On 10/21/2011 2:43 AM, chandrashekhar phadke wrote:

> We all love snails and their shells as our hobby. Different hobbies
> keeps human being happy and healthy. Why should we eat these poor snails
> ? It is cruelty. Please do not eat snail meat, since we love snails and
> their shells.

* or, alternatively, it's a sacramental obligation in taking specimens,
or controlling invasive aliens, not to let any part of them go to waste,
and you're only fully related to a species that you've eaten. There's
two valves on every clam.

fred schueler
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