Steve, this is one of your best articles in awhile. I, as a meat eater, wish that the meat I ate was hunted in the wild instead of being factory farmed because those animals cause so much pollution being cramped together and so many resources go into it. I remember reading in the Omnivore's Dilemma that Michael Pollan actually went hunting for a wild pig and they were actually much more nutritious, albeit more work to eat. I would much rather eat animals from a small, local farm than participate in the factory farm system. So that's what I've started doing. I eat meat about 4-5 times a week, dairy almost every day in my coffee, and hardly ever eat eggs. I feel that if the animal that is being eaten is a healthy animal and has healthy fats in it, it is much better for our health than one of those animals being fed genetically modified corn and soy. This is why even if I do not go vegan, I still do not contribute to factory farming.
I'm not someone who can go vegan, at least not yet. I love the taste of meat too much. Chicken, cow, some fish, it's all delicious and it gives me B12 and protein that I won't get anywhere else unless I eat a pound of greens a day, which frankly is almost impossible at this moment. Eating less meat and more naturally farmed or wild meat could help to an extent, but not to the extent of going vegan. Hopefully someday, I'll at least be able to go vegetarian because at least then I can still have my coffee with half/half and the occasional ice cream.
Great post, Steve. I was waiting for you to cover this topic in greater detail.
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