French Butchers Ask For Protection After Threats From Militant Vegans

(Todd Allen) #1

This story is a few months old but I haven’t seen it discussed here and it may be of interest. I think the small butchers of France are good for consumers and probably better for animal husbandry too at least compared to ours. It surprises me they would be targeted.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/07/18/628141545/french-butchers-ask-for-protection-after-threats-from-violent-vegans

(Running from stupidity) #2

The “by (militant) vegans” bit should mean you’re not surprised!

(Todd Allen) #3

I’m not surprised there are militant vegans but rather they would target small butchers when France also has big ag animal production and slaughterhouses.

#4

“In France your butcher is someone you go to like your doctor. It’s personal,”

I can say AMEN to that. Probably more so. At least with your butcher you share a common interest. :grin:

I wish I could find a local butcher, I could get to know on a first name basis.

#5

Hope you do, Darren.

I have, over the past year or so, and it’s a really nice thing. When he’s waxing lyrical (TBH we don’t ‘talk’ so much as he lectures and I listen, but that’s okay, I like his passion), I learn a lot about the meat industry and business practices of big meat sellers/supermarkets, as well as sustainability, nose-to-tail eating, and anything else he feels like expounding upon on the day, lol. His produce is not cheap but it’s high-quality, ethical and delicious, so I’m really happy to support his small business. Oh, and his first name is Ben. :smiley:

#6

I’m sure it would be the same for me. :grin:

That is wonderful! :+1:

Thanks Buxom Lass!
( I never thought I’d utter those words, but it’s your user name, what else am I supposed to say?) :man_shrugging:

(less is more, more or less) #7

It is of direct interest. These brown-shirts are following Keys’ logic to repugnant end. Get a load of this statement;

Gothiere says animals are sentient beings and people today know they don’t have to eat animals to be in good health.

Gothiere is expressing bovine excrement out of the wrong orifice.

(Todd Allen) #8

I also noticed the “don’t have to eat animals to be in good health.” comment. It may be true for some people though to state it unqualified is undoubtedly going too far. I hope the idea never gains wide acceptance as I believe animal products have been beneficial to my health.

But many vegans go much farther and claim eating animal products in any form or quantity is detrimental to health.

(Running from stupidity) #9

I reckon I know the first names of at least four of the people I buy meat off at the meat hall at the markets where I buy all my meat (Queen Vic Markets, Melbourne), and at least as many more where we know each other by sight and so can have useful chats. It really is extremely helpful.

#10

Hey, a Melbourne boy! <waves at @juice from over in the eastern suburbs>

I love the Queen Vic.

(Bunny) #11

If we did not eat the animals their would be pestilences beyond anything we have ever fathomed, killing the animals too, why are vegan’s so dumb?

(Sophie) #12

What’s surprising to me is that the Vegans actually had the strength to mount an offensive! :stuck_out_tongue:

(Running from stupidity) #13

#habit

Everything else in the food chain is killing everything below it. Not sure if they’ve noticed this. Or all the defenseless little insects killed by combine harvesters, etc… :disappointed_relieved::roll_eyes:

(Running from stupidity) #14

I’m in Collingwood, so it’s about an 8km walk over to North Melbourne and back, and I usually do that a couple of times a week - Thursday for most stuff, Sunday lunchtime for marked-down rump steak, etc.:slight_smile:

(Bunny) #15

…pestilence would breed rare and unknown pathogens (plagues) killing everything…

Would wipe us and the animals off the face of the earth!

Why are vegans so hell bent on emotions that would counter balance the entire ecosystem of the earth, would that not be the exact antithesis of an unrealistic attempt at what they think they are accomplishing? Waste of time?

Who really cares about the environment and the welfare of animals, those eating them or those not eating them; contributing to a pathogenic
apocalypse?

Looks to me like carnivorous humans are the ones who really care (humane) about the wellfare of animals and the environment?

#16

I live in a lovely little bubble. Work from home. Cavort on the internet at will. Venture out for dog walks, social life with people I like, and am really very happy in a ZC carnivorous doing-ma-own-thang kinda way. We have a great butcher 300 yards from the house who will chat and order me anything.

Went on hol last week and was quite surprised how far Veganism has affected things. Cafe menus. Pub menus. Signs in shops. Witnessed one delightful conversation where plumpish 30s mum of small child said to her 60s slim, drawn looking mother ‘So why can’t you eat cake? Oh’ eyeroll ‘its the butter, is it? Not vegan, I expect.’
Her tone was scathing.

I felt like saying ‘actually, it is probably not butter in those cakes. They will be using some vile hardened veg oil, and the problem for vegans would be the eggs’.

The vegan mother said nothing.
But no one helped themselves to cake.
Including myself, of course.

I had no idea the V infestation had spread so far. It was getting more coverage than my necessary, medically legitimate and potentially damaging gluten free issue.

#17

#jealous

#18

Couldn’t have said it better myself! :+1:

(less is more, more or less) #19

A sucker punch doesn’t come from a place of strength.

#20

Small butchers are easy targets. Big Ag has money and lawyers that can be used to fight back.