Eos of the Eons
12th October 2003, 11:45 AM
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In my paper today-Red Deer Life
If it were up to Liz White, Thanksgiving Day would be re-named Turkey Freedom Day.
The spokeswoman for the Advocacy group Animal Alliance of Canada says there's no need to cook a bird this holiday weekend.
Instead 'gobble' a tofu turkey (retch ack ack), also known as tofurkey, or a vegetarian dish.
"I think we should let the turkeys go. There (sic) so many alternatives out there (retch ack ack) that are so much better (yeah, in your opinion you anti-eating bird nut), " said White.
"How can it be a happy Thanksgiving if something has to die for it to happen?"
(um, if not turkeys, then bunnies would have to be next though! ;) )
"Canadians don't realize what turkey producers do to plump up their birds...the animals live a sad, deprived lives...they become so fat they even have trouble standing...there are people who are utterly disconnected with what they put on their dinner plates and how it got there."
(So? ***mouth waters***)
Local agriculture representatives dismissed White's comments...
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Um yeah, lets all have Tofurkey and kill all those Soy plants! Hey, our turkeys are pretty lean, barely any fat on them...and I even have to butter em up all over to keep it from getting too dry while it roasts (mmmmm yummy smell) in the oven.
White doesn't realize that if it's not turkey, it sure as heck won't be tofurkey on my plate!! I'll take bunny, or duck, or goose, or ptarmigan, or even the usual pork or beef before I ever serve anyone tofurkey!!
In my paper today-Red Deer Life
If it were up to Liz White, Thanksgiving Day would be re-named Turkey Freedom Day.
The spokeswoman for the Advocacy group Animal Alliance of Canada says there's no need to cook a bird this holiday weekend.
Instead 'gobble' a tofu turkey (retch ack ack), also known as tofurkey, or a vegetarian dish.
"I think we should let the turkeys go. There (sic) so many alternatives out there (retch ack ack) that are so much better (yeah, in your opinion you anti-eating bird nut), " said White.
"How can it be a happy Thanksgiving if something has to die for it to happen?"
(um, if not turkeys, then bunnies would have to be next though! ;) )
"Canadians don't realize what turkey producers do to plump up their birds...the animals live a sad, deprived lives...they become so fat they even have trouble standing...there are people who are utterly disconnected with what they put on their dinner plates and how it got there."
(So? ***mouth waters***)
Local agriculture representatives dismissed White's comments...
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Um yeah, lets all have Tofurkey and kill all those Soy plants! Hey, our turkeys are pretty lean, barely any fat on them...and I even have to butter em up all over to keep it from getting too dry while it roasts (mmmmm yummy smell) in the oven.
White doesn't realize that if it's not turkey, it sure as heck won't be tofurkey on my plate!! I'll take bunny, or duck, or goose, or ptarmigan, or even the usual pork or beef before I ever serve anyone tofurkey!!