>> Did I make most of that from raw ingredients? No. Did I have to kill
>> or exploit any animal what didn't want to be exploited or killed? No.
>> That's the main focus of why I eat what I do (or more importantly, why
>> I don't eat what I don't).
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>There are many reasons not to want to kill animals
Yup, most people don't 'want to' and wouldn't / couldn't if expected to.
(one of my sons is a
>Buddhist; I have thought about it).
Becoming a Buddhist or the not killing animals (OOI)?
>You've mentioned some of them here, and there are others.
There are more reasons *today* then there ever were.
>But... our inability to eat raw meat isn't one of them.
But if you were looking for a logical justification to support humans eating meat (in 2020), that would / should be one of them?
So, accepting we don't have the right to make animals suffer (exploitation) and die, when we don't need to (and that is supported by the thousands of nutritionists that make up the British Dietetic Association and the American Dietetic Association).
Accepting that we won't be able to continue to waste resources re livestock in the future.
Accepting that the levels of damage caused by live-stock 'farming' (waste runoff, GH gasses, habitation destruction, human health).
Accepting the zoonotic links to many of the pandemics that have killed millions (animals ... inc humans) over the years, with many more predicted.
Man have evolved to a point where we don't need to make animals suffer and die for the sake of a few minutes of our taste pleasure.
We know that what is considered *acceptable* re our treatment of animals (human and other) over the years has been refined and 'powerful bodies' that have had a vested interest in the exploitation of animals (slavery, meat, dairy) can be stopped easily by us. Not something we have the power to do with many other topics, certainly without mass activism and public protest.
And it's happening ... milk production down (because of reduced demand) ~50% here and the USA (to name but two), recommendations from all the health bodies to cut down on meat consumption.
The market is reacting to that with a massive increase in vegan products (inc products not tested on animals, don't use fur / leather and use non animal-based alternatives in food production) and the suggestion that 1 in 5 Xmyth meals will be vegan this year.
There is no right way to do a wrong thing.
p.s. Looking forward to all the Xmyth food daughter has sorted out for us. ;-)