Matrixman wrote:I thought I'd bump this thread to complement Myste's about paper in the Land.
The problem of paper seems not nearly as troubling as the question of where Landfolk get their meat from. Syl makes a very good point here. The people of the Land aren't just lovey-dovey vegetarians, eh?
Certainly not. Triock was a Cattleherd, after all. You don't suppose he did it as an exercise in veterinary philanthropy, do you? Helping little old cows cross the road out of the Boy Scout goodness of his heart? Didn't think so.
Here in Alberta, most of us
understand cattle. I may be an effete city slicker, but I'm not
incapacitated by it; I have some familiarity with livestock. And I'm here to tell you, beef cattle may just be the only form of animal life that is
more sentient
after being slaughtered and eaten. Those critters can barely outwit grass.
(If you interpret this to mean that I consider eating beef morally neutral, you're right. Eating chickens, on the other hand, is positively virtuous. Chickens are not only stupid, they're
mean. The blighters deserve all they get!)