Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl01381)

At 05:22 PM 4/28/96 -0400, you wrote:

>Some vegetarians don't eat fish. I am one of them - nothing to do with
>being English.  Until recent years, the British Isles were surrounded by
>them,++ especially cod, but over-fishing has done untold damage.
>There's a strong case for not eating fish on conservation grounds, but
>there are problems with the rest of Europe and "rights".  Maybe one day
>the English who do eat fish will get the plentiful and inexpensive
>supplies we used to have ...
>
>Alan
>
>++ Fish, not vegetarians.
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>But Michael isn't a vegetarian. I agree with you by the way about
over-fishing.What happened to Cod in England has happened to Mackeral in New
England. By the way, if everyone became vegetarians in an instant, I think
it would do the animal population a world of harm Think about what the
disappearance of the market would do to the animals maintained ONLY to
supply that market.

alexis