• Published: Jun. 01, 2023, 8:30 a.m.
• https://www.syracuse.com/opinion/2023/06/if-youre-outraged-by-killing-of-manlius-swan-stop-eating-meat-your-letters.html

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To the Editor:

What did you eat for dinner the day you were outraged about the killing of Faye, the beloved swan? (”Faye, the mama swan taken from Manlius pond, was eaten on Memorial Day,” May 30, 2023)

While it was certainly a shock to the senses to learn of a bird with a name that many knew was butchered for a meal, it should not be any more emotionally jarring than the deaths of the 8 billion chickens in the United States that are slaughtered for the taste of their flesh on a yearly basis. Psychologists would describe this mental state as cognitive dissonance; a mental conflict when one’s beliefs are not in alignment with their actions.

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