I just wondered how many vegetarians/vegans had actualy sat down and thought about all this.
It has always been believed that if people stopped eating meat and other animal produce that all the cows, pigs, sheep etc would all be safe. Did you realise that if this happened then every single cow, sheep pig, etc would be slaughtered and they would become extinct? It costs thousands of pounds to keep a herd of cows for a year (I know this because the farm where I keep my horses has cows) and a farmer will not pay out that sort of money to keep a herd of cows as pets. These animals only exist because people eat them and if they stopped they wouldn't be required anymore and would be slaughtered anyway.
Unfortunately, its a no win situation, you either eat meat and have cows etc exist as a food source or you don't eat meat and condemn them to extinction.
I am not anti-vegetarian, the only ones I can't tolerate are the ones who preach about not eating meat and who then wear leather etc. To me, those types are basically saying its ok to kill animals for their skins so long as you don't eat their meat.
I have become quite fond of the cows at the farm, they are lovely animals and I would like to continue seeing cows etc for years to come. I couldn't go vegetarian for the reason stated above, I wouldn't want an entire species extinction on my conscience.
Kat
It has always been believed that if people stopped eating meat and other animal produce that all the cows, pigs, sheep etc would all be safe. Did you realise that if this happened then every single cow, sheep pig, etc would be slaughtered and they would become extinct? It costs thousands of pounds to keep a herd of cows for a year (I know this because the farm where I keep my horses has cows) and a farmer will not pay out that sort of money to keep a herd of cows as pets. These animals only exist because people eat them and if they stopped they wouldn't be required anymore and would be slaughtered anyway.
Unfortunately, its a no win situation, you either eat meat and have cows etc exist as a food source or you don't eat meat and condemn them to extinction.
I am not anti-vegetarian, the only ones I can't tolerate are the ones who preach about not eating meat and who then wear leather etc. To me, those types are basically saying its ok to kill animals for their skins so long as you don't eat their meat.
I have become quite fond of the cows at the farm, they are lovely animals and I would like to continue seeing cows etc for years to come. I couldn't go vegetarian for the reason stated above, I wouldn't want an entire species extinction on my conscience.
Kat