This reminds me of a quote from on of the episodes of the Simpsons, where Lisa asks if anything at Homer's barbeque hasn't been brutally slaughtered, and he says, "Maybe the veal died of lonliness." I'm fine with eating small quantities of meat, but I try to get it from sources that use free-range animals and don't use antibiotics or other terrible practices, like rBGH growth hormone. I think if the animal has a pretty good life up until it's slaughtered and is in good health, in moderation, and I stress moderation, it should be okay to consume. I just don't want to eat an animal who had to be fed antibiotics because it would have died otherwise from the awful conditions in the factory farms.
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