I don’t personally have any problem with eating meat, but we certainly don’t need to eat it all the time. Some people don’t think they’re having a meal unless there’s a slab of meat involved, and that’s not only unhealthy, it’s not environmentally sound. Also, that meat was likely from an animal that lived a tortured life.
When I eat meat now, it’s usually only every few days (every 2 or 3), and then, it’s organic, grass-fed, etc. Have you ever seen the way that industrially produced pigs, cows, and chickens are treated? Do you know the details of how that works? For some info, check out “Power Steer,” by Michael Pollan. It’s a pretty informational article.
Anyway, cows are supposed to live in pastures and eat grass. They are NOT equipped to eat grain, and they are certainly not equipped to be cooped up so that they can’t turn around. The only reason some industrial animals can survive in the conditions they’re kept in is because they’re pumped so full of antibiotics they hover between life and death. They’re literally like zombies – not quite dead, but alive enough to be eaten… sort of.
When I eat an animal, I want to know it was as happy as possible for an animal that was going to be eaten. A chicken is supposed to live with a bunch of other chickens, scratching at the ground and eating insects. A pig is supposed to live in an area where it can wallow in the mud and be a pig.
Anyway, all I’m saying is that most human beings eat meat. In some native cultures, there are two words for full stomach: One that means full, and one that means full but craving meat. You can tell me all you want that we’re not “real carnivores,” and that’s true – we’re omnivores. However, in normal conditions, we either need to eat some meat or eat alot of supplements. That’s fine if that’s what you want to do, but it’s absolutely not as healthy as eating some meat. Sure, eat meat that’s raised ethically, but you need a little bit.
Well, that’s my rant.