Reply #17: Yeah, I realize the practical side of it...

[pipi_k]

Even with the wild animals out here who have to kill for food.

When I was a child I used to watch shows like "Wild Kingdom", etc. and there would be the inevitable scene where a predator was chasing down and trying to kill its food. Well, as a sensitive child, I would cry and be very angry at the camera crew for ALLOWING this to happen...oh, why don't they just STOP it, I wondered...

I've grown past that, somewhat, although it still pains me to see it, but I know the predators can't go to the market and get themselves a soy burger or something.

What bothers me about humans eating meat is that we're not like the predators who cull the herds and make them healthier. The old, the sick. Yes, sometimes the very young who can't keep up.

But we eat the best of the best, it seems. That bothers me. :(