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Feb 10, 2016, 07:02 PM
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Member Since: Nov 2002
Location: Mid World
Posts: 18,103
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Originally Posted by Artchic528
Technically, homo sapiens evolved to be omnivorous, with our earliest ancestors being hunter/gatherers. It's in our DNA to have a need for animal protein along with vegetation. Even vegetarians and vegans have to find ways to supplement it in their diet.
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My hubby used to tell people this is the reason we (humans) have sharp, ripping teeth in the front of our mouths. 
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Originally Posted by Artchic528
As for growing crops, the pollutants from the fertilizers alone is more damaging than the methane producing live stock we consume. Haven't you learned nothing from the DDT disaster that nearly wiped out the American Bald Eagle?
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Bald Eagle and the brown pelican. Have you heard about the maniacs who want to use DDT to go after the mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus? I'm in no way minimizing the danger of Zika to unborn humans, but are we willing to risk exterminating other species when other means are available to go after the mosquitoes?
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