# You get one source of animal protein for the rest of your life

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [October 18, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729 "2023-10-18T01:09:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/121 "2023-10-25T23:43:08Z")

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> [@DesertDog](#):
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> It would see kind of random but [back in the day](https://arizonaoddities.com/2020/03/ostrich-festival-celebrates-chandlers-unique-history/) ostriches were raised there in large numbers to harvest their feathers for women’s hats.

An ostrich “tycoon” told me that the US ostrich trade dwindled away due to the invention/popularity of the automobile. Women could no longer sport huge plumes so the hat market disappeared.

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