In regards to eating meat

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Not just cattle, but all the 'meat' animals. Chickens live their entire lives in tiny cages, debeaked and sick. They can barely turn around and end up stomping on one another and fighting.

OK, so you're thinking of chickens mostly? I don't know that much about chickens. I do know there are quite a few chicken houses in the Shenandoah Valley, not far from us. If I get a chance I will see if I can visit one. Have you ever been to one?

You're leaving out the misery dairy cows endure on a daily basis...veal calves being confined to a tiny stall, unable to even turn around, for their entire (short) lives. And the chickens. You're leaving out the chickens. And not all cattle are 'grass-fed' - most are grain fed, in feedlots.

And even if you're right about some of the animals, a 'few weeks' is a very long time, to one that is being abused.

Are you sure dairy cows are miserable? Have you been to a dairy? I have, and the cows certainly didn't look miserable. Also, we have a milk cow, and I know from experience that she gives more milk and cream when she's happy and well-fed. I suspect that it would be the same for commercial animals.

Are we living on the same planet?

I don't know. Have you ever seen any of these places in person? The farmers I know care about and care for their animals. They also think, of course, in terms of profit, but they seem to believe that happy, healthy animals are more profitable than sick, miserable ones.