Why do some vegitarians think eating animals is cruel?!


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Why do some vegitarians think eating animals is cruel?

Man, since the dawn of time, has eaten meat. Our teeth are sharp because we are carnivores. So, why do SOME vegitarians think that animals such as cows and pigs should dont be eaten because its supposedly cruel? Not eating meat isnt going to stop others from doing it, the raw meat will still sit on the shelves regardless if someone eats it or not, so why think you are saving animals? Now, lets all chow down on a Steak Dinner!!! YUM!

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2 weeks ago
sorry for the gramatical errors, i was tying rather fast


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2 weeks ago
sorry for the gramatical errors, i was tying rather fast

I eat meat, but I'll try to field this:

1.) We're not carnivores; carnivores eat meat exclusively, and can't survive without it. We're omnivores, which means that we can eat animal or vegetable matter. Human beings are capable of sustaining themselves without meat.

2.) Even if you accept (as I do) that meat is fine to eat, the conditions under which most livestock in the United States are kept are fairly disgusting.

3.) Raw meat might sit on the shelves for a while, but each person who doesn't eat meat is a reduction in the demand for meat. If fewer people eat meat, then there will be less incentive for companies to slaughter as many animals as they currently do. It's simple supply-and-demand economics.

4.) I'll take my steak rare, please.

I don't think it's so much the eating but the slaughtering part.
FYI- Homo Sapiens is classified as an omnivore, which means we are not obligate meat eaters but can survive on whatever food is available. The only obligate carnivores I know of are cats and spiders.

Because of the way the animals are tortured before they are slaughtered. Im a vegetarian because of it.

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I think that it is not really cruel because this is how the food chain works. How else will we be able to get all that protein? Pills? Please...they don't even work no matter what anyone says. It is best to get things straight from the source. Besides even in various religions, the followers believe that food (especially meats deprived from animals) is important to eat. So invite me to the Steak dinner!

I don't eat pets. But will pets eat me? I eat Beef, Pork, Chicken, turkey, squirrel, Pheasant, Pigeons, Rabbits, Deer, elk, bear, Buffalo, Fish of all kinds, and once in a while vegetables. I prefer meat over vegetables anyday. Torture? I don't torture and What is torture? A Cow getting milked, or a steer in a pasture? Or a bunch of steers in a lot full of crap that stinks to high heaven?

I'am not a vegitarian but they are living animal should we cut and cook you

YUMMMMMAAYY!! DELICIOUS MEAT! I LOVE IT> HAHAHHA. but yeah i don't like the slaughtering part either. but the vegetarians are missing out on some amazing food that will tickle ur tastebuds. =] hahhha




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