He has not removed duck from his menu, because apparently killing them is not cruel.
Is this some half-assed move to appease people who think it's wrong to confine animals prior to killing them? Oh, no! says Puck. He's doing this because he "believes the best-tasting food comes from animals that have been treated humanely."
It's one of those, "yeah, sure, we kill 'em, but at least they enjoyed their short lives" kinda things. Like a duck knows.
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I don't really have the energy to whip a rant right now--I'm a bit under the weather.
But I have no problem with Puck's stance. The process by which fois gras is made is insanely cruel.
And as far as meat goes... yes, I eat it. But I do prefer knowing that the animals are treated well while on this earth. Why is that a bad thing? Because I eat meat I should be OK with horrible conditions while the animals are alive?
Oh, I guess this did turn into a rant, if a short one.
Oh, you're much nicer than I am.
I figure, they're gonna be dead anyway so who cares? And I have a very hard time anthropomorphizing people, let alone animals. Of course, I'm a naturally cruel person, so....
I think what bothers me about this particular case is that Puck keeps claiming that he isn't "bowing" to intimidation by environmentalists, but doing this "cruelty-free" switch because the food tastes better. (If that were the case, people wouldn't spend $100 on foie gras.)
Why can't he be honest with us and say that he's tired of being picketted and he's caving?
--rant back at ya! ;)
>>Puck keeps claiming that he isn't "bowing" to intimidation by environmentalists...
Oh, yeah, point taken.
Still, the BEST commercial bacon I've ever had is the Applegate Farms organic bacon made from free-ranging pigs. Seriously, you can taste how happy the pigs were before they were slaughtered.
And I'd swear I could taste the difference between supermarket eggs and the ones I get from a local organic farmer, but maybe I'm just imagning it.
Bacon ... eggs ... suddenly, I'm very hungry.
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