A Friends of Animals letter was published this week in Monday Magazine, in response to this rather disturbing-to-read piece: http://mondaymag.com/articles/entry/letters-december-9/ The heart of the matter Re: “From Nose to Tail,” Nov. 25-Dec. 1 This article deserves more discussion. There is talk of honor and ethics, yet an honest discussion on these matters reveal there is no room for either when it comes to supporting the exploitation and killing of a sensitive, sentient being because “we like the taste.” Given this, it is a decidedly unethical act. Honouring an animal (human or non-human), were we to apply meaningful usage to the phrase, would mean not killing them. It would mean not exploiting them. It would mean allowing them to live on their own terms, in their own communities. It’s a perversion to claim that eating the entire corpse of an enslaved creature is “more honourable” than only eating select parts. Further,…