Asheville has bacon to please every palate — even vegetarians
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Asheville has bacon to please every palate — even vegetarians
“I do, however, intend to condemn some of the vapid, self-serving and frankly dishonest things we say to comfort and distract us from the ugly essence of what meat-eating requires … “
“If the suffering of animals, your own body and the planet are not enough to override your desire for a hamburger, consider karma.”
“I’ve read that ‘life’s a journey,’ and I’m still pondering the fact that my own journey began as a cowboy on the prairies raising market cattle, yet, within five decades, I’ve traveled far enough that now, I never even peer into the local market’s meat department.”
“The marketing tactic of ‘happy meat’ appeals to those who consider themselves compassionate and environmentally conscious.”
“What if we were to send unwanted pets to the proposed Buncombe County meat-processing plant?”
“Because most butchering goes on behind closed doors (ever try to get a slaughterhouse tour?), consumers tend to block out the cruelty behind the nicely packaged meat and dairy in grocery stores.”
“Veganism — a diet free of animal products — is exploding in the United States and abroad.”
“Oh, excuse me; it’s all about ‘humane’ slaughter, so it’s OK.”
“Beside the cruelty of what actually happens there, slaughterhouses are dangerous for workers and pollute our environment.”
“Yet just because farm animals are not like us, we rob them of their sentience and call their slaughter ‘art.'”
“For most people, there truly is a disconnect with what they put in their mouth and their core values.”