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Originally Posted by braisler AKA astral
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.
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I'm not sure what the practice is down in the US, but in Canada farmers have to lease the crown land from the government, and it definitely isn't cheap. Considering the money that the government is getting for an unused section of forested land is usually next to nothing, I think the farmers are helping to reduce your taxes. For the government to keep the land producing money they could alternatively lease it to an industry and get mineral or stumpage rights.
If you find eating meat to be gross, that's fine with me. If you don't like eating another animal, that's OK too. If you think vegetarianism is healthier, will help you lose weight, or make you sexier then go for it. What gets me riled up is when I'm out for dinner or eating in the company of aquaintences and someone gets on my case about eating animal. It's not good manners.