do all vegetarians support animal rights and you do not like animals to be killed am i correct.?

Question

Then if everyone turned to be vegetarian what would you do with the over population of animals in the world. from cats and dogs and deer and zebras to chicken and cattle.
I would really like some input from any one that thinks eating meats is crule and is bad to humans

thank you very much

Answer 1

You're right, it's not good for animals: if enough people went veggie to actually affect the industry at all, and the demand for meat decreased, it would mean animals which were surplus to requirement. they're kidding themselves if they think that would mean they'd live happily ever after, as they couldn't be sold no one would want to keep them, and they'd still be slaughtered.
Think about it, the second farmers couldn't sell their livestock, the second they couldn't make a profit, they wouldn't keep them any more. Keeping animals isn't cheap, and to keep them, without profit, would be hugely expensive to any farmer. How many do you reckon would be prepared to make that kind of loss?
Now, what'd happen then? Maybe a few wild pigs or goats would stay alive, but for the most part it would be impossible to release them into the wild. The vast majority would have to be slaughtered.

Vegetarianism doesn't save animal's lives, it just dissociates oversensitive people from their deaths.

I quote "If no one were allowed to farm animals, farms would grow crops instead. The first thing to go would be all the animals. Once the rural landscape were rid of cattle, sheep, and the like, fields would get larger, for the convenience of the combine harvesters, and hedgerows would go. Wild animals like rabbits would now be a more major pest. No farmer would want animals eating the plants, and so the war on such animals would intensify. Grown in the fields would be domesticate species of food crops, and so the number of plant species would decline."

Overpopulation wouldn't be a problem, the animals wouldn't be kept if we didn't eat them and they'd be rare if not extinct.

Domestication is one of the best things that can happen to animals. If the golden eagle tasted any good you can bet your life it wouldn't be nearly extinct.

I quote "In the wild, a sheep would have to look for food, compete for it, jockey for position in the herd, look out for predators, guard its offspring, and it one day would die because of some accident, perhaps a fall, some nasty illness, or it would become weak and have its throat ripped out by the local predators. By striking contrast, the life of a farmed sheep is rather different. A farmed sheep has complete protection from predators; all the food of exactly its favourite kind at its feet all day every day, for which it does not have to compete; no competition for mates; no need to guard offspring; free health care; free haircuts; it is very unlikely to die in childbirth, and unlikely to die a nasty death. True, half a ewe’s offspring are taken away and killed. However, in the wild, a ewe would lose most of its offspring anyway, and in nastier circumstances. By the standards of the natural wild, a sheep’s life is about as cushy as a life could possibly be."

This is true, animals in the wild invariably die violent deaths. the closest an animal will get to dying of old age is being picked by a predator because it it old and therefore an easier to target. Farmed animals invariably lead happier, healthier, less stressful lives than those in the wild.

Answer 2

Not all vegetarians support animal rights. Some people just quit eating meat because the link between the ingestion of animal protein and cancer in humans is so strong. So they quit eating meat because it is killing them, not because it is killing the animals they are (were) eating.

If everyone became vegetarian we would have no need to breed animals for slaughter. Believe me, there would be no over-population of farm animals.

Eating meat is definitely cruel. Animals bred for slaughter live horrible lives and suffer greatly. Don't believe the "happy cow" commercials. It isn't like that at all.

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Answer 3

Personally I became a vegetarian because I'm a HUGE animal lover, all of my animals are rescued (except for 1/6 guinea pigs before I realized that there were unwanted ones out there too). I know that I, as one person, cannot save all of the animals in the world but my goal is to take in as many unwanted animals as I can.

Answer 4

There wouldn't be an overpopulation of animals, the only reason we have so many cows, pigs, chickens, ETC is because we raise them to eat.

If people didn't get paid to raise the animals they wouldn't breed them. And as long as it didn't happen over night but took say six months to a years they would breed fewer and fewer aniamls. The prices would drop and fewer people would be in the business.

Even if it happen over night the surplus animals would be gone in a few years and the government would have to step in for a short while to pay for feed, and for birth control until the population of the animals is almost 0.

Answer 5

You stop over breeding them. That's one of the reasons that people become vegetarians and then vegans - because animal husbandry has become extreme animal cruelty, including forced over breeding.

Further, animals in the wild have natural predators and also succumb to natural illnesses, That cycle, referred to as ecological balance, has always been a part of the world.

Answer 6

There are few "ALL" generalizations that are correct when talking about personal choices. Just like not "all" Christians support George Bush, just like not "all" African Americans like rap music.

Some vegetarians are against animal cruelty. Some vegetarians are Seventh Day Adventists. Some vegetarians are Buddhists. Some vegetarians are so for health reasons. You get the picture.

As far as overpopulation of pets - with a meat eating public, we still have a massive over population of pets. 3-5 million are killed each year in shelters. Perhaps a more moral center would prevent backyard breeder and puppy mills from breeding so many animals and would get people to fix their pets.

As far as overpopulation of deer - it's been shown that hunting deer does not control overpopulation. It's actually been shown to do the reverse. The deer then increase their production of babies and it can trigger a population explosion (overcorrection). And don't forget - violence begets violence.

As far as overpopulation of Zebras - huh? Are we regularly eating zebras? An increase in concern over animals would prevent hunters & farmers from killing their predators. Problem solved.

As far as an overpopulation of chicken and cattle - the only reason we have so many is because we kill hundreds of millions of them a year for food. It's simple supply and demand. No demand, no supply. And the resources used for feeding them could go to help solve hunger. It's estimated that it takes 8 pounds of food to create one pound of meat. Doesn't seem like a balanced trade off, does it?

I still don't get why with billions of dollars being spent on meat related illnesses (heart disease, diabetes, stroke, different cancers, obesity), why people are so cruel to vegetarians. Seems like alot of the world's problems and health issues could be reduced, if not solved, by eating a healthier meat free diet. But, what do I, the AMA, the USDA, the ADA, and all those other organizations know?

Cowboy bill is spewing illogical rhetoric. Protecting animal welfare does not equal equal rights. No one in Animal Welfare agencies is pushing for the marriage of beast & man. When you don't have a valid argument, make crap up and lie about it. But, when someone thinks they are protecting something by killing it, what do you expect?

Answer 7

No. Some do it for health reasons. That wouldn't have anything to do with animal rights. But most vegetarians do not like animals to be killed. However, we aren't all a bunch of crazies that chain ourselves to trees to save raccoon habitat.

Answer 8

I am not a V, but some that are extremely opposed to animal anything should not have chemotherapy or a number of medical procedures as they were tested on animals first. As fas as over population among animals matbe they could just become ignorant like humans and kill each other for nothing,

Answer 9

I decided to be a vegetarian for health reasons, and I've never felt better.

Answer 10

There is no such thing as 'animal rights'. They are NOT equal to humans, they do not vote, they do not pay taxes, they don't even communicate. Humans have a responsibility to protect the animals of the earth. This responsibilty does not exclude us from eating them. Once you start giving legal 'rights' to an animal it will soon become legal to marry one.