A legislative move to ban the consumption of dog meat is losing steam as rival parties have yet to reach a consensus over the issue amid fierce opposition from dog meat traders.
I strongly disagree. On one side, people get to eat, yet conscious, feeling creatures are killed so that humans can eat their “preferred” source of food. On the other side, people still get to eat, animal suffering is greatly diminished, only some people may not enjoy their dinner quite as much.
I refuse to accept that the atrocities that are committed against what we call “meat animals” are worth it to satisfy someone’s culinary preferences. You can get all the nutrition you need from plant-based sources.
Human beings have developed the science and technology to grow crops to feed the population on a massive scale. In fact, growing plants takes a much lower energy input per output calorie than farming animals for meat. Meat production requires the production of plants first in order to feed the meat animals; it’s extremely inefficient compared to producing plants for direct human consumption. Not only does a vegetarian diet reduce animal suffering, it’s also a more efficient use of natural resources.
Predatory animals do not have this option. The owl that eats a mouse isn’t doing it because he would rather eat a mouse than a soybean. He’s doing it because eating a mouse is the only way he’ll survive. Owls do not have farms, genetically modified crops, fertilizers, statistical analysis of crop yield, or any else of our agricultural advancements.
The fact of the matter is that human have no need to eat meat. We eat meat because we want to, not because it’s necessary for our survival. If you choose to have a steak for dinner, you’re making a decision that your desire for a specific flavor of food is more important than the suffering of a cow that provided the meat.
We are still evolving culturally, but we have moved past a lot of horrible things that we did throughout history. We can afford animals with the same right to life and happiness that we afford each other. The fact that so many people refuse to make even the smallest effort toward that goal is disgusting. “Eat something else” is such as simple request, yet the smallest inconvenience is just too much to handle. What does that say about our species?
O… you’re one of those militant vegans…you do realize the majority of what we finish cattle on is non-human consumable feeds right? Like all the roots and stems and sticks that you as a plant eater can’t digest. Meat also has a lot more fats and protein in it than the same portion of veggies. Acting like we could feed everyone on just a plant diet is naive…
Sadly. There are no right sides. Just sides.
I strongly disagree. On one side, people get to eat, yet conscious, feeling creatures are killed so that humans can eat their “preferred” source of food. On the other side, people still get to eat, animal suffering is greatly diminished, only some people may not enjoy their dinner quite as much.
I refuse to accept that the atrocities that are committed against what we call “meat animals” are worth it to satisfy someone’s culinary preferences. You can get all the nutrition you need from plant-based sources.
Are you going to go and stop all the predators from consuming other animals in a way more violent fashion that how we consume them?
Human beings have developed the science and technology to grow crops to feed the population on a massive scale. In fact, growing plants takes a much lower energy input per output calorie than farming animals for meat. Meat production requires the production of plants first in order to feed the meat animals; it’s extremely inefficient compared to producing plants for direct human consumption. Not only does a vegetarian diet reduce animal suffering, it’s also a more efficient use of natural resources.
Predatory animals do not have this option. The owl that eats a mouse isn’t doing it because he would rather eat a mouse than a soybean. He’s doing it because eating a mouse is the only way he’ll survive. Owls do not have farms, genetically modified crops, fertilizers, statistical analysis of crop yield, or any else of our agricultural advancements.
The fact of the matter is that human have no need to eat meat. We eat meat because we want to, not because it’s necessary for our survival. If you choose to have a steak for dinner, you’re making a decision that your desire for a specific flavor of food is more important than the suffering of a cow that provided the meat.
We are still evolving culturally, but we have moved past a lot of horrible things that we did throughout history. We can afford animals with the same right to life and happiness that we afford each other. The fact that so many people refuse to make even the smallest effort toward that goal is disgusting. “Eat something else” is such as simple request, yet the smallest inconvenience is just too much to handle. What does that say about our species?
O… you’re one of those militant vegans…you do realize the majority of what we finish cattle on is non-human consumable feeds right? Like all the roots and stems and sticks that you as a plant eater can’t digest. Meat also has a lot more fats and protein in it than the same portion of veggies. Acting like we could feed everyone on just a plant diet is naive…
What an utterly dumb thing to say.
That’s just as dumb, imo.