Foundation makes eating meat more acceptable, not less

In response to the Vegetarian Action article and the Note from the Coordinators in Issue 2, 2005: I am writing for two reasons. One is to thank you for the moving article on Anna Briggs. Her generous and compassionate spirit inspires us all.

The other reason is my concern regarding Whole Foods' Animal Compassion Foundation. I believe that we compromise our position as vegetarians when we support such a foundation. It does make for good company public relations to have this foundation in place. However, in reality, it simply makes eating animals more acceptable to people who buy meat. It seems that the logic is, "This animal was raised more humanely, so I can eat it in good conscience." And how can animals bred for slaughter be raised humanely anywhere today? Who will monitor the cattle producers?

Thank you for your interest in this matter.

E.A., Minneapolis, MN

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