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PETA and Their Ongoing Insanity (pg. 9)
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| Shakka |
On a side note, here's an interesting article I just read:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/...m20031119.shtml
| quote: | Terrorists with Tofu breath
Michelle Malkin
November 19, 2003
They are bomb-throwing Birkenstock brats. Wolves in hemp clothing. Enemies of scientific progress. Inveterate haters of humanity.
They are environmental extremists and animal rights zealots. They are running loose. And they are endangering us all.
The national press, which has put a happy green face on the environmental movement for three decades, has largely ignored a recent rising tide of violence being waged by eco-nuts across the country -- and around the world. In August, someone planted explosives at biotechnology giant Chiron Corp. in Emeryville, Calif. Less than a month later, cosmetics manufacturer Shaklee Corp. in Pleasanton was hit. Both targets have ties to Huntingdon Life Sciences, a research lab that conducts animal tests for pharmaceutical, agrochemical and biotechnology products. Huntingdon has for years been the victim of a sustained campaign of intimidation, harassment and violence by anti-science thugs.
No one was hurt in the northern California attacks, but the bomb blasts struck terror in researchers at both companies who have dedicated their careers to improving their fellow citizens' quality of life.
The chief suspect in the bombings is Daniel Andreas San Diego. The feds, who have issued an all-points bulletin listing him as armed and dangerous, say he has gone underground -- most likely with the help of a loose-knit network of radical animal-rights activists. The San Francisco Chronicle described San Diego as a "clean-cut, soft-spoken 25-year-old Sonoma County man, who was trying to invent a vegan marshmallow."
"Vegan marshmallows." What an apt metaphor for domestic terrorists who take cover under the guise of "mainstream" environmental activism with its mushy and harmless facade. PETA, the pet charity of famous vegans such as Alicia Silverstone and Paul McCartney, may seem as pale and innocuous as a marshmallow. But it doesn't just dole out money for celebrity anti-meat ads. The group has provided financial support for the Earth Liberation Front, which along with its sister organization, the Animal Liberation Front, is responsible for committing more than 600 criminal acts between 1996 and 2002, according to the FBI. In Washington, mainstream green lobbyists are silent about anti-biotech mayhem that has resulted in the destruction of experimental crops in the Pacific Northwest, Louisiana, France and India.
What's at stake? While aspiring terrorists with tofu breath build nail bombs and play with matches, the best and brightest scientists around the world are forging miraculous breakthroughs that will benefit all mankind -- and especially the poor in underdeveloped nations that the leftists and Luddites claim to care about so much.
Science journalist Michael Fumento comprehensively documents such stunning developments in his eye-opening new book, "Bioevolution: How Biotechnology Is Changing Our World." It's an invaluable antidote to the irrational hysteria of eco-terrorists. Fumento reports on how agricultural biotech researchers are refining methods of pumping up protein levels in corn, boosting vitamin levels in a wide variety of crops, making crops resistant to the cold, and finding ways to accelerate the growth of cotton, potatoes and tomatoes. They've developed a process called "gene silencing" to fight bacterial diseases that can devastate fruit and nut harvests and have even come up with a potato plant that glows green when it's thirsty.
The same technology that is producing miracle crops is producing miracle medicines to improve human health and longevity. Biotech is also being used to tackle toxic waste, reduce lead contamination and clean up sewage systems. But in the minds of the technophobes, the only politically correct way to cure disease is to wear red-string bracelets, eat organically grown ginger and pray to Gaia. The only environmentally acceptable way to improve the earth is to compost banana peels and recycle soy milk cartons. And the only morally tolerable way to use modern technology -- e.g., the Internet -- is to use it to preach violence and destroy the progress of others.
With each new scientific breakthrough, the anti-biotech militants have grown more desperate and reckless. "Ultimately," Fumento writes, "only two things can defeat such negativism. One is education; the other is the products themselves." There is a third force: the voices of biotech's myriad beneficiaries, from the cancer patients whose lives have been saved by Gleevec to the Third World consumers of golden rice. It's time to verbally roast the vegan marshmallows and let biotech move forward without fear. |
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by dj adagnitio
Have you actually read the article? It suggests that ignoring malnutrition, not giving the baby your breast milk, and nor consulting anyone on how it might be possible to do this in a safe way is unnhealthy for children. |
Come on, even cows give their babies milk. It's a simple necessity of mammals to drink milk when they're young. And why do you thing a child was malnurtured? Because it had to eat nuts and vegetables instead of milk that is rich in proteins, fats and lactose. Besides, humans have a lactose dissolving gene, even when they're adult. That means our body is naturally adapted for drinking milk, regardless of what you say.
| quote: | | I don't think anyone in their right mind would use that as an example of how veganism is unhealthy for anyone. |
Why not? It's a shining example of how extreme veganism forced upon children can lead to disasterous results.
| quote: | | why don't you go read what I wrote again. I clearly stated males would be born in more then the amount needed to fertalize females and the rest would be killed. I did not state the opposite of what you said. |
Oh, I see what you meant now. Still, you're pretty much wrong because in most farm animal species, females are much more common than males.
| quote: | | Of course to live a healthy vegan life you have to eat in a certain way. But that is true of eating meat or not. If you eat meat you still have to watch what you eat. Do you think you can just sit there and eat steaks all day? of course not. |
Yes, you have to eat various supplements to food, and eating those is certainly more healthy than eating a natural balanced diet.
| quote: | | your example shows nothing, |
If you look at it again, you will see it does show something, you're just too blind to see it.
| quote: | | Im going to say this again. You clearly don't need meat to be strong. Go read the thing the body builder said below. If you can actually in some way back this up then please do. |
You need meat for the explosive power of the muscles. And body builders use a lot of chemical supplements to their diet, but it's pretty questionable how healthy is that.
| quote: | | I am almost sure that if you did that the lions would die. But regardless of that, we are discussing nature and necessity. Our killing is definitelly not natural and clearly not a necessity. |
We can synthesize the necessary proteins for the lions and give them those as a supplement.
| quote: | | So its ok to commit murder on a scale that would make hitler jealous but not to treat the animals meanly as you do it? |
Yes, because eating animals is necessary for our well being. Treating them meanly isn't. And please, where did you get the idea that I treat animals meanly?
| quote: | | again this is simply not true. Go back this up with a source or two. A lot of people in this world don't eat meat and are on the whole more healthy for it. |
| quote: | For example, taurine, an essential amino acid, is found only in animal proteins. Without enough taurine, cats develop vision and heart problems. Arginine is an amino acid that is found most abundantly in animal proteins. This nutrient clears the blood of ammonia, which is a by-product of protein metabolism. Since cats use so much protein, just one meal without arginine is enough to drive ammonia in the blood to toxic levels. Choline and the other B vitamins, many of which are important to protein metabolism, are also found in the highest concentrations in meat, and your carnivore cat needs lots of those vitamins.
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| quote: | | Methionine is one of the amino acids considered "essential" because they cannot be manufactured in the body and must be obtained through diet. Worse yet for strict vegetarians, this particular amino acid is found only in meat and dairy products. However, natural and synthetic methionine supplements are available. |
| quote: | | why should we treat each other as equals? is there some holy book that says this? why are we above everything else. |
Because we have a same genetic code, and are therefore a same species. Two members of the same species are usually more similar to each other than two members of different species.
| quote: | | And a human is, from a logical point of view, a lot less worthy of an individual then a cow. thanks to us the world could be facing global economic catestrophe. Look at all the good we haVe done to this world, transforming it from beautiful forests to what it is today. And more to the point what it will be in ten years. |
Humans are the largest biomass on this planet and are therefore obviously most capable at surviving. Human intellect surpasses that of all the other animals, and so does human versatility. Humans are the only species that shows potential to spread it's kind (and other kinds as well) to other planets and stars. Therefore, humans are more worthy than cows.
| quote: | | And a potatoe isnt sentient. |
Neither is a cow.
| quote: | | I dont think so buddy. |
| quote: | TAURINE
Taurine is an amino acid found naturally in mother's milk. Besides brain development, Taurine also plays a critical role in normal retinal function.
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What is Taurine?
Taurine is an amino acid found naturally in mother's milk. Studies have shown that Taurine plays a significant role in brain and retinal development.
As the brain growth spurt is the fastest stage of brain development, it is critical to ensure that all essential nutrients, including Taurine, is available to your child.
Taurine has also been discovered to play a critical role in normal retinal function. Children who were put on a taurine-free diet develop retinal abnormalities. These abnormalities were reverse when Taurine was re-introduced into the diet.
Besides brain development and normal retinal function, what other role does Taurine play in the development of my child?
Studies have supported that Taurine also plays a role in increasing the proportion of bile acids in the body.
During digestion, bile acids make fats soluble in the intestinal lumen. Hence, bile acids are critical to fat absorption. Excellent fat absorption is important because fat provides a good source of energy for the development of the rapidly growing child.
What are the dietary sources of Taurine?
Recognizing that Taurine is an essential nutrient, Mother Nature has provided breastmilk with a level of Taurine that supports optimal brain development.
On the other hand, cow's milk contain only traces of Taurine. Besides breastmilk, Taurine is found in a variety of food such as meat, seafood and poultry. Taurine is virtually absent from plants.
ABBOTT's range of paediatric nutritional products, SIMILAC EXCELLENCE Follow-On, GAIN IQ, ABBOTT GROW, ISOMIL Soy Protein Follow-Up, and PEDIASURE, are all fortified with TAURINE.
How does a child get adequate Taurine?
Newborn babies are usually unable to make enough Taurine on their own during the first 12 months of life. As such, babies get their source of Taurine from the milk they drink.
Since most of the child's brain growth take place during the first 2-3 years of life, it is crucial that the child continue to receive adequate Taurine till the 2nd and 3rd birthday.
For the breastfed baby, there is no concern of Taurine deficiency. This is because breastmilk contains an ample supply of Taurine.
For the baby who is not breastfed, it is important to choose a formula that is enriched with Taurine. Even when your child starts taking solid food, it is critical to give a follow-on formula that has Taurine. Although Taurine can be found in solid food such as meat, seafood and poultry, the amount consumed by your weaning child is likely to be minimal. As such, solid food will not provide your child with a consistent supply of Taurine.
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| quote: | Methionine is one of the amino acids considered "essential" because they cannot be manufactured in the body and must be obtained through diet. Worse yet for strict vegetarians, this particular amino acid is found only in meat and dairy products. However, natural and synthetic methionine supplements are available.
There is no official recommended dietary allowance for methionine. The estimated adult daily requirement for methionine and cystine combined is approximately 4.5 milligrams per pound of body weight. Infants need 5 times that amount; children require twice that amount.
Methionine is thought to be necessary for effective use of two other amino acids, cystine and taurine.
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| dj adagnitio |
| Honestly I think this is the first time I've ever done this, but you're too stupid to keep arguing with. Im done now. |
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| Shakka |
| quote: | Originally posted by dj adagnitio
Honestly I think this is the first time Ive ever done this. But your to stupid to keep arguing with. Im done now. |
Oh SNAP! Better grammar would've gotten you 2 SNAPS!:D |
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by dj adagnitio
Honestly I think this is the first time I've ever done this, but you're too stupid to keep arguing with. Im done now. |
Ya, well, when all arguments fail, maybe ad hominem attacks will work? Bravo! *clap clap clap*
Perhaps if you had a bit more Taurine in your diet as a child, you'd be able to make a better statement. |
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| NYCTrancefan |
| Hey guys don't let a little political discussion get under your skins, this is all in good political banter, no one is exclusively right or wrong, we just each have our own opinions. Of course you already know this, just reaffirming it though. |
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| Izzy |
| quote: | Originally posted by DrUg_Tit0
TAURINE
Taurine is an amino acid found naturally in mother's milk. Besides brain development, Taurine also plays a critical role in normal retinal function.
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hey redbull has taurine in it!!!
http://www.redbull.com/product/history/index.html |
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| Shakka |
| Wow! Do they actually kill Red Bulls to get it???:toothless |
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
Well, in that case, a little Red Bull should be a solution for a vegan child's problems. :) |
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| Shakka |
| True--though it may give them wings and make them highly aggressive and into house music.;) |
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| fuct4less |
| quote: | | Because of the stalemate, says the source, PETA is stepping up its war with KFC. “If they won’t meet with us, we’re taking our case to the children.” The source says that PETA will start handing out what they’re calling “Buckets of Blood” in front KFC outlets across the country. “They’ll look like KFC’s buckets of chicken, and will contain things like mutilated, gory chickens,” says the source. “We gave kids ‘Unhappy Meals’ at McDonald’s and Burger King crowns with animals impaled on the points when they wouldn’t meet with us. After those kids started screaming, both McDonald’s and Burger King got reasonable.” |
many of you may see this as disgusting and wretchedly extremist, but i see this in a different light - free in handouts
:toothless
but seriously, radicalists like these annoy me. |
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| Shakka |
Popeye's has much better chicken anyway!
KFC is like so yesterday...:toothless |
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