Whoops, I ate what??

[BrandiR]

Yeah, there's the thing: I enjoy it too. I don't think it's wrong to eat meat, I just think most animals raised for meat in the U.S. are kept in deplorable conditions and have miserable lives, and I don't want to support that. That said, I have more leather boots and handbags than you could shake a stick at. I can't claim to be on any moral high ground or to be an animal rights activist. I guess we all draw the line where it's comfortable for us.

But to reiterate the original point.....did I mention how good that pork-laden sauce was? Mmmmmmmm........

Agree completely!

My boyfriend wanted chickens this spring, just for eggs. I love anything mini, so I was totally down with getting some chicks. Wait. That didn't come out right.
Anyway, I didn't want to eat the eggs when the time came. Purely psychological, but the thought grossed me out.

He said if I can watch these two specific videos of big chicken egg production farms and still support it, he'd go to Safeway and buy me as many eggs as I could eat.

I officially LOVE farm fresh eggs! And if I didn't, I'd just give up eggs entirely. You can't save the world, but every little bit helps.

[gsarchie]

Love me some meat! I've been hunting since I was 6 years old and always eat what I kill. Most of the meat that I eat comes from an animal that I have killed and butchered myself, from deer, antelope and squirrels to my dad's cows. I will be getting sheep this spring to raise for meat and I am also getting two baby American alligators in january to raise for meat and their hide.

While it is minor amongst all of the other reasons that I am not religious, I would never be a Muslim or a Jew because then I couldn't eat bacon!

[MasonC2K]

I am a member of PETA - People for the Eating of Tasty Animals.

I am willing to kill the animals I commonly eat if I had to. I just lazy and would rather pay someone else to do all that for me.

Bottom line for me is, if it taste good, I'll eat it.

[RoseyReps]

I'll often think of a similar analogy when people can't quite wrap their heads around feeding rodents to my snakes. It's much easier to take the moral high ground when looking at a rat or mouse about to be fed to a snake. That same person usually doesn't give a second thought about the hamburger they're wolfing down at lunch or the leather shoes they wear to work.

I deplore the standards that exist in much of the meat industry and am 100% for its betterment. But if done humanely, I have nothing against eating meat. My wife is a vegetarian and I often eat more of a Paleo diet rich in meats. It definitely makes for an interesting environment. =)

I definitely agree. If I had to do the slaughter of most of my food, I would probably eat less meat over all.

Bon appetit!

+1 for Paleo! I love that diet, can't wait to get back on it. (It's expensive, and right now, we just can't swing it ) I was more of a sudo-paleo, I didn't exclude dairy / cheeses etc. I went 100% dairy + paleo for 2 months, and I swear I've never felt better. It was AWESOME! Also, I love that the diet introduced me to the difference between regular meat and grass-fed, raw honey, bacon-wrapped asparagus (I had never eaten / liked asparagus), etc.

Mmm... If you aren't supposed to eat animals, how come they are made of meat??? I'm sorry, I'm a die hard meat/animal eater. Cows in particular, steak, hamburger, roast, meatballs, cheese, ice cream, milk...yum....:p. Pigs are good too, pulled pork, roast, bacon...

I know its supposed to be healthier for you, but I can't do it. I'm not a fish/seafood/poultry person.

Oh, I forgot one... PETA= People Eating Tasty Animals :eek:

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Lol, we often use the statement : If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why do they taste so good? I wouldn't want to kill my own meat, but if I couldn't go to the store and get it, you better believe that's not stopping me from having bacon, steaks, chops, etc. I is carnivore. RAWER. Sorry tasty animals!


If you have the $$, Grass-fed is the way to go! Oh my goodness...regular burgers just don't hold a candle to the beefyness of grass-fed. I had no idea their diet could change their tastyness so much! Also, they actually get to see the light of day, roam and graze. Happy thoughts for tasty's!

[carlson]

If you have the $$, Grass-fed is the way to go! Oh my goodness...regular burgers just don't hold a candle to the beefyness of grass-fed. I had no idea their diet could change their tastyness so much! Also, they actually get to see the light of day, roam and graze. Happy thoughts for tasty's!

Farm fresh all day! I love my farm meets and eggs I refuse to buy store eggs not nearly as good in my opinion and as far as grass feed cows and natural grazing pigs (the pigs have slop too) is the best meat you'll eat nothing tastes better then a healthy happy animal. Where I grew up I had never met a vegetarian then I moved to a bigger city and now know tons and they hate my small town farm raised views on what I eat but I'm not cooking for them I'm cooking me me and fellow meat eaters lol so invents to everyone if you are in Minnesota come over well cook up some good food and have a grand ol time like country folk lol

[gsarchie]

Fresh eggs from free range chickens are the best! I'm planning to get some birds this spring for both meat and egg production.

[aldebono]

This is the reason I raise my own rats. I know they have lived good lives with treats, fresh food, water, meds when needed, and treated with respect. Just because I have snakes doesn't mean I hate rats, you have to like rats to some degree if you are breeding them because you spend more time with them than the snakes.

I know I could raise my own chickens for slaughter, but I would just buy a cut from a neighbor who was slaughtering their cow/pig. I would get too attached.

Bottom line, I love animals, and I love meat. Our livestock should be treated much much better.

[RoseyReps]

Oh...and for you milk lovers like myself...
Raw milk is freaking awesome. Big glass of that post work out is amazing!

...ugh...that reminds me, I need to start doing that again too. Hmmm...new years resolution sounds good. Who wants to work out during the holidays anyways

[carlson]

Fresh eggs from free range chickens are the best! I'm planning to get some birds this spring for both meat and egg production.

When it comes time to butcher the meat birds it's not the best job in the world my family only keeps a couple full birds the rest we cut the meat off in strips it saves time with defeathering them since their pin feathers are hard to get out at times and you don't want to eat one of them they hurt your mouth. My cousin has a flock of 140 egg birds right now it's a sight to see when their all roaming around eatting among the cows and goats. I just noticed goats this morning when the lil male came and said hello with a head bump to the leg ha little guy thinks he's big

[carlson]

This is the reason I raise my own rats. I know they have lived good lives with treats, fresh food, water, meds when needed, and treated with respect. Just because I have snakes doesn't mean I hate rats, you have to like rats to some degree if you are breeding them because you spend more time with them than the snakes.

Bottom line, I love animals, and I love meat. Our livestock should be treated much much better.

X bunches for both points, I just started with my rat breeding but their so cute and fun I could never be mean to one but feeding off babies is same as eatting a animal you raised for you just provide it with everything and make it happy and your snake gets a healthy food. And ya I hate seeing farms that treat their meat live stock as disposable their still animals that enjoy some loving and good food might as well treat them good cuz they will treat you good with their last gift