In a message dated 7/11/08 10:11:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > we'd all be better off if we (humans) didn't eat meat at all... yes, we would. i love the taste of a grilled steak and there's a local hamburger joint that makes you drool just to walk past the place. with the exception of a few times when i've "fallen off the wagon", i haven't eaten meat since 1991. oddly enough, we were on our way to a dog show - driving from los angeles to sonoma - and passed harris ranch. the sight of all those cows packed in pens like sardines, (already dead sardines), made me ill. it was enough to turn me into a non-meat-eater. i DO feel better and, yes, i sure do miss the taste, but i can't bring myself to eat meat anymore. diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds<BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com!<BR> (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112)</HTML> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================