Why I am not a vegan

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This whole.."paying others to kill for you" argument is one of the reasons I'm working on becoming a vegetarian. I've personally made the choice that if it's not something I could do, I don't think I should consume meat.

Having said that, I've come to realize that there are many things I don't want to do but survive because others do them for me. Farming is hard, which I don't have the patience for (beyond a large garden) but plenty of people make that sacrifice so I can eat. Carpentry and being on your knees all day is something I could never ever do, but I'm glad others build that foundation. Then there's something like roofing, one of the most back breaking jobs that exists, and I'm thankful for the roof over my head. And of course I'm wearing slave-made clothes, even though I'd rather not be.

So we give and take..we're all selfish and use each other but we don't have to look at it that way. It's functioning as a unit. In one of Sandor Katz's books he says he's "..thankful for those who have the courage to slaughter." I think that's a nice way of putting it..and I'm sure he's referring to humanely raised animals.