Compassionate carnivores: a breed of meat-eating vegetarians?
I've mentioned my hesitance to eat meat before -- and while I'm not a vegetarian per se, becoming one wouldn't be much of a stretch for me. I like meat, but I don't like to consider where it came from, what kind of hormones are in it or how many questionable practices were used to get this slab of meat on my plate. I'm what this article might call a 'compassionate carnivore' -- I don't see much wrong with eating meat, as long as the animal lived how nature intended it to. I'll eat meat, but I prefer it to be free-range. I also believe that the food industry needs to come up with sustainable farming practices.
Compassionate carnivores are a new breed of meat eaters that it's thought are inspired by Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma. I can't say the book inspired me because, well, I've yet to read it, but there's lots of literature out there these days that calls into question to methods used to get animals on our plate. And whether you believe in vegetarianism or not, I think it's important to figure out what you're putting into your body -- don't you?
Compassionate carnivores are a new breed of meat eaters that it's thought are inspired by Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma. I can't say the book inspired me because, well, I've yet to read it, but there's lots of literature out there these days that calls into question to methods used to get animals on our plate. And whether you believe in vegetarianism or not, I think it's important to figure out what you're putting into your body -- don't you?
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8-18-2007 @ 12:55AM
Ashley said...
Free range isn't all it's cracked up to be. There's not much of a system in place to inspect "free range" farms, so a lot of times the animals are only given as little as a few minutes outside per day. If you do a bit of research you'll see what I mean.
As for a "compassionate carnivore", the animal is not killed humanely, so it still suffers. The only way to support non-cruelty to animals is a vegan lifestyle.
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8-23-2007 @ 7:17PM
Kristina said...
I hate to put a damper on those who really, really, really want to feel OK about eating meat again but let me say this: No matter how humane the farm says it is, the animal still must be led to slaughter. And animals know more than most give credit for. They know they are going to die and resist it, just as we would if we were killed for our flesh or prematurely. Further, who is checking to make sure how "humane" a farm stays? And what exactly IS humane slaughter? Either way, the animal is killed and that is violent.
I am like Wall...veg for 22 years. But unlike her I have absolutely no desire to go back. I like it here. It's nicer to eat a peaceful diet.
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