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Letter
writer's ignorance of cattle facts appalling
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
4/15/08 |
I
read the letter by Jay Moor in the March 28 Chronicle
with an utter disgust at the surplus of ignorance on Mr.
Moor's part. Mr. Moor, did you know that cattle are used
for more than just food?
Obviously, leather is used in clothing,
footwear, purses, belts, wallets, gloves and upholstery.
Aside from that, cattle are organically similar to humans
and our bodies easily accept medication made with their
components. Byproducts are used for treating hemophilia,
killing viruses and making anti-rejection drugs. From
cattle we get heparin, Vitamin B-12, insulin, glucagon,
thrombin, and numerous other medical drugs.
Cattle fats and proteins are found in
many products used in the home, including candles, ceramics,
cosmetics, crayons, deodorants, floor wax, perfume, paper,
paints, insulation, plastics, shaving cream, soaps, and
toothpaste - to name a few.
In traveling, keep in mind that cattle
help you to get where you are going. Beef fat is an ingredient
of antifreeze and a binding agent in asphalt. Beef fats
and proteins are used in lubricants, oils, high performance
greases, brake fluid and glue for jets and automobiles.
Cattle provide stearic acid to make tires hold their shape.
My suggestion, Mr. Moor, is that if
you don't like living in a state where a large part of
the economy is derived from the cattle industry, perhaps
you should move somewhere where cattle are not so prevalent.
May I suggest a large city - and please feel free to take
some wolves and free-roaming bison with you as I'm
sure that they would be welcome there. While you're walking
around in your chicken-skin loafers with dirty teeth,
just hope that you won't have any medical problems or
have to drive anywhere. Heaven forbid you support the
cattle industry since you despise it so much.
Jennifer Dose
Belgrade
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