Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism?
paf0@lemmy.world 4 months agoNo, sorry, eating meat is not the same as murder, it’s just nature.
I’m not a fan of factory farms either, but mostly for the antibiotics. The animals do suffer and people who can afford it should probably buy more certified “free range” options, but I’m not about to shame people for their dietary choices or incomes.
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 4 months ago
You can acknowledge it’s murder while accepting it’s also a part of nature (at least in the original hunting context). Breeding defenseless livestock in captivity, in order to slaughter them for food, that’s murdering a social creature.
I occasionally eat meat, but at least I am not lying to myself about what it means for the creature whose meat I eat.
If you tell yourself that animals have no capability to enjoy life, to be happy and play, and therefore have a right to live, then you need a reality check,
Eating any kind of animal is not wrong in terms of our nature and how our planet works, but if we have options without suffering from malnutrition (and by now we do), I applaud every person who chooses to go meat-free out of empathy.