If you eat meat, try to be ethical about it
I stopped eating meat at age 10. And a few months ago, at age 20, I began again — with vigor. Contrary to common assumption, my youthful decision was not the result of an emotional school farm trip; it was actually a thoughtful choice, made by a well-informed and zealous youth. So why did I turn back to the dark side? Has adulthood jaded me?
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By Elizabeth (Unregistered User)
2:12pm on September 29, 2008
Good article, Mollie! I agree 100%! I don't want to stop eating meat either, I just want the abuse to stop. I have friends that raise their farm animals humanely, and the animals actually grow in a very natural & even loving environment. This I believe is the way all farmers should be made to raise their animals. God did provide the animals for us to give us food, but He also commanded us to care for and be good stewards of the earth. What goes on in the world today is just another example of man's gluttonous greed.
SIEDLECKI TO STEP DOWN
I agree with all the things you have said. I gave up meat(except fish?) 2 months ago after seeing a farmer abuse a sick calf in a field opposite my house. I am 31 and feel guilty for having been blind to the suffering of farm animals for so long. Society needs to wake up to how meat is produced. I'm not saying its wrong to eat meat but it has to be seen for what it truly is - a life. If we are ever to be truly human/humane we have to treat our fellow earthlings with the respect they deserve. Thanks for your article, it was very measured and I think on this issue we need to find a middle ground.