It’s Wrong to Kill Meat-Eaters  From: Isa Chandra Moskowitz To:
Charles Eisenstein Subject: About "mindful" killing… Hi Charles,
Let's say a woman is walking her dog in the park, and I come up
and slit the dog's throat. Would it be of any comfort to … Read
More  By / May 14, 2007 Jewcy loves trees! Please don't print!
Hi Charles,  Let's say a woman is walking her dog in the park,
and I come up and slit the dog's throat. Would it be of any
comfort to her that the dog had a happy life? Would that make me
any less of a monster? The issue at hand isn’t death. It’s
killing.  Even a quick glance at the cats sitting on the sofa
next to me, licking their paws and cuddling together, provides
me with enough information to know that they would probably
enjoy a couple more years of doing so. If an enjoyable life is
what animals prefer, then isn’t a longer enjoyable life even
more preferable?  Animal husbandry cannot satisfy animals'
needs. A hen’s “natural” life would include roosting in a jungle
and laying maybe 2 doz