Bye, Bye Beef - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

aklim · #16 05-12-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Gurkha

This sucks..........nowhere in the Vedas is it expressly stated that Beef eating is banned, it was only forbidden for economic and environmental reasons due to Cow being scarce and being a useful beast of burden and the fact that it provides milk as nourishment. Why is BA doing a knee jerk reaction when in fact in some states of India, Cows are not only slaughtered for meat, they also produce by products for export. Hypocrisy of pseudo Hindus and BA has no bounds.

This might be the real reason: In the past three months world beef prices have risen from about £2,500 a tonne to more than £4,000 a tonne, largely because of the weakening dollar and rising feed costs.

Which do you think is more palatable? "I am cutting beef out because it might offend Hindus." or "I'm cutting beef out because it costs too much.". The former is now wrapped and delivered as an "I care" package because sensitivity is all the rage today while cost cutting isn't.