im starting to hate the thought of eating meat?

Question

does any one else feel its sick and wrong to kill an animal for food?

Answer 1

There are many other protein sources other than animals....

Answer 2

No. No I do not.

For one thing, I regard meat as natural, etc, and generally don't have a problem with eating it.

Secondly, vegetarianism isn't even good for the 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. You're kidding yourself if you 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.

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."

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 3

Yes. It is appropriate that you question the morality of killing a sentient being for food. Your moral capacity distinguishes you from other animals and is precisely the reason that despite certain other animals' carnivorous natures, you should refrain from killing. Comments justifying human consumption of animals based on other species consumption of humans or other animals is illogical. A majority of the species we eat are vegetarians, so even leaving aside our higher moral reasoning ability that requires us to make such moral judgments that other animals cannot, we are not eating animals that eat us.

Animals used for food (meat, eggs, dairy) suffer immensely at the hands of humans. I hope you will take the time to learn about the suffering of animals. Many devoted activists have risked a lot to obtain video footage of cruel animal industry practices. I am sure that when you have watched a few videos, your understanding of meat as wrong will be confirmed.

Visit www.chooseveg.com and watch the reasons to choose vegetarian video.

Answer 4

Yes but I became a vegetarian before I even thought about animals.. I don't like the sight of blood.. it makes me vomit!
Also one day I went into the Local A&P store and a package of weiners then was $2.49 and that was the cheap brand that had only 8 per pack. Then I decided to become a vegetarian for cost reasons. It turned out to be the healthiest thing I ever did for myself and my pocket book too! I guess I can also add animals to that too!

Answer 5

many people do that's why this all started,but the thing is you need to decide is it veggie that you are going to do or go all the way and be vegan,check into it for your self ,but before you do it make sure you know what your plan is what you will eat to keep your body nourished etc,vegans use nothing animal at all ,and so many thing use animal by products that you would be surprised,and the veggies just don't eat meat and fish..so that's the first step..and then try it for a bit you may change your mind.just make sure you do it informed and it will be best for you good luck

Answer 6

not at all. i have major issues with the way much of our food is produced but i think killing an animal and eating it is part of life. i am mostly a vegetarian because my cholesterol is too high from eating many meals consisting solely of meat. a vegetarian diet can correct this while keeping me from being hungry and can also provide the vitamins, nutrients and other goodies i need. if a friend managed to bring down a deer while hunting i would enjoy some venison, but most of the meet available today is produced using synthetic hormones and all that stuff i dont need.

Answer 7

Yes, I feel that way. Mother nature provides a great variety of foods that don't have to bleed or die to satisfy my needs. The thought of eating meat is repulsive to me now.If you educate yourself about how nasty meat really is, you won't want it any more-its full of parasites, bacteria, and other horrid stuff. You will feel much better without it, I assure you. Good luck and Happy Easter

Answer 8

I don't eat it just because of the taste but even if I suddenly started liking it I don't think I'd eat it. Is it right to take a life for no reason except a couple of moments pleasure? Pretend they were humazns. How would you feel then? Is this any different?

Answer 9

I havent been feeling like eating much meat lately i just didn't feel like it. I still feel like eating meat sometimes but not as much as before. I am an honor student and lately i was reading an article that said people with higher iq's and who are smarter lose their taste for meat so maybe thats why.

Answer 10

Jodie you are on your way to joining the hundreds of millions of vegetarians that exist in this world.

People choose vegetarianism for animal welfare issues, health issues, environmental issues, and simply for taste. Some, also choose it because their friends do it.

You need to understand why you want to become vegetarian, which it sounds like you are on the way. DO it for yourself and hopefully your friends and family will support your decision. My father still believes I am going through a fad, seventeen years later.

Good luck with your enlightenment, may you be a beacon among your peer group.

Answer 11

If you go to this site you might (gross content):
http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/index.html

It's also interesting to see people say they made their way to the top of the food chain. Only the people back in the day making spears and arrows to hunt did that. These days most people eat the animals that are easy to catch.