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laramie at 09:49am on 27/03/2007
laramie at 09:49am on 27/03/2007This was my comment in a thread on the NaturalLiving community, talking about a vegetarian issue:
I'm not currently a vegetarian. I occasionally eat red meat, and more often eat fish or fowl. I've come to terms with my own conflicting feelings about eating animals. For me, it's a matter of trust. If I've won the trust of an animal and formed a relationship based on that (as with pets) I'm not going to betray that to eat the creature that's given me its trust. So, I wouldn't kill my cat for food - he's a member of the family.
On the other hand, in this world every creature eventually dies and is consumed in one way or another. A lot of animals that are raised for food would never have lived if they weren't bred for that. I prefer to get organically and humanely raised poultry or fish when I buy meat, but I don't put anyone on the spot if they're serving something different and I'm a guest at their table.
I'm not currently a vegetarian. I occasionally eat red meat, and more often eat fish or fowl. I've come to terms with my own conflicting feelings about eating animals. For me, it's a matter of trust. If I've won the trust of an animal and formed a relationship based on that (as with pets) I'm not going to betray that to eat the creature that's given me its trust. So, I wouldn't kill my cat for food - he's a member of the family.
On the other hand, in this world every creature eventually dies and is consumed in one way or another. A lot of animals that are raised for food would never have lived if they weren't bred for that. I prefer to get organically and humanely raised poultry or fish when I buy meat, but I don't put anyone on the spot if they're serving something different and I'm a guest at their table.
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