Why Animal lovers also eat animals.?

Question

Why some people who loves animals also eat animals ?

Answer 1

Because the human animal is an omnivore. Some of us choose to get proteins by eating other animals.

Answer 2

It is completely all right to eat some animals for food but not all as some are harmful where as some are gross (even domesticated pigs are shown to sometimes eat their own excrete,Dog's are known to eat cat excreta if there is a lack of proteins in their diet.You are what you eat.)
In nature everywhere there is balance.We need carnivores to keep the herbivores in check preventing overgrazing plant life and overpopulation.We also need species in between which are the omnivores which are the ultimate survivors.
Life is always survival of the fittest ,even in modern society the alphas like alpha males gets it all.Humans have the ability to digest meat and we also possess canines for that exact reason.We also have eyes in the front of our faces like carnivores for the very purpose of hunting unlike herbivores who have eyes on the sides of the head to spot danger over a wide area and run away (I'm glad i'm not a herbivore).It is foolish to not do what nature had intended.I bet those animals will eat us without a second thought even the herbivores would eat us if they had the ability.The problem is only with the method of killing.In Halal and maybe even Kosher method of killing the throat is slit along with the veins that supply blood to the brain assuring a more painless death.Of course they pronounce the name of God while killing for religious purposes.Of course some people will still argue because we are ending a life but hey even plants have life.That is reality.It's kill or be killed.Thrive and destroy.Grow or perish.Kill bacteria,plants,animals and other life so that 'you' will survive.Harsh reality.But truth.We can avoid it as much as we can but we can go no further either out of wisdom or necessity. If you are a believer in God then God had a reason for giving humans the ability to eat meat.Many animals and plants have been created for the very purpose of feeding us.That is their very reason for existence.So eat them.
As for farmers, you learn young that there is a difference between pets and livestock and don't ever allow yourself to become attached to livestock. Because while we love our animals, we are also predators by nature. And they taste good.Alot of people consider dogs and cats "pets" and pigs,cows,and chickens "food".

Answer 3

Eating animals is a need to keep the planet in equilibrium. People may say we are disrupting the environment but really humans are part of it. If we didn't kill deer(both for sport and for the venison) then the deer would overpopulate and until the numbers went back down lots of deer would starve. The sheep kept on farms for thier wool need to be sheared. One sheep actually left a farm and it couldn't get rid of its wool so it just kept growing and by the time people found the sheep the wool weighed like 10-20 lbs. With every other animal people farm, it's about the same as the deer except they are contained in a specific areas.

Answer 4

I think if people had to kill their own food most people would be vegetarian,when we eat meat we don't actually see the animal die so we can put any guilt we feel to the back of our mind,but the reality of seeing an animal die just to feed yourself when there are other options would be too much for most people nowadays. Meat packaging is very attractive and hides the pain and terror that went into making these products.
Jo

Answer 5

All you vegan animal lovers need to think of how cruel it would be if all the animals of the earth were not eaten by other animals/humans. We with our dumb selves have mostly killed off preditors because of our fear we may become their prey, so prey animals (mostly grass eaters) over breed. Do you ever think of the cruelty of starving to death when the land cannot support the numbers? It is natural to cull out the excess animals. I do agree that food animals should be slaughtered in humane ways, but that doesn't always happen even in nature.

Answer 6

This is a huge debate that has been fought out for many years. You must realize that people decide to become vegetarian or vegan for many different reasons, not simply because they love animals. Decided to stop eating meat is a serious decision, especially if your plans are long term. If you start eating meat after not eating anything from an animal for several years, it could kill you because your body isn't used to properly ridding itself of the bacteria that is aquired from meat.

Many people still eat meat even though they love animals because they recognize that eating meat is natural, just as a tiger eats its prey, humans eat theirs. The issue with that is the way our animals our killed, in slaughter houses, many times with awful conditions. The conditions of slaughter houses and how the animals are treated there is one reason why many people choose a life without meat.

Many people may also consider becoming vegan or a vegetarian as ridding the body of toxic waste (cleansing the spirit...etc.). This doesn't always have to do with a love for animals, but rather, a love for oneself.

Still there are others who only choose to eat certain types of meat because they like the way it tastes, or simply because they have a pet chicken and no longer wish to eat something that resembles their pet.

Whatever the reason, choosing to not eat meat is a personal decision, and there really is no right or wrong answer. Would it be great if everyone could survive without eating animals? Sure, but it is never going to happen. As long as there are animals in the world, there will always be someone or something eating them. It's the cruelty of nature.

Really great question, however. I'm actually surprised that hasn't been asked on here before.

Answer 7

Animals eat other animals, like black footed ferrets eat prarie dogs or cheetahs eat gazelles. We're just another animal. Plus, it's healthy. You get iron and stuff you need from meat.

Answer 8

I can never fully understand it. People give me funny looks when I say "I am vegan because I hate meat and am opposed to animal cruelty!" They get mightily offended and give you some speil about doing an RSPCA raffle etc and that they have two dogs called Herby and lou-lou that they adore!! But I think it is general ignorance they don't mean to be that way. the Western culture particularly tends to have some kind of line in the sand between 'food' and 'friend' ! But some really cruel people raise animals, bond with them show them love and then send them off to their deaths for the sake of their dinner plates.
This woman I watched on Breakfast news a few weeks ago was extolling the values of raising your own pigs and then the Evil hag turned around and said after two months their friends were sent to the butcher down the road. Her small children were fine with the slaughtering too but they looked too small to understand. Imagine what they will spend on therapy when they remember 'Dinner' playing in their garden and 'Mommie dearest' escorting the animals to their death!!!


Vegan and very glad to be !!

Answer 9

Plant lovers eat plants.
Agreeing with the natural way of things doesn't mean you dislike or disrespect it.

Answer 10

Because meat is a normal part of most people's diet, and most people don't ever see the animals the meat comes from.

As for farmers, you learn young that there is a difference between pets and livestock and don't ever allow yourself to become attached to livestock.