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January 9, 2004 at 6:04 pm #4953Grim ReaperMember
This has been on my mind for so long now. Why exactly are people vegetarians? They don’t eat meat because the animals are killed or for some reason like that. They don’t like eating things that were alive or killed. Vegetables were also once living things. Whether you are eating a steak or a salad, it was all once living. It makes no sense to me.
January 9, 2004 at 8:41 pm #51330Dr KimbleParticipantSome people (not me) don’t eat meat for diet preferences you know. However I am not a vegetarian so I can’t say much, let’s let them speak for themselves before reaching any conclusions…
January 9, 2004 at 8:46 pm #51325Grim ReaperMemberI understand the people that don’t eat meat because of their diet preferences. I don’t understand why the animal rights people, whatever they’re called, don’t eat meat.
January 9, 2004 at 8:55 pm #51327shifterMemberSometimes it has more to do with the process in how it was killed. Many vegetarians believe slaughterhouses and animal factories to be very cruel. Not eating meat is there protest against the treatment of animals used for consumption.
January 9, 2004 at 9:25 pm #51324Grim ReaperMemberWell plants just don’t kill themselves. 😀
January 10, 2004 at 12:42 am #51329Dr KimbleParticipantplants don’t scream in pain either (at least I’ve never heard one scream)
January 10, 2004 at 1:13 am #51323Grim ReaperMemberBecause plants don’t make noises. If they did, I am sure they would scream if you pulled anything off of them or pulled them out of the ground.
January 10, 2004 at 3:58 am #51326shifterMemberPlants do not feel pain due to the fact that they have no nerves or brain. Think about it, the plants can’t do it for you.
January 10, 2004 at 4:05 am #51328Hurricane22491MemberI’m a vegetarian. It’s not like I don’t want to eat meat, but I just can’t. When I do, I just throw up.
January 10, 2004 at 5:30 am #51332QwertyMemberI am not a vegeterian and only know one person who is.The major shift toward a vegetarian diet is because people have discovered the cruelties inherent in meat production and the link between meat consumption and many forms of human disease.
On average though, a vegeterian saves about 80 animal lives a year.
Remember on the Simpsons when Lisa decided to become a vegeterian and she goes to the Quik-emart and Apu and those two famous people (I forget who they are now) are on the roof and tell Lisa that they don’t even eat or drink anything from an animal (like milk or eggs.) People like that are called Vegans and do not eat meat, fish, fowl, or use animal products, including milk, cheese or eggs. Their diet contains no cholesterol!
January 10, 2004 at 6:02 am #51321detn8rParticipantReligin?
January 10, 2004 at 6:20 am #51322Grim ReaperMemberQuote:quote:Originally posted by detn8rReligin?
If you mean religion, then yeah I understand why they don’t eat meat. The animals we eat are bred for people to consume. That is the main purpose for those animals. Another question about the animal rights people. Do they get mad when a lion kills and eats a zebra in Africa? It’s all part of a food chain and we are at the top.
January 10, 2004 at 10:57 am #51331QwertyMemberQuote:quote:Originally posted by Grim ReaperQuote:quote:Originally posted by detn8rReligin?
If you mean religion, then yeah I understand why they don’t eat meat. The animals we eat are bred for people to consume. That is the main purpose for those animals. Another question about the animal rights people. Do they get mad when a lion kills and eats a zebra in Africa? It’s all part of a food chain and we are at the top.
But the Zebra could have been having the time of his life untill he was ripped open by the lion.:)
Sheep and cattle are mass bred, fed the bare minimum, given the legal minimum amount of space to roam and then crammed onto trucks (which is sometimes up to a 4 day journey) and boats (Up to a month sometimes) where they are let out and slaughtered. The only humane bit about this is the slaughtering when you think about it.
But i’m not angry, it’s a bussiness. Sometimes when you see the boats and trucks full off the sheep you do feel a pang of guilt but you feel the same guilt when you see people being blown up for something their leader did… I don’t know, this world is a strange place and people need to get their priorities in order…:)
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