An alternative to the national days of murder... Date Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 02:36 PM PST Topic Politics While watching the president pardon the national thanksgiving turkey, something struck me.Aside from my fiancé and I forwarding a lovely little note about the yearly impending national days of murder.... er... thanksgiving... christmas... easter... WHATEVER... I decided to just post some fun non dead animal alternatives to the traditional holiday carcass.First off, turkeys, don't thank anyone on thanksgiving. (You wouldn't either if you were bred to spend your short miserable life crammed into a cage with several other miserable birds with no bedding, no light,no heat, bad food, and rotten neighbors only to end up naked, tied, gutted and headless onsomeone's kitchen table with bread and veggies stuffed up your yinyang.) Santa Clause doesn't visit the veal calves on the outskirts of the dry lot dairy farms where they lie in shacks in blistering heat or freezing cold, restrained from movement to keep their muscles atrophed and "tender". The Easter Bunny doesn't return the eggs taken from chickens who were biologically shocked with light, sleep, food and water deprivation to the point of death to reset their laying cycles, blinded by the amonia fumes of their own uncleard dung below their cage, legs broken from trying to nest on hard wire cage bottoms, and eyes pecked out by aggravated, anxious, and frightened neighboring birds. The piggies in concrete pens who have to nurse their newborn pigletts through steel separation bars aren't looking forward to an xmas ham..or being it, for that matter.Yes, there is a point to this...I suggest TOFURKEY!!!!Quit your gaking already and hear me out, I've had tofurkey and it is RAD. YUMMY. Its a small roast about the size of a cantaloupe with stuffing inside. It comes with "drumsticks" made out of the most flavorfullveggie/nut/blackbean stufing concoction I've ever had, and "turkey" gravy. Fred meyer'shas them on sale, but it's well worth it.It can easily feed 4-5 people, or two or three if you fast all day in anticipation of stuffing your face.PETA also has a nummy vegan nut loaf that I've also tried. It's not as good as tofurkey, but a good alternative to those who are allergic to soy..The PETA website also has lots of yummy vegan holiday and everyday dishes and desert recipes that may suprise you how varried and EASY the food is to make, and how delicious it is. I've had delicious onion soup with garlic mashed potatoes, sweetpotato corn chowder, stuffed green peppers, stuffed zuchinni, a FABULOUS vegan lasagna that is soy free and death free (only if I don't use whipped silken tofu as riccotta cheese) that I invented myself.....all cheap, all easy, and all cruelty free.Hell, there's holidays all throughout the goddamned year...what's trying something new just ONCE going to hurt...all those dead damned animals will be on sale the followingday so if you hate it you can make up for it later for christ's sake. Plus you get the benifit of a healthy, low fat, murder free meal. Save a life this holiday. It's the best gift you can give to an animal with no future..And stop wearing leather...it's neither fashionable, sexy, or cool.Pleather or veggie leather is 10 times more durable and half the cost.Famous vegans:Elvira: Mistress of the dark River Phoenix Summer Phoenix Sister of RiverPaul McCartneyGhandiAlicia Silverstone Actress Annie Curtis Jamie Lee's DaughterBenjamin Spock Medical DoctorCoretta Scott King Martin L.K., Jr's wifeDennis Kucinich US CongressmanDr. John Harvey Kellogg DoctorDrew Barrymore ActressEarth Crisis MusiciansEd Templeton pro skateboarderElizabeth Burkley ActressFiona Apple SingerFugazi . bandGeoff Tate QueensrycheGeoff Rowley pro skateboarderGillian Anderson actressJack Dangers Musician (Meat Beat Manifesto)Joaquin PhoenixJulia Stiles actressK.D. Lang MusicianKatherine Monbiot arm wrestlerKeenan Ivory Wayens ActorKevin Nealon Saturday Night LiveLinda Blair actressMartina Navratilova tennis playerMoby SingerMushroom . Massive AttackRikki Rockett Musician (Poison)Sara Gilbert ActressTom Scholz BostonWeird Al Yankovic Comedian/singerWoody Harrelson actorJust to name a few....visit elvira's webpage!http://www.elvira.comand PeTA's website...http://www.peta.comand MY favorite by far, THE LETTUCE LADIES (and the brocolli boys)...tossedsalad, anyone?http://www.lettuceladies.comREAL men are kind to animals.peace out, kiss your pets, save a turkey.end transmission. This article comes from Shmeng http://www.shmeng.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.shmeng.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=203