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What you eat and why
Posted By: Beasty, on host 213.120.56.45
Date: Saturday, August 12, 2000, at 17:35:00
In Reply To: Re: Animal Rights and Environmentalism posted by Djinn on Saturday, August 12, 2000, at 15:58:09:

> >I don't know why it's OK to do things to certain animals but not to other animals. I don't know why it's "bad" to eat dog.
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> I've noticed that most meats that Americans like to eat come from herbivores, while the ones that are considered disgusting are from omnivores and carnivores. Except for horses.
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> -Djin"But I don't know why"n

This is usually because the meat from herbivores is more palatable. Creatures that eat meat themselves generally have flesh that tastes bitter and is just generally unpalatable. Something about grass, leaves, fruit and nuts etc just makes for a better steak.

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