Thanks for all responses about wearing leather

[Guest guest]

Dear folks,

 

Very intelligent and interesting posts on the question of wearing leather.

Thanks to all

who responded to my original post.

 

I was/am very fascinated about this one comment:

 

" Then there is ahimsa leather from India

-taken after the cow dies naturally. "

 

I am going to be trying to find where I can buy products made of this " ahimsa

leather. "

 

I really liked the wisdom of the observation that we all can't be " perfect " in

making choices

that demonstrate kindness to animals.

 

For example, a couple of years ago, I had some autoimmune-type problems with my

thyroid. For a time, I was prescribed Armour Thyroid, which is basically from

the thyroid

gland of a pig.

 

It really troubled me to take this. Thankfully, I only had to take it a

relatively short amount

of time.

 

I guess it's like playing darts - you shoot for the center, but you arent'

always going to be

able to hit that mark.

 

Again, thanks to all for the great answers.

 

Old Man Jim (vegetarian since '86)

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[Guest guest]

I personally find it very comforting that the people on this list are very

accepting of whatever efforts each individual can do to protect animal lives.

 

The one and only time I went to a vegetarian group meeting, I was looked down

upon because I was ovo-lacto and not vegan.

 

Mary,

going back to lurkdom

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Once, about 25+ years ago, I went to a small woman-only conference

related to body image. It was held in someone's house and about 35

women were in attendance. I watched with dismay while a long and

somewhat hostile discussion ensued about what foods should be purchased

for the group's consumption during the weekend conference. Many women

were arguing both pro and con serving meat. I did not say a word while

the argument went on. Imagine my feelings later on when I realized that

I was actually the ONLY vegetarian at the conference! Everyone was so

busy trying to be politically correct, I guess, that they created

disagreement among themselves when none of them was even vegetarian. Of

course, I was glad they did have a lot of vegetarian food at the

conference, but it was a big lesson in how people can manufacture

disagreements by arguing points of view that aren't even representative

of their own positions.

 

mrf