braisler

I just realized my husband was logged in. The following comments do not come from braisler.

Steak is gross. I remember my mom having to force me to eat "just one more bite" when I was little. Bleech!

I agree that free range is good - for the environment, for the animals and for the quality of foods. I still have a problem with use of public lands because My tax money is going to subsidize a practice I don't believe in. I know our tax money goes towards hundreds of thousands of things we don't believe in, but it is still okay for me to not like it.

There are also those farmer/ranchers etc who complain about the natural predators in the areas they are raising their "crop" on. Shooting wolves and foxes and other natural predators is so reprehensible.

I truly do not have a problem with the free range idea. I still don't like the idea of animals being used as food, but at least they aren't chained down in a pen or suffering (besides the death sequence - which is a conversation I will avoid).

I really think there are so many negatives when it comes to eating meat - especially now with the hormones they use and the nvCJD that, I believe, is possibly transmissible to humans. Too many cons and not enough pros.

You know, while writing this and thinking more about it...I don't really think I would have any problem with people eating meat if they were to do it in moderation. The problem, though, is that people eat meat with EVERY meal. Breakfast lunch and dinner...why not dessert? I think people, Americans especially, WAY overdo with their meat consumption. If meat were a special thing you treated yourself to once in a while, the overall effects would be better for all involved.

-astrahl

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