ru. wrote:I was a vegetarian and animal welfare activist for 6 years. Then something happened and I came to the realization that nothing will ever change on a global scale. I became apathetic and depressed. I can't say that I completely gave up hope, but I accepted that everyone has very different world views and meat consumption is deeply ingrained in our global society.
I still don't eat a lot of meat, but I do eat it now. I feel weird about pork so I usually won't eat that. And I would feel weird about eating anything carnivorous (I can't explain why, but it makes me uncomfortable to eat something that has also consumed meat). Not eating pork or other carnivorous animals is not a moral issue for me like how being a vegetarian used to be for me. It's more of a "it is weird to eat something that eats meat and I don't think humans should do that" sort of thing. I can't explain it. It just makes me feel gross.
However! I completely okay with other people eating whatever they want, if it is done sustainably (and preferably as humanely as possible). It makes my blood boil when people get wildly upset about people eating dogs or horses but couldn't care less about what we in the western world do to cattle, chickens, and pigs.
People should be able to eat horse, dog, cat, cattle, chickens, etc. as long as they are caring for them properly before slaughter and it is not a factory-farm type scenario.
I think that all animals are essentially equal. None of them want to die and all of them feel pain. None are more deserving of pain than the next and so it is enraging to me when people put animals they are familiar with at such a higher priority than all other animals. It is not right imo. But I'll get off my soapbox now.
so from what you say...when it is ok for People to eat anything they want...then it is fully normal to eat human...as we are animals...we have meat an as long as we are loved and cared for it is alright...atleast it should be so as we are all the same..yes?
....interesting thought....
@ s1520
dairy and milk is not so cruel when done right^^
your idea with insects to eat is good and i find it interesting how much is already on the market...from what i did hear it will be a big thing in the future, an bether alternative to some meat and for areas where you cant keep any or only some livestock, so that with more and more things from insects.
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i know i would never eat meat, even when i would eat meat i would not ever eat horses as they are big help to us humans..without horses we would be nothing at all,we would be not at this point....and dogs as they are one of our oldest companions and guards.,...cats too they help with rodents and such....and endangered animals i dont even want to get started they are a big no.