When you eat meat, do you think about the horror and agony the animal went through? Or do you just not care?

Question

As long as you can live with yourselves that's fine I guess.

Answer 1

What horror? If you aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?

Answer 2

I don't think about that whilst I'm actually eating it, no. But I'm not sure that any other animal thinks about the horror and agony its prey went through whilst its eating it either. My cat definitely doesn't worry about things from a mouse's viewpoint and I don't believe foxes worry about how the chicken felt to be robbed of its life in that way. Humans are less dissimilar to other animals than most would like to think.

Answer 3

I had to wrestle with my feelings about it. I embrace a Native path in the world, and the concept of "food without sacrifice" is a fallacy. Everything you eat is a sacrifice of life, even a kernel of wheat. So how far do you take it?

I strongly believe that we have a right to use the resources we were provided, including animal resources, but we have an equal responsibility to see that they are used wisely, humanely, and compassionately. We also have an obligation to honor the sacrifice of life necessary for our sustenance.

That being said, I solved my own dilemma by learning to humanely kill an animal for food, and butcher my own meals. I have slaughtered and consumed turkeys, sheep, squirrels, chickens, fish, and cows. I do not consider myself a hypocrite at all, and I honor the sacrifice. I also know a lot more than most humans about the concept of euthanasia, "painless death", and understand what suffering is and, more importantly, is not experienced by the animals I eat. More important to me is to select my food from sustainable and wisely utilized sources.

More rainforest is destroyed to cultivate soybeans than cattle. Natural pasture must be tilled and destroyed to produce vegetable crops, but can be managed wisely as is to produce ruminant crops. Human beings cannot obtain all the amino acids necessary for life from consumption of vegetable products- but they might come close if they include quinoa and amaranth in their diets every day (haven't seen this offered anywhere on the menus in any mainstream places yet- sorry) Veganism is not going to solve the world hunger problem- but wisely managed vegetable and ANIMAL resources might be a solution.

Learn to apply critical thinking to your propaganda.

Answer 4

If you believe in God at all, you know that the world was put together in a balanced way. Insects are here to feed the birds, snakes, etc. Other animals, hawks, lions, wolves, eat small game. People eat what they can find or enjoy. The elimination of these creatures on earth is kept in balance so it isn't over run with any one thing. The strong survive, man eats so that he can survive, too.

Answer 5

oh yeah i think about how fun the hunt was leading up to the point when i shoot bambi, or how about the nail guns that they use to kill cattle (i wonder want type of nail do they use is it a finishing nail) or how funny it is to see a turkey run around after you cut his head off...
yes i do care i make sure that the animals have good grains not just slops after all i like my meat to be healthy and i care enough to make sure that my kids understand the circle of life that we as humans are at the top of the food chain i care enough to take them hunting & fishing with me so that we have quality time together.... so yes i do think about the horror & agony that animals go thru & i do care, one more thing do you hug trees if so try useing plastic toilet paper

Answer 6

I think about it no more than a lion would while chasing and eating a crying baby gazelle as it's mother looks on helplessly.

Nature is crueler so dont be so fkn self righteous.

The majority of food we kill for consumption is done very quick and as humanely as possible (probably with the exception of islamic halal meat and the jewish equivelent which are cruel).

Answer 7

Not at all, I only eat organic & free range, so the animals were only brought into this world to eaten as meat and have had a happy life and quick, painless ending.

I could not eat 39 day old cheap supermarket chicken after seeing them (already dead & plucked) on a conveyor belt hurtling towards a giant skip like container where they were to be taken and processed.

Certainly can live with myself, in fact, eating meat is helping me do so!

Answer 8

I grew up many years ago when I realized that is part of life in this imperfect universe. When I kill an animal, I do it in as humane a manner as possible - but I do not hesitate to admit that I'm killing a living creature. If you were to drop by my house, I'd serve you some of the best steak you'll ever taste in your life - venison. If you're too squeamish, I'll suggest that it's past time that you grow up.

Answer 9

Usually I think of how minutes per pound and then start planning the sauce and preparing the vegetables.

Pork tonight.

I am making a soy and ketchup sauce for it with chillies. I will probably serve it with green beans, lightly cooked carrot in butter and black pepper and some baby new potatoes.

Yum !

Answer 10

Hi
Do you work in a modern slaughterhouse? the Animals are killed Quickly and cleanly. Not like in the wiled where it will take some time for an animal to be perused and terrified and then be eaten whilst still alive. Or should we kill all predators to stop this happening?

Answer 11

I try not to think about it. I don't like to think that the piece of meat was once a living thing. I'd find it so hard to cook it and eat it if I did.