OFF/"rule of thumb" and other MEATY topix

[Ted Jackson jr.]

On 11 Feb 00, at 13:57, Mark Lee wrote:

> Forgive me for my ignorance but don't Honey Bees die after the
> season anyway - how can it be wrong therefore to allow nature
> to take it's course ??
>
They very well may--in nature.  I believe the argument against
keeping bees may rest on the notion of artificially maintaining a
habitat stricly for human use, thereby 'enslaving' the bees for human
use.  IOW, we humans create huge colonies that wouldn't nec. occur
in nature.  Sooo...generations of bees exist and die in the name of
sweetening one's coffee!

And, I think that there are many pro-animal folks who eschew the
keeping of pets as well...

theo

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Mather [mailto:paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU]
> Sent: 07 February 2000 04:03
> Subject: Re: OFF/"rule of thumb" and other MEATY topix
>
>
> On Fri, 6 Feb 2043, Kevin Sommers wrote:
>
> => At the risk of sounding ignorant, which actually I am of all things
> vegan, => why not honey?  How is this different from eating a plant
> which was => pollinated by bees?
>
> Well, as I understand it, vegans eschew honey because they disavow the
> exploitation of bees---hives of which are left to die off/starve to
> death at the end of their productive season.
>
> Don't quote me on it, though.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>
> e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu
>
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