Reply #20: I gave up meat for ethical reasons

[WhoseMarie]

Think about it - the way our food is raised is outrageous. We will take on the karma of the animal if we 'buy into' the system that abuses it.

I'm a firm believer in this. Look at it in the manner that Native Americans look at it. They honor the animal for it's life, it's freedom and thank it for what it's done for them.

However, our chickens for instance, live their entire lives in cages, often with their beaks cut off to keep them from pecking the birds in the adjoining cages. They live one on top of another, are fed awful, genetically engineered 'stuff'...they live and die in confinement - imprisoned.

Same with our beef - have you ever seen a stockyard? Thousands of animals, packed in, knee deep in excrement, waiting to die. And we can't even begin to tell of the evils of pig farming! They stack them the way they stack chickens in some places.

If you choose to eat meat, I strongly recommend certified free-range and organic. We eat mostly fish and seafood, but we also live where we know it was swimming and had a quality of life hours ago.

You have to be smart about your food and ask a lot of questions - because I promise no one is going to tell you. Look how long it took them to tell you about the latest 'mad cow' discovery? 6 months?

The government will protect their buddies. No one will protect you anymore - at least not with the regime we have in power now.