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I have been to quite a few farms, too, including UC Davis' dairy farm, and know a number of farmers.
Of course it's not the same as owning and operating one, but that doesn't change the fact that I personally disagree with the basis of farms--which is making money off of animal products that often require killing the animal. It is simply a matter of having different values. To me, the life of all vertebrate animals is worth the same. It's an unconventional, unpopular, and controversial stance to take, but that's honestly how I feel. I think the life of a chicken and the life of a person are equal in their value, and therefore killing a chicken has the same weight as killing a human. It's just my own opinion, nothing personal meant against you or other farmers.
And yes, I'm aware that I do benefit from factory farms, as someone who eats dairy. That's something that genuinely saddens and horrifies me, hence the fact that I want to get off of eating dairy from large farms. Otherwise, I eat only eggs from my own chickens, do not eat meat, do not wear leather, and don't use other animal products.
ok I lied. Slappy the squirrel disagrees too.
http://www.ttgnet.com/images/armed-squirrel.jpg
he thinks that idea is sorta nuts.
I'm sorry, but that was a rather rude response. If you're going to post in this thread, at least please be respectful. You can think it's "nuts" or whatever, but that is my personal opinion. I do not believe in exploiting animals, it's simply against my morals. If you find issue with this and don't want to be understanding, you can go to the Meat Birds area or any other thread. This is supposed to be a safe place for vegetarians to talk without being bashed for our opinions.
Also, as a note, I have never once gone into threads on the meat bird section and said anything in there. I would appreciate the same consideration.
