Comments on: Eating oxen Bill and Lou is “morally preferable” to retiring them to a sanctuary, says college spokesman

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By: A ‘principled stand’ against compassion: Green Mountain College and the slaughter of working oxen (Op-Ed) « Animal Issues Reporter

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:56:51 +0000

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By: purslane

purslane — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:55:41 +0000

Regarding the first question 3: The “farm” at GMC is actually just a large garden that students could easily manage the work on. If, however, a tractor is sometimes needed (though plowing is harmful to the life of the soil), it could be run on biodiesel, which waste oil from the school cafeteria could no doubt provide more that enough of.

By: The yoke’s on you, Bill and Lou – or is it? A letter to two oxen slated for slaughter (Op-Ed) « Animal Issues Reporter

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:25:37 +0000

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By: Autumn

Autumn — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:36:31 +0000

There may be no entry class of 2013 if Green Mountain College carries through with the slaughter of Bill and Lou. Many high school seniors are currently in the middle of deciding where to apply to college. My friends and I saw the story about Bill and Lou and are very disappointed. I can let you know that Green Mountain College no longer seems to uphold the principles that I am looking for in a college. I hope after receiving the outpouring of opposition to the slaughter, that Green Mountain College will rethink its position about slaughtering Bill and Lou and instead send them to the sanctuary.

By: Shelley Frost

Shelley Frost — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:07:02 +0000

Morality is not a two way street even though Mr. Coburn would like it to be. You cannot defend the purposeful killing of a sentient being. The ends do not justify the means – just because Bill & Lou are made up of a product typically consumed by humans – a product that as Mr. Coburn suggests negatively affects the environment (not to mention human health) so therefore slaughtering them so their bodies can be eaten just to avoid eating factory farmed animals is the best alternative to Bill & Lou’s inevitable demise – is almost laughable if it wasn’t so alarming.

I wish to congratulate Katerina Makris Lorenzatos for her beautifully phrased questions and intelligent arguments she put forth to Mr. Coburn.

By: Michaelb

Michaelb — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:53:24 +0000

I surmise they have a quandary about how to teach raising animals to eat but allow these two animals to live a life of their own. These two animals are likely to be a far cry in satisfying the tastes of meat eaters that have grown up eating cattle that are less than two years old when killed.

By: Roxanne Rich

Roxanne Rich — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:43:24 +0000

so true Raven: this college could be far more productive in educating the students and public of the health benefits of a plant based diet and teaching good health through a vegan diet and exercise.

By: ravensrun65

ravensrun65 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:35:42 +0000

It would seem this person has avoided the fact that all dietary requirements are more than met with a plant based diet. How moral is it to consume a friend? How ethical is it to claim to be about sustainability while slaughtering animals that have been exploited as a research project? My personal opinion is that this college and the people in charge of it are nothing more than hypocritical in their basis for murdering these 2 beautiful creatures. Where are there ethics? Where are their morals? Too bad they don’t have more of a diverse outlook on sustainable agriculture…that being a plant based farming practice.
Great write up, Katerina!

By: Roxanne Rich

Roxanne Rich — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:30:10 +0000

After all the hard work these two have done in their lives, they deserve to retire and graze in peace, not end up cruelly slaughtered and on someones plate. How sad, they will KNOW their destiny and fear, they will sense it and smell it.. …and… After all, with the obesity in this country and animal product related diseases, most humans could use to go without a meal or two once in a while and/or eat less meat.

By: Cheryl Durst

Cheryl Durst — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:23:07 +0000

Those two lovely oxen should live out their lives at a sanctuary – I understand the idea of slaughtering them and eating them but this should not happen to Bill & Lou. They’ve earned a peaceful retirement. Please.