On Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 11:10:55 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> " wrote:
> >
> > On Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 8:56:13 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> > >
> > > If someone can come up with a tasty meat
> > > alternative, I'll go for it.
> > >
> > There is no such thing.
> > >
> > > Remember the old, Twilight Zone (I think) episode? It was called
> > > "To Serve Man." Aliens came to earth to serve man. Humans thought
> > > was to help us. Turned out in the end that they were harvesting
> > > humans and the book, "To Serve Man," was actually a cookbook.
> > >
> > > We were horrified with that concept. Our animals live with that
> > > every day.
> > >
> > Uhhhhhh, no they don't. They have no concept of being slaughtered
> > for food for humans. Sorry, they have no hidden calendars marking
> > off each day as it ends wondering if tomorrow will be their last.
>
> The animals might not know but it still happens. That doesn't
> distract from the reality of things. Imagine one of your family
> members being killed for food but not knowing beforehand...like
> wild animals that go out to eat some morning and never comes
> home. "Where's Dad?"

People die unexpectedly all the time. This is no different, except
that animals don't think.

> Imagine living on a free range, organic farm and one day they cut
> off your head then feast on your body.

I'd never know they were feasting on my body.

Cindy Hamilton