Ally Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I feel , in a rather childlike manner, more comfortable eating things with smaller brains. Chickens, fish and the like are, for want of a better word, just dumb animals. Rather tasty dumb animals, which for them is unfortunate. One thing I often wonder, but have been to polite to mention in the past, is why vegetarians associate with non-veggies if they truly believe that meat is murder? I certainly wouldn't sit down to dinner with somone whom I thought was a killer, or benifited from the deaths of other beings... just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twerto Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 On another note.. Why when you have vergetarians round for a meal, do you have to cook a vegetarian meal.. but if you go round to theirs for a meal they dont have to cook you a meat dish... hardly equality that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 mag wrotePersonally, I've chosen not to eat meat for the past 28 years. I don't think it's necessary. But I don't see any difference between eating cute and ugly animals. I have only been veggie for a few months. Again a matter of personal choice made because I consider most modern animal farming methods to be cruel. Not only cruel but some of them have the potential to be dangerous to us. It is my choice, I have left my mind open about organic meat although not eating it at this moment. I now want to defend cows. They are not ugly.........just big gentle creatures who leave rather large deposits behind them. And from living between the grazing and the milking parlour I can honestly say they have individual personalities. And some recent research I have done tells a tale of cruelty when the cow gives birth just to have her calf removed as soon as possible to boost milk output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I think fish should really be classed as a sort of half-way house between animals and vegetation. They really have no clue as far as I can make out of the greater scheme of things. I see their 'harvesting' by fishermen in much the same way as I see someone harvesting their crop of barley. Since adopting this mindset I have found eating fish far more pleasant. Although I still eat red meat and poultry I do feel slightly hypocritical eating them as I can't think of many things more horrifying than a slaughterhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Ally wroteOne thing I often wonder, but have been to polite to mention in the past, is why vegetarians associate with non-veggies if they truly believe that meat is murder? I certainly wouldn't sit down to dinner with somone whom I thought was a killer, or benifited from the deaths of other beings... just a thought. I am sure there are people at the more extreme end of the vegan lifestyle who will avoid associating with meat eaters and I have sent Ally's message to a veggie relative to get her thoughts which I will post here if they are interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I think fish should really be classed as a sort of half-way house between animals and vegetation. They really have no clue as far as I can make out of the greater scheme of things. I see their 'harvesting' by fishermen in much the same way as I see someone harvesting their crop of barley. Since adopting this mindset I have found eating fish far more pleasant. Although I still eat red meat and poultry I do feel slightly hypocritical eating them as I can't think of many things more horrifying than a slaughterhouse. Can I just say that the wild salmon can wander the ocean depths only to return to the river it was hatched in to breed. Considering some humans have a problem finding their way home after a night at the pub perhaps fish have more brains than we thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Can I just say that the wild salmon can wander the ocean depths only to return to the river it was hatched in to breed. Considering some humans have a problem finding their way home after a night at the pub perhaps fish have more brains than we thought. Justme - are you indirectly advocating cannibalism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 On another note.. Why when you have vergetarians round for a meal, do you have to cook a vegetarian meal.. but if you go round to theirs for a meal they dont have to cook you a meat dish... hardly equality that. I allways eat double portions of meat so I cancel out a vegetarian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 On another note.. Why when you have vergetarians round for a meal, do you have to cook a vegetarian meal.. but if you go round to theirs for a meal they dont have to cook you a meat dish... hardly equality that. I find it really funny how vegetarians are so often viewed by meat eaters as one homogenous group with one fervent mission. Many of the vegetarians I know just quietly prefer not to eat meat as they think the associated cruelty just isn't necessary. Some don't even mention to a host that they are veggie, as they don't want to cause any bother. And personally, I will cook meat for meat eating guests, although I don't enjoy doing it. But I have listened to many more diatribes from meat eaters about what they imagine vegetarians are supposed to believe than I have from veggies about the evils of meat eating. The mere mention of being veggie makes some people very defensive and uncomfortable. Maybe it's something they just don't want to think about............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Can I just say that the wild salmon can wander the ocean depths only to return to the river it was hatched in to breed. Considering some humans have a problem finding their way home after a night at the pub perhaps fish have more brains than we thought. Justme - are you indirectly advocating cannibalism? Nope!.........people are also entitled not to be eaten. At least not by other humans. Tigers are another matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 You are what you eat...and we eat everything! We spent several million years climbing to the top of the foodchain. I, for one, intend to enjoy it while it lasts. Waiter, bring on the pepperoni! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 We spent several million years climbing to the top of the foodchain. I suspect there are sundry sharks, grizzlies, tigers, lions, alligators etc etc out there who'd be prepared to argue the toss on this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 A word about fish...... Scientific experimentation has proven that bass will not return to a lure pattern they have been hooked on for more than a year after capture. ie They consciously avoid a foodstuff for a year after getting 'bitten' by it. So are they swimming vegetables? I don't think so, a wily old fish takes a lot of catching. Still, they're very tasty and good for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortio Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 if someone slapped a nice big horse steak down in front of me i'd have no problem tucking in. particularly if it was roadkill or died of natural causes, i can't think of any non-dimentional reason not to stick the sausage in the oven. it's not like we have a struggling glue industry to prop up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aims Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 i am just a slave to a big medium rare steak!!! i love beef sooo much, and lots of other meat. but im also a girl who wants to help and care for animals, i even did a national diploma on animal managment and had to watch a video on how some animals that were about to be killed for slaughter were treated. such as battery hens (its horrible!!) yeah, i felt really guilty watcing it, and on that night, i had chicken for dinner! eating animals has been going on for centuries, and it will always go on for ever! until they mutate some how then start to take over the whole then start to eat humans! like the book ANIMAL FARM!! scary stuff. ummmm, human burger! 8O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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