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Letters To The Editor
Issue date: 11/16/07 Section: Commentary
Vegetarian/Veganism
Offers More Than Tofu
In response to Aly Shea's article ("Veganism: It Can Change Sexual Appetites Too," Nov. 15), it was wonderful to read of vegetarians finding romance at UConn. While nobody likes the idea of limiting their dating pool, it's understandable why vegetarians and vegans would prefer to date each other over their meat-eating counterparts. Across the board, vegetarians benefit from lower levels of cancer, stroke, heart disease, impotence (that's right, cholesterol stops the flow of blood to all vital organs) and recent studies even show that they smell better. It's true. According to the National Institute of Health, results of repeated measures analysis of variance showed that the odor of donors when on the non-meat diet was judged as significantly more attractive, more pleasant, and less intense.
Of course, while this is a perfectly logical reason to adopt a meat-free diet, there are more significant factors at play. Animals killed for food often suffer in unimaginable ways, including being skinned and dismembered while still fully conscious. If these kinds of abuses were inflicted upon cats or dogs, it would result in felony cruelty to animals charges. This is the product of an industry that views animals as property and items to be butchered and sold, rather than living, breathing creatures. Fortunately, with so many delicious vegetarian dishes available these days, including vegetarian barbeque riblets and vegan pizzas, there is really no excuse for continuing to support this kind of cruelty.
- Ryan Huling
College Campaign Coordinator
Peta2.com
Israelis Live Under Constant Fear
I was on the phone - like any other day at the office, I was working on plans for the next day. Nothing unusual. Well, maybe there was one unusual thing. A rocket interrupted my conversation.
I was having a conversation with my friend from Sderot. Sderot is a small city in southern Israel. My friend was coming to speak to my group of American students visiting Israel. They are living in Jerusalem for the year. In this conversation, we were working out the details of what my friend would say and what technology he needed to use to accurately present the picture of terrorism facing Sderot residents on a daily basis.
Offers More Than Tofu
In response to Aly Shea's article ("Veganism: It Can Change Sexual Appetites Too," Nov. 15), it was wonderful to read of vegetarians finding romance at UConn. While nobody likes the idea of limiting their dating pool, it's understandable why vegetarians and vegans would prefer to date each other over their meat-eating counterparts. Across the board, vegetarians benefit from lower levels of cancer, stroke, heart disease, impotence (that's right, cholesterol stops the flow of blood to all vital organs) and recent studies even show that they smell better. It's true. According to the National Institute of Health, results of repeated measures analysis of variance showed that the odor of donors when on the non-meat diet was judged as significantly more attractive, more pleasant, and less intense.
Of course, while this is a perfectly logical reason to adopt a meat-free diet, there are more significant factors at play. Animals killed for food often suffer in unimaginable ways, including being skinned and dismembered while still fully conscious. If these kinds of abuses were inflicted upon cats or dogs, it would result in felony cruelty to animals charges. This is the product of an industry that views animals as property and items to be butchered and sold, rather than living, breathing creatures. Fortunately, with so many delicious vegetarian dishes available these days, including vegetarian barbeque riblets and vegan pizzas, there is really no excuse for continuing to support this kind of cruelty.
- Ryan Huling
College Campaign Coordinator
Peta2.com
Israelis Live Under Constant Fear
I was on the phone - like any other day at the office, I was working on plans for the next day. Nothing unusual. Well, maybe there was one unusual thing. A rocket interrupted my conversation.
I was having a conversation with my friend from Sderot. Sderot is a small city in southern Israel. My friend was coming to speak to my group of American students visiting Israel. They are living in Jerusalem for the year. In this conversation, we were working out the details of what my friend would say and what technology he needed to use to accurately present the picture of terrorism facing Sderot residents on a daily basis.
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