I also think you're trading one evil for another by being vegetarian
Kinda curious about the logic there? What evil am I trading for?
lolPETA
I've lived around farms most of my adult life and I don't see a problem with eating meat. Humans are more humain(?) than most wild animals that hunt for food. It's fine to be against types of mass produced farm meats, but I don't quite see how boycotting all meat changes that. Best way I can see to make real change happen is to vote with your money and make it economically less viable to farm in a way that makes animals lives a misery.
By not eating meat you essentially cut yourself out of the only way you can change how animals are farmed for meat, least in my opinion.
Well, first, I'd say I'm not so much "boycotting meat" as, I don't like meat so I don't buy it. I'm not going to buy meat from a local farmer if I don't want meat.
The problem with supporting even local meat farmers is that I don't believe people need to eat meat in most circumstances and I personally do not enjoy eating it. So sustainable, ethical meat farming or not, I don't think ANY slaughter is good. I don't care if people want to have a few chickens that they take care of and eventually eat occasionally or something if that's what they need to do to feed their family in the most effective way.. but yea. I think 90% of meat eating is unnecessary and a result of years of subsidies + media that makes it so ingrained in our society.
I am "
voting with my dollars" - Not supporting local meat farmers doesn't take away from the idea of making factory farming less viable by not funneling money to that system. I support local veggie growers as much as possible so my dollars are contributing, in theory, to expanding the growing of vegetables instead of so much meat/corn in general.
I agree sustainable, ethical farming is better IF there
must be farming, but I don't see why there must be meat farming at all.
And yea... I've heard it all...
food chain, things die, humans need meat, animals kill animals, etc etc.. yea. But - I am a human and what makes humans cool is that they have interests and personalities and the ability to choose what they do and what they like/don't like. I don't like eating meat, for MANY reasons, and it doesn't negatively affect my health - so
why would I?
Humans are more humain(?) than most wild animals that hunt for food
I disagree that humans are more humane. Animals can be brutal, yea, but only humans can be inhumane since we are the only ones able to feel compassion.
My wife's parents have a farm with cows on it.. sometimes for Christmas they have a cow slaughtered and divvy up the meat, yum
Same here, we also get the occasional pig from the in-laws to and the occasional deer or turkey depending on hunting season.
That meat is so much better than stuff from a store.
Growing up my grandad had chicken, quail and rabbits that were raised to be eaten.
Also growing up squirrels, possums, snakes, turtles or any other animal we could find where eaten, although I only really remember the fried rattlesnake and turtle stew.
Same here as well!
Grew up in a cabin on a farm in Kentucky and my parents raise a cow to slaughter for meat every year. I used to eat the hell out of all types of meat.
Like I said, the thought of the calf I used to feed and pet now being on my plate is one of the many things that made me start to not like meat! But, I understand not everyone feels that way. I always really loved animals growing up and often felt kinda sad eating meat, like when my brother would bring home rabbits he killed and we'd have them for dinner.
More
I remember watching food inc in my health class in college, it's really depressing seeing those chickens walking around in piss and ****, unable to fly with their genetically-modified larger breasts. The situations the farmers are put in, where they feel trapped and obligated to keep doing it because of their debt and low pay. Obviously the documentary has a clear agenda behind it, so take all information with a grain of salt, but it does shed light on some things that need to be brought to the public eye.
If people knew half the **** that farm meat experienced there would be far more vegetarians or people who ate less meat. I'd love to see people eating less meat, for people to know and/or experience the process by which meat is obtained, and for people to press for more humane treatment of animals.
but bacon
I often feel like talking with meat eaters about vegetarianism is like talking to religious people. I present logical and reasonable arguments for my point of view and get countered with "YEA, BUT
THE BIBLE BACON!"
