In regards to eating meat

[Monica]

I have done it. And when I say it hurts me to uproot a healthy plant and yoss it in the garbage just as much as it hurts me to pull the hide off a deer with my bare hands, I mean it.

I'm not referring to pulling the hide off. That's after the fact. The deer is already dead.

I'm talking about the act of killing itself.

Deer are usually killed with a gun, from a distance.

My suggested experiment (for anyone who wants to try it) is to kill a deer, dog or cat with your hands, up close and personal. Using a knife is fine, or you could strangle the animal.

Just pick a stray cat or dog, and try it. Or, if you're squeamish about killing someone's lost pet, then ask a local farmer to let you do the deed next time he's ready to slaughter a cow or pig. Look the animal in the eyes and kill it.

Compare that to pulling a carrot out of the ground.

Oh, and since this is an experiment, we want to remove any random variables. So be sure to pick an animal that will be eaten, vs a carrot that will be eaten, rather than something that will get thrown away (to eliminate feelings of sadness at the wasted life).

PS. Healthy plants that were killed for some reason, could be composted, rather than thrown in the garbage.