Whats your opinion on vegans/vegetarians who buy and cook meat for others?

Question

In my opinion, it's no worse then eating it yourself, it's actually far worse.

But thats my opinion.

If it matters I am a vegetarian, nearly one year!

Answer 1

What many people who are omnivores do not understand that seeing , touching , cooking a dead animal is repulsive to ethical vegetarians ... this is not a question of preferring the color red over blue ... Unfortunately the answerer who said put yourself in their shoes ... it is not as easy as that cliche ' .... Although he genuinely appears to be trying .. he has no real appreciation for what meat is to an ethical vegetarian .. Would any of you go against one of your most fundamental beliefs; what you believe is right or wrong .. to participate with a friend for a simple meal ? That in essence is what an omnivore is asking of a vegetarian ..and I can only imagine that a vegetarian (ethical) put in that postion would suffer with guilt and shame .. I also believe a true friend would never expect or even want you to do that ....to compromise your ethics for a burger .. The situation would be more comparable to your friends committing an offense as robbing a bank and asking you to join them by being the driver and filling up the car with gas .... you would be considered as guilt as them under the law .. rightfully so ..... Now don't get all excited and hysterical ... I am not comparing robbing a bank to cooking meat ..well .. I am showing the relationship of what ethical vegetarians feel about cooking , buying preparing and/or serving meat .. and being asked to do so .. This belief is as strong as any you can think of that you hold true and dear .. .. so please do not expect or ask that of your vegetarian friends do this .. it puts everyone in an uncomfrotable position ...and it certainly will not harm you to have a nice pasta meal or sauteed veggies over brown rice .. hopefully they are a good cook ... lol.. I keep my home Vegan ..and my friends and family do understand how I feel about the slaughter of any animals, and would never even think to ask or want me to do that .. for which I am grateful..

Answer 2

I'm actually an omnivore, but I went to a few summer camps where they only had vegetarian and vegan food. I found that by and large, they just wanted to be left alone. If I had questions about vegetarianism or veganism they were very nice and helpful, but they didn't bother me about my meat-eating. There were a few preachy people, but those were the same people who were preachy about everything. I know this isn't what you're asking, but there were like 100 people at my camp, and about 80-90 of them didn't eat meat.

Answer 3

I think it depends on why you are a vegetarian or vegan. If you simply feel eating meat is unhealthy, or just don't like it, then i don't see the problem with cooking it for others. If you are moral opposed to the slaughter of animals for consumption, then i would say you aren't sticking to your principles if you cook meat, and are being hypocritical.

Answer 4

You can speculate on whether serving or cooking meat for others it s right or wrong until the cows come home but the truth of the matter is that there are seven co-consporators in the unnecessary killing of an animal, including he who gives permission, he who finances it, he who does the killing, he who transports the dead body, he who cooks it, he who serves it and he who eats the flesh. Meat eating is such a reprehensible act that anyone who plays even a minor role in promoting it is karmically bound. When a child puts its hand in fire they are burned automatically regardless of their apparent innocence. The laws of material nature of stringent and not subjected to moral relativity. This is why so called Christianity is dead. "Thou shall NOT kill" means all unnecessary killing.

Answer 5

That is an EXCELLENT question! I am actually going through this right now - my sister thinks I should have meat dishes at my housewarming party and I utterly disagree.
Any-who, I think it's totally hypocritical for starters. It's one thing to be nice and accomodating, but giving up your principles that easily is just wrong.
I also think that it shows a huge lack of commitment to the cause....and it doesn't matter your cause. If doing it for health reasons, cooking up some meat for someone else is terrible. If doing it for animal rights, - again - cooking it up for someone is absolutely deplorable.
I am disgusted by people who do that.
But to each his own.

Answer 6

One aspect only: If you have a cat & hold your opinion, it would die. Whereas dogs can live on a vegeterian diet (although not well) cats must have meat (among other nutrients) to live. You'd either have to open a can/bag of food or prepare some yourself.

People treat their dietary lifestyles with different approaches. If i had an omniverous spouse i would not hesitate to prepare flesh or work it out to have him/her make his/her food. I'm not going to live without the love of my life because of what either one of us ingests.

If a person eats no flesh or animal products because of diatary reasons it is a very different decision than if someone does it for moral reasons. Lots of things factor in. Like you said, they can really only be opinions. None of us needs to feel we need to prevail upon others to take our own personal stance on any given matter.

Answer 7

well i am married with two kids, who all eat meat, i will gladly cook them a meat meal because its their choice of lifestyle, i dont think it makes me less of a vegetarian just because i dont push my beliefs onto my family.. my friend said last week i wasnt really a vegetarian because i cooked meat.. but she doesnt know what shes talking about and that really offended me. im not going to be preachy and push my lifestyle onto others, especially my loved ones. but they are very supportive of me and eat vegetarian meals with me a couple nights out of the week. im sure eventually they will become vegetarians too.. since they eat mostly organic foods and are very health conscious

Answer 8

i cook meat at my job. but i do work at one of the most vegan/vegetarian friendly places in minneapolis. as far as my house goes i tend to not let meat even enter my house, and would never cook it for others. if you want to eat in my house you can be veggie for a day

Answer 9

I think that it's a nice gesture and goes a long way to keeping friends, by not forcing your opinion on others.

If they are your true friends then they probably should respect you enough and not ask you to do so, though.

If it's really a problem, then you should just go out to eat where everyone can decide for themselves and you won't have to be the one responsible for the dead animals.

Put on their shoes, though. When you go over to their house, do they make you eat meat? Or are they considerate and fix a vegetarian selection?

Answer 10

I won't cook meat for other people, but I will cook it for my cats who need it to survive, especially when sick and not eating regular dry food.