[split] "Some people eat animals, some don't."

[Monica]

I agree animals are worthy of compassion. I don't agree with mass farming but i also think that if done correctly the processing of animals can be done to limit the harming of the 2nd density entity.

Reduce the suffering, yes. Eliminate the suffering, No.

When a woman is raped and murdered, we think that's heinous.

But when a woman is first tortured for hours, days, or weeks, and then raped and murdered, we think that's even more heinous, right?

It is the same with animals. It doesn't matter who the victim is. Or course, torturing the victim before raping and killing them is even more heinous that just raping and killing them.

Most commercially produced meat and dairy is the direct result of not only raping and killing, but ongoing torture as well. This goes for grocery store meats and dairy, the meat and dairy at restaurants, fast food, etc. Does every person who professes to buy 'humane' meat and dairy never ever eat at restaurants? Not likely. It's nothing more than a warm and fuzzy "Oh I feel better" attempt at soothing one's conscience.

So-called 'humane' meat is just killing, or maybe raping and killing, without the torture. Yeah, it is less cruelty, but is that really saying a whole lot? "Oh, I just don't torture them first before I kill them." Does that farmer get a medal? Does the person buying it get a medal?

I used to be vegetarian for a couple of years, i could do it fairly easily but i like eating meats. Does that make me a negative entity?

I cannot assess your overall negativity/positivity or polarity, so I cannot answer your question.

A better question might be: Is your choice to eat meat based on serving self at the expense of others? And, is it truly necessary, or just because you enjoy it? You already answered that question.

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