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tommy:
This speaks volumes about the mindset of vegetarians, not eating meat because the food was alive is just silly IMO, as some fast food places say "you gotta eat".
No harm.... :angel:
jbox:
This is why it's important to be clear which kind of vegetarian someone is before deciding to go after them:
(a) fashion/rebel vegetarians; 8)
(b) dietary vegetarians; :P
(c) moral vegetarians. :angel:
I have heard a fair number of reliable reports that reducing your meat intake from "Depopulator", to about a palm-sized piece of steak ~3-4 times a weak can do wonders for your statistics. I'm not sure I'm convinced by the claims of 'rotting' meat, particularly considering the fact that most of us don't have a functioning appendix (and hence can't process plant matter correctly). However I'm certainly willing to agree that most westerners consume more meat than they should. ;D
But I respect moral vegetarianism. Life is death, sure, but that doesn't mean we have to go out of our way to add to it all. Considering the massive amount of dead animal in all of the other walks of life though, it's also the hardest kind of vegetarian to be. I certainly like my silk shirts, photographs and toothpaste. :-\
Good luck.
Bones:
There are two roads here going to different places.
1) There is the decision to not eat meat for health reasons.
2) There is a decision to not eat meat for moral reasons.
I for one have more respect for the 2nd although I don't care quite enough to have changed my own eating habits. But, I am sure there are options you could choose that would soften the moral conflicts.
Animals raised by farmers who practice good husbandry methods at least should give you the illusion that the animal is reasonably happy until the last 20 seconds of its life. Tuna caught in nets that are dolphin safe, eggs from only free range chickens, lobsters that are chilled before being boiled, these are all things you can choose to discover your own level of comfort.
As a consumer you have the right to make enquiries into the product you are purchasing if unsure.
Food is an enjoyable part of life, to enjoy the taste of something but to choose against its consumption seems peculiar.
tommy:
For the record i wasnt "going after anyone" just my thoughts out loud.
Whatever reason people dont eat meat is there business.
Goodluck, enjoy.
daywane:
Hmmm. never meet a fat vegetarian. all the ones I know are very skinny and sick all the time.
I will NOT eat veal after I saw how it is treated, ( calf raised in a small small small cell. (no room to move)
we have large farms all around me. the cows are treated very well
most are for milk.
I have never seen any animal beat to death.
worst I seen was from me. I shot a deer with a black powder bullet.
deer would not go with out a heck of a fight. last bullet did not go off. I had to cut its throat. Since then I have been very carfull to get the deer with 1 shot.
deer meat is about 1/3 to 1/2 of our meat intake here in my house.
I have tried very hard to teach my girls how to live off the land.
we grow a large garden every year. and fish most of the summer. I allways get at least 4 deer each year.
I was afraid they would freak out the first time I butchered one in front of them but they took it very well and thought of it as a learning experience.
My girls know I have a soft side. I cut a beak off a baby bird that fell out of a tree and I hit it with a mower. It really touched me. still tears well up about it.
for me its eat what you kill.
kill for sport. your no friend of mine.
I liked to travel when younger. I tried what the natives eat
dog ( I think. Mexico. not sure what it was. DARN GOOD though)
cricket, ants,. Texas
lizard. AZ and Philippines
monkey. Philippines
horse. AZ
I have been told I ate bat also. ( not sure if that was true)
Snake. TX and AZ (good stuff , and no it don't taste like chicken)
chicken taste like chicken.
oohhh frog legs .and crawdads. man that's good eaten 8)
I do draw the line on bloot. nope no way no how
also fear factor really does make me toss my cookies. now that is sick
if how meat is treated bothers you try hunting your own. very rewording.
never know with the way times are you might need to know whow to get along on your own wits