On Apr 5, 9:52*am, ImStillMags > wrote:

> I'm going to continue to eat animal proteins. * But I want the animals
> I consume to have been raised for that purpose with care, honor and
> appreciation for their function, and processed in the most humane way
> possible.


I eat dead flesh. Like to try it alive one day, that would be a
kick. No, I understand your post. Going beyond using animals for
food, let's be honest, if they can't be used for some purpose they're
doomed to extinction. And what is wrong with extinction? Not much
when your species is going nowhere anyway. Another thought about food
coming from animals: Have you ever noticed (with a few exceptions),
that a lot of really good tasting food comes from really ugly
creatures? I eat dead flesh regularly but also put away loads of
veggies, more than the typical vegetarian eats probably. But if I had
to give up meat for any reason, I know I could do it. Sometimes I
practice up for it, going maybe 5 or 6 days eating foods without
meat. In the same way, I have been practicing for the day I might go
blind, by wearing a blindfold for ten minute periods through the day,
even as I'm doing chores around the house - getting a jump on things
in case I ever go blind.

How about the hunters who like to say they never kill anything
they don't eat. Well, a good friend of mine is a vegetarian and he
loves hunting too. Kills about 30 rabbits a month. Uses them to
fertilize his vegetable garden.

That was a joke,
TJ