People seem to have misinterpreted my sausage comment; I was just trying to show how stupid the idea that meat was 'exciting' was. Still, I think what people thought I said was more interesting than what I really said anyway...
A while back, Sydney [I think] posted a picture of all the baby chicks who were being thrown away because the farmer people wanted eggs, and these ones had been fertilised. I know that the Egg and Milk industries also cause suffering to animals, but I still eat, because I like Eggs and Cheese a lot. But at least I don't try and justify it like you lot try and justify eating meat... Besides, I only eat Free Range eggs, as that causes infinitely less suffering than Battery Farming...
EDIT: I just noticed Disgruntled's comment:
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these animals would die any way(1), so why not enjoy what they have to offer? tasty tasty meat!(2)
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1. No they wouldn't, because they wouldn't have been born, they wouldn't have had to live in those cramped conditions, or die in that painful way [because whatever you say, getting herded into a Slaughterhouse to die does not sound like my idea of a good day, even if you get shot].
2. Meat is vile stuff anyway. It is unhygenically prepared, and has been linked to several diseases, including several forms of cancer. Besides all that, it doesn't taste very nice either - Even my non-vegetarian friends prefer to eat meat substitute products than meat, because they say it tastes so much nicer...
[ December 30, 2001: Message edited by: Rettick ]