Megan,<br> <br> I do owe you an apology. I was incorrect to assume that you are doing this because you disagree with a man's religion. It is clear to me now that was not your intent. However, it was the intent of the person that notified you by email of the Foli Gras. That person notified you in the hopes that you would respond in the way that you have.<br> <br> I hope you are aware, the person that emailed you that email was doing so in an attempt to pit you up against a group of people she has dedicated a great deal of her time and energies against. You will also find that a great deal of the people that are supporting your cause are only doing so because they dislike and want to cause harm to a man and his business just because of his chosen religious affiliations. In effect, you are being used for someone else's sinister and discriminatory purposes. I think it is unfortunate they are using you for that purpose and you are allowing them to just to get new
members and any type of support. It is kind of like if you were protesting a business man that also happened to be Black, would you want the KKK tagging along too? I think not. I think you are best served by axing not attaching this people to your group that are in it for other reasons. <br> <br> I think fighting to lessen animal suffering is a noble and worthy cause, I don't think anyone is going to disagree with that. Where I disagree with you is not what you are trying to do, but how you are attempting to achieve those goals. My point of making the claims against all Moscow eating establishments and food service companies being involved of animal cruelty was not a plea that you protest all meat serving restaurants but to point out the futility of your strategy that will not result in the outcome that you want. <br> <br> Not one duck will be saved for boycotting or threatening a local businessman, and it hurts that business and Moscow to be
boycotted and is unfair to single one out when all establishments are committing the same offense. There is more demand for the duck then supply, in fact, suppliers cannot even keep up. <br> <br> The goal should be to get everyone in Moscow on board, here and all over Idaho to change laws regarding the treatment of animals, for the animals interests, the environment, and the health of the consumers. Calling Idahoans who hunt and fish Nazis and murderers, and raising the level of import of the slaughter of mindless cattle to the equivalency of the Jewish Holocaust I think is an offensive tactic that turns people away from helping you and accomplishing your goals.<br> <br> I don't think you are a hypocrite Megan. But I think myself and anyone else that says torturing a duck is wrong so don't eat at West of Paris, but they then go and eat meat, which undoubtedly did come from a slaughter house elsewhere, is a hypocrite. <br> <br> I think focusing in on the
misery of one animal, like a fish, chicken, or a duck, is a bad idea. I think focusing in on all the animals, and working to make a change as a whole, on a legislative level, that improves the overall conditions, is the way to go. I think you will find that a popular idea among even meat eaters. Asking people to boycott West of Paris, but ignoring the same mistreatment of other animals they eat is asking people to be hypocrites, sadly, many Doug Wilson obsessives will comply, but not many others. <br> <br> And thanks for taking my call on Tim's show. I appreciated having the opportunity to talk to you in person. <br> <br> Best,<br> <br> _DJA<br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><b><i>Megan Prusynski <megan@meganpru.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Donovan,<br>I really don't appreciate your accusation that I am choosing to "pick <br>on" West of
Paris because of Mr. Foucachon's connection with NSA/ <br>Christ Church. As I mentioned on the show, I found out about the foie <br>gras and voiced my opinion against it before I even knew where the <br>restaurant was or who it was associated with. Do not start putting <br>words in my mouth or call me a hypocrite, that is just rude.<br><br>I am not trying to single out this restaurant for any other reason <br>than that they had foie gras on the menu. I find it to be a <br>particularly cruel and unnecessary practice, although cruelty is <br>rampant throughout the meat industry, foie gras sticks out to me for <br>a number of reasons. One is that it is completely unnecessary. As my <br>good friend Kelsey pointed out on the show, people can argue that <br>eating meat is necessary for survival (I don't believe this, but <br>people can argue it), and it is clear that foie gras, which is a <br>delicacy, is NOT necessary. Secondly, I find it particularly <br>appalling,
and one of the more gruesome aspects of factory farming, <br>and I have never heard of it being served here, so I thought with the <br>restaurant just opening up that it would be an opportune time to let <br>them know that foie gras is not welcomed by members of the community. <br>Certainly even meat-eaters or people not normally concerned with <br>animal rights can attest to the fact that this is unnecessary cruelty.<br><br>Also, as mentioned on the radio interview, we ARE making efforts to <br>protest other restaurants, and protested in front of KFC twice in the <br>last year because the way they raise their chickens is exceptionally <br>cruel. I personally advocate vegetarianism at any opportunity and <br>don't support the meat industry in any way shape or form, but in this <br>town there are no places offering ONLY vegetarian food, so I have to <br>eat somewhere, and the Co-op is a far better alternative (and one of <br>the only places I can get organic
produce) than any other grocery <br>store in my opinion, so I shop there, and they do have more options <br>for us herbivores than any other store in Moscow. Also, Compassion <br>Speaks, the student animal rights group, just started last year and <br>hasn't had much of a chance to recruit a large number of people yet, <br>so we will certainly make an effort to branch out and protest the <br>meat industry at large. But I think it's pretty unrealistic to assume <br>we can protest every business selling meat and actually get them to <br>discontinue it. Foie gras, because it is a delicacy and very <br>expensive, isn't nearly as big of a deal to remove from a menu, we <br>simply want to let West of Paris know that there are some in the <br>community that don't support the practice of force-feeding animals <br>and inducing liver disease. Also, it's a great way to educate people <br>about what foie gras is (many don't even know) and use this issue to <br>bring
larger animal rights issues into the forefront and open <br>people's eyes. Hopefully we will have many more protests, <br>demonstrations, etc. to follow that keep animal rights issues in <br>discussion. You are certainly welcome to e-mail Kelsey at <br>compassionspeaks@hotmail.com and join us at KFC. :)<br><br>For you to insinuate that I am "singling out" Mr. Foucachon is just <br>ludicrous, and I do hope that you will consider apologizing for your <br>accusation that I am discriminating against him.<br><br>By the way, thank you for calling in, as I am pretty sure that was you.<br><br>peace!<br>~megan<br><br><br>Message: 3<br>Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 15:30:49 -0700 (PDT)<br>From: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 @yahoo.com=""><br>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Fwd: Is there a correlation between<br> "ForeGras"Killing Babies!<br>To: Tom Hansen <thansen @moscow.com="">, "'Saundra Lund'"<br> <sslund @adelphia.net="">, vision2020@moscow.com<br>Message-ID:
<20060827223049.75447.qmail@web38109.mail.mud.yahoo.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br><br>Mr. Hansen,<br><br> That article says else where it happens earlier on as well. It <br>WELL by the late gestation, which means it starts long before. I <br>chose that particular passage because it is clear enough even for <br>you to read. There is plenty of other professional research <br>conducted to suggest that fetuses experience pain as early as seven <br>weeks into development--which is before most abortions take place. I <br>suggest you do some Googling.<br><br> Planned parenthood DOES NOT offer assistance in raising a child if <br>a parent cannot afford to raise one. Most of their site is dedicated <br>to not raising a child, not parenthood.<br><br> I am glad you listened to Tim's radio show. I hoped you learned <br>something. And to answer your questions, yes, the Co-Op does <br>purchase items from companies that practice
what PeTA considers a <br>violation of animal rights. But that isn't a hard definition to meet <br>considering that PeTA considers eating animals, even fish, a <br>violation of their rights too.<br><br> While I am opposed to unnecessary cruelty to animals, I am also <br>opposed to targeting and picketing one local business man because we <br>object to the owners religion. I have no doubt that Megan herself, <br>did not target West of Paris on her own accord, somebody vehemently <br>opposed to them pointed out the Foie Gras issue in the hopes that <br>she would target this man, she has unwittingly complied. I find this <br>behavior appalling and hypocritical. And no I am not a member of <br>Christ Church, and I think eating liver is gross.<br><br> To target a man because he has a religion we disagree with is <br>discrimination.<br><br> To cast a stone at a man for a crime (purchasing goods from <br>companies that abuse animals) we are all
committing ourselves is an <br>abomination and a new height of hypocrisy in our community.<br><br> Best,<br><br> _DJA<br><br>=======================================================<br> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br> http://www.fsr.net <br> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>=======================================================<br></sslund></thansen></donovanjarnold2005></blockquote><br><p> 
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