Apart from anything else I'm of the opinion that if you're not prepared to kill it yourself then you don't get to eat it. I'm squeamish. I prefer not to have to deal with that & am happily vegetarian. The man eats meat ~ but he was raised in a hunting & fishing family. I think a lot of farming issues have arisen because most people are no longer accountable for the food they eat. It's so different when you raise & produce it yourself & you are far more aware of the cost in real terms.The Chantelacer is a Canadian meat breed, and we also eat several vegetarian meals a weekFor us it’s about balance and sustainability, as well as animal welfare. If I didn’t have access to our humanely raised meat, I’d probably be a full on vegetarian by now as well. I want all my food to be treated respectfully and not to have a huge detrimental effect on the environment. All large scale Factory farming is quite aberrant to me, from corn, soy, and almond mono-cultures to the commercial meat industry.
I’m also just a little critical of the vegetarians that don’t eat actual vegetables... pasta, twinkies and tofu fake meats does not a “vegetarian” diet make! It’s a real challenge for most to balance and maintain a vegetarian diet in a healthy way, so I also have huge respect for some vegetarians... after a decade working at whole foods I am a little jaded 
Unfortunately, it's illegal here to recycle.
