Tuesday, November 25, 2003
Killjoy Is Here
I'm not a vegetarian. I love poultry, both alive, and to eat , and I especially love Turkey.
So, please believe me, I'm not trying to be a "kill joy," nor am I out to spoil your Thanksgiving by suggesting you read a timely article about American eating habits.
It is possible to find small growers who raise their turkeys sensibly, healthily, humanely and wisely. Yes, such turkeys are somewhat more expensive. But the experience of eating animals you can be sure have had a decent life while they were alive, and weren't raised in conditions that would make it impossible for you to eat them if you ever had the bad luck to see what they were, and aren't manifestly unhealthy for you and your family, is so much more satisfying, the birds taste so much better, it's worth paying a bit more, and if necessary, eating various kinds of animal meat less often.
So forewarned, here's a friendly article that explains how to have a healthy, humane, wise and wonderful Thanksgiving.
So, please believe me, I'm not trying to be a "kill joy," nor am I out to spoil your Thanksgiving by suggesting you read a timely article about American eating habits.
It is possible to find small growers who raise their turkeys sensibly, healthily, humanely and wisely. Yes, such turkeys are somewhat more expensive. But the experience of eating animals you can be sure have had a decent life while they were alive, and weren't raised in conditions that would make it impossible for you to eat them if you ever had the bad luck to see what they were, and aren't manifestly unhealthy for you and your family, is so much more satisfying, the birds taste so much better, it's worth paying a bit more, and if necessary, eating various kinds of animal meat less often.
So forewarned, here's a friendly article that explains how to have a healthy, humane, wise and wonderful Thanksgiving.
