should people eat meat?
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"if a cow had the chance, he'd eat you too"
102445
I have been a vegetarian my entire life.  I don't give arguments.  I think it is a very personal decision.  Personally I am vegetarian, because it would be hypocritical for me to eat meat.  I couldn't stomach killing anything to eat, so why have anyone else do the dirty work for me?  BTW- I eat incredible, gourmet restaurant vegetarian food.... definately not discusting.
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No people do not have to eat animals to survive, however PEOPLE COME FIRST BEFORE ANIMALS.  So the crazy ones (not all of them) at PETA need to think about blinding a person due to their paint throwing tatics!  Yes, people should think about the environment, yes to carpool, Yes trees need to be replace
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Interesting question - I'm glad you are thinking about morality and I would like to hear what the anti-fur people have to say about this. If they're not vegetarians, I'd like to hear why they treat some animals (their pets) extremely well while eating others. And why don't the anti-fur people complain about wearing leather? And why aren't they saying anything about the millions of modern day human slaves? I think it is important to have a consistent and logical justification for my own actions!\n\nI believe that *IF* the animals are treated humanely, there is no difference between eating them and wearing their fur. Remember that fur is a renewable resource, but synthetic fur comes from oil, a limited resource.\n\nNot all furs are harvested inhumanely, but the grisly image of clubbing seals and trapping beavers overpowers reality. So anyone who treat their animals well don't necessarily get the credit they're due. Sad that appearances often play a bigger role than facts when making decisions.\n\nIt would probably be more productive if the anti-fur people created a reporting scheme to give credit to those who treat animals well and somehow gave a seal of approval to them. I think most of my countrymen would rather purchase fur products from this type of source than people who maltreat animals.\n\nRegarding your point on the the nutrients in meat, it is possible to be a healthy vegetarian, except that even vegans need vitamin B-12, which only comes from animal sources. And it is almost impossible to avoid eating insect parts in grains, so there is really no such thing as a human who has never eaten animals.
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Belfast boy is right.\n\nAlso, over 65's are okay for eating meat (and drinking alcohol) but as always it is down to discretion of the individual.
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in practice, it depends on your caste and on your area of India. usually, Brahmans from states such as UP or Bihar are pure veg, while bengali brahmans do eat fish. it varies on your region. ideally, however, hindus should not eat meat at all. most ppl think its acceptable for certain castes to eat certain meats, but your supposed to strive for the no-meat deal.......
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I have to disagree with meat-eaters. \nI'd like to point out to most people here that vegetarians eat vitamins and get protein from beans and a lot more things. Also, the right pills can give you good vitamins that you get from fruit and meat and vegetables, with a balanced diet; which vegetarians own. Vegetarians live a 6-8 year longer life and if you read a book most people say becoming a vegetarian is the best choice of your life. I think so too. We vegetarians are proud and healthy and have not made a bad choice.\n-beilieve me I am one
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I taught my tobacco plants how to use a gun, to protect themselves from the Animal Rights People.\nAnimal Rights People won't eat meat, but they love to torture, and make fruits, vegetables, and tobacco plants scream as they rip them from limbs and the ground.
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I'm not too sure if you're looking for a specific kind of answer or just whatever comes out of the "question grinder" but I'll answer in 5ive parts:\n\n1. Diet. Most experts seem to agree that if you ate only meat (not the whole animal, just the muscle meat) or only vegetation (including beans), you'd be much, much better off eating the veggies. \n\n2. The environment. It's better for the environment to eat veggies. It's just a much more productive use of land and it allows animals to roam free for their lifetime until they die through disease, hunting, or predators.\n\n3. Air quality: If you have a lot of plants, they should increase the amount of oxygen you take in, and clean up the air a bit in some ways.\n\n4. Peace of Mind. I don't know about anyone else, but just being around trees gives me a sense of calm. I don't know why but I guess I don't have to.\n\n5. Easy "pets". If you want a pet but can't have one for any of various reasons, a plant is a nice alternative.
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Some people do it because they feel it's an animal rights issue. Some people do it because they feel it's a human rights issue. Some people do it because they feel it is better for the environment. Some people do it because their religion tells them to. Some people do it because their doctor recommended it. Some people do it because they feel healthier. Some people do it because they just don't like meat.
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Mainly because vegetarians make such a big stink about eating meat and not simply declining it when out in public.  Vegetarians usually make sure everyone knows that they don't eat meat as if it is suppose to be an ethically superior position.
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I don't see any logic on that. \nMaybe it is ture,as you say, but it is not true. In certain diseases it is recommended to eat meat.\nLet me tell you also that your Q is very generic.\nFirst, we know that (almost)everything depends on quantity. Do you mean that eating big amounts of red meat will harm yourself?\nThis is true. Consider the pyramide of nutrition and you have prooved that.\nSecond, it depends on age, sex and nutritional requirements on the basis of our job. \nThird, we have to specify that meat quality depends on the quality of food that the animal eats.You can have low fat meat.\n\nFor further information, go to http://www.usda.gov click on the consumer's section and then click on food and nutrition.\nThere is a plan that can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you.\n\nI don't refer to any religious convinctions that prohibit meat consumption or the philosophy which states that life is unique so we can't eat similar species. \n\n\nKaterina
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i AM ALL FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, BUT I EAT MEAT.  Personally I feel that how the meat was produced (ie how the animal lived its life) is a bigger issue.  Factory farming in my view is unnatural and cruel. Chickens and pigs seem to be the worst affected (beef in the U.S ), the are intensively reared in cramped conditions. For this reason I only eat meat from known sources, which is free range .  I avoid eggs from battery hens because they are kept in a cage for their entire lives , and the eggs don't compare to good freerange egggs the difference is unbeleivable. Luckily beef is not intenseviley farmed in my area and very good quality.  Look up groups like 'compassion in world farming for more' info
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Buddhist do no eat meat, no and if you are intrested in fiding more, try  , en.wikipedia.org, says more than I ever could :)
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No :-)\n\nBeing a vegetarian is not always accepted in today's world of meat and fast foods.  Many have been trained to think we have to have meat.  We don't.  However, if being a vegetarian becomes you choice, make yourself aware of how to get the minerals or vitamins that meat generally gives you.  Easier then you might think :-)
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It would brobably be ok but untill they grow to over 3 1/2 foot there is not much meat. Just a lot of cartlidge, skin and bone.
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The human digestion tract is not built to digest animal protein constantly.  More people should go vegetarian.  Not only is it better for the environment, it is better for your health.  It takes much less toll on the land to grow plants than it takes to have a pasture of cattle.  Your risks for so many diseases are drastically reduced if you include primarily vegetarian protein sources (heart disease, certain cancers).  Hunting should only be done if it is a necessity to survive.  This should not be done simply for sport.  There are so many alternatives to leather and fur these days that are fashionable and less costly and less barbaric than wearing dead animal skins.