!
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Smok Wawelski · Moderator Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 2602

Beauty, eh?

CCHeritage · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:44 pm Post subject:

Jemdude · Moderator Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 2119

I first read about this in a PETA magazine in a vegetarian restaurant just last week. I'm personally vegetarian for heath reasons, not "animal rights" reasons. I believe in the Godly treatment of animals, but I don't believe they deserve "rights" like humans do. And just for the record, I'm not a PETA member.
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Smok Wawelski · Moderator Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 2602

Jem, I don't think anyone would ever accuse you of that! ;-)

Jemdude · Moderator Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 2119

That's good Smok. When it comes to vegetarianism, there are different motives. The ones who are primarily in it for health reasons as a whole, seem to be much more reasonable.

I've heard that this isn't the first time that PETA encouraged the boycotting of an industry that is completely unrelated to their cause.
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Jemdude · Moderator Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 2119

Hard line vegans believe that honey is an animal product to be avoided because they make a major issue over bees that are killed in the harvest of the honey. Vegans consider the lives of bees on the same level as mammals and birds. Here is part of what one vegan said to me in a conversation concerning honey and bees:

CCHeritage · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:04 am Post subject:

^ That is just sad that people actually think like that.

Now as much as I like honey bees and bumble bees, this is just ridiculous.

I had much more to say before but I lost it when trying to post so this is the very short version. Sad

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Jemdude · Moderator Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 2119

Here's more information on the vegan position on bees, honey and other bee products from the Vegan Society of the UK. Strange isn't it? While most people would agree that animals should not be treated cruelly, I doubt that many people are going to feel much sympathy for insects.

http://www.vegansociety.com/animals/exploitation/bees.php
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CCHeritage · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:43 pm Post subject:

Very strange indeed. And I completely agree that people are not going to feel any sympathy for insects.

Can you imagine "Save the moskito!"? or "Save the <insert an insect of your choice!" Rolling Eyes

Now that would be grasping at straws.

Besides there are more important things to think about these days, like what Obama is up to with the UN right now. I just got word that things might get even worse by the end of this year. Something about him signing a treaty (or whatever it might be called) with the UN that the US can not get out of. Nothing has been confirmed at the moment but it sounds like things are going to heat up fast. Now that is something to talk about. Smile

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Jemdude · Moderator Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 2119

You are right that there are more important things to talk about. Even a lot of vegans ignore the bee/honey issue because they want to concentrate on the real animal issues and not make a major issue on insects.

I don't think that CHP is going to attract a lot of animal rights activists anyway since our leader Jim Hnatiuk, is into hunting. The CHP also wants to deal with criminal use of firearms without hurting the law-abiding hunters and sportsmen.
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CCHeritage · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:05 am Post subject: