Is it moral to eat meat? ***Constructive Discussion ONLY***

[Nupine]

Sorry Mommy9994, there I go with my ''flaming'' again.
But remember, we are only debating, not argueing.

 

[Wolf-Kim]

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As a vegetarian I would do my best to find someone who would butcher/use it. I don't eat meat, but I also don't believe in wasting, either. It could feed someone, and if it died, that's what I would want it to do.

That's what I figured would be done. I respect those with enough self-discipline to be a vegan or vegetarian(I don't think I could do it without someone constantly watching what I eat), but I also thought it would be a crime for a deer or cow to lay rotting in the ditch. I know that it wouldn't be completely wasted with all the scavengers that are out there, but there would still be waste.

I think that's what I would do if I was vegan or vegetarian. Call a friend or a local wildlife group to come get it. I know that sometimes zoos and animal sancuaries would pick up deer for their larger predators.

My mother hit a cow last year with our new-old mini van. I hope that the farmer used it. Mom said it was a beautiful Black Angus. I wish they had given us the meat since we totaled out new-old van on their loose cow, but no such luck.

-Kim

 

[Wolf-Kim]

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*sigh* Wow, they have terms for everything. LOL. Kind of like all the phobias out there. I think a Vegan doesn't use animal products period(not just food). Where as a vegetarian just doesn't consume animal products.. I've learned many a new things today in just five minutes!

What is the fancy name for an omnivore, do we have a --atarian name?

Just playin'!


-Kim

 

[mommy9994]

Sorry Mommy9994, there I go with my ''flaming'' again.
But remember, we are only debating, not argueing.

oh, was I flamed? I didn't even feel warm

I really am sorry if I upset you, that was not my intention.

What is the fancy name for an omnivore, do we have a --atarian name? Just playin'!

how about an "eatitallatarian" ?​

 

[Wolf-Kim]

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how about an "eatitallatarian" ?

I love it! I'm an eatalmostitallatarian! Wouldn't eat my 'pets' unless I was starving, then they would be fair game...

-Kim

 

[greyfields]

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All vegans are vegetarians but not all vegetarians are vegans. Are you sure you understand the differences?

 

[greyfields]

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That's something else I've wondered about... wouldn't that make you NOT a vegetarian? I've had people say "I'm a vegetarian, but I eat fish and/or chicken", well, then you aren't a vegetarian are you? That would make me practically a vegetarian, as we rarely eat red meat. If a person chooses to eat vegetarian because they think it's wrong to kill animals, wouldn't it be just as wrong to kill a fish as a chicken? I can see eating pescatarian for health reasons-- fish is certainly healthy (so long as it's clean and not filled with mercury or other contaminates), but that's still not vegetarian IMO.

Please don't think I'm trying to be judgemental or picking an arguement. I would really like to understand this. Is it more of a vegetarian "mindset"?

It has to do with the fact that ruminant mammals are considered more sentient than our typical seafood. It all has to do with level of fear, stress or pain the animal is capable of experiencing.

 

[greyfields]

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Well over 30 pages of (nearly) flame-free constructive debate. I am closing the thread now because:

1) All sides of the issue have been well represented.

2) No one new stumbling onto the forums is ever going to read a 30 page thread.

3) Let's quit while we're ahead with everyone getting along here.

Give yourself a round of applause.

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