FWD: Practice and essence

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Tuesday, May 7, 2002

Practice and essence

I REFER to Mrs S.B. Toh’s letter No violence against animals (Speaking Up, April

30).

 

The writer says that people go vegetarian “primarily because they are against

violence to animals”.

 

This implies that abattoirs are daily perpetrating violence on animals.

 

I think it is more correct to say that vegetarians are “against the killing of

any life form” as Wong Nelson points out in his letter, Compassion is the key

(Speaking Up, April 30). For you may be against violence to animals, say in the

context of circus animals, the care of pets and in your daily encounter with

animals, yet be a great lover of meat.

 

One needs to differentiate the notion of violence to animals and the slaughter

of animals for consumption. My article, One man’s meat (April 19) was written in

the context of the consumption of meat.

 

And what about those who go vegetarian for health reasons? Do they also do it

because they are against violence to animals?

 

Certainly, in vegetarian practice, one’s conscience is clear as long as no

animals are killed.

 

The issue in question is the need to want your vegetarian fare to taste like

meat. No killing, no violence, yet you find it difficult to get rid of this

taste for meat.

 

This is what I meant when I said one should not separate the practice from the

essence.

 

Dr Sunny Tan Siew Bek, Penang

 

 

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