Hi guys,
Something that got me thinking the other night was listening to my housemate who eats meat talking about a nature program on BBC where an elephant was killed by lions.
She said she cried watching the elephant die and was really upset after seeing it. So I asked if she would be equally upset watching a cow die? She said she doesnt see cows in the same way but really likes elephants.
I find this really frustrating as it seems so many meat eaters are so detached from the animal by the time they cut into their steak they never consider the death of their food. This could be controversial but it got me thinking how many more women may consider dropping meat from their plates after watching the death of a cute little lamb or a happy pig. I say woman as I know from a male perspective on average men are more tolerent to blood and death on tv. I just find it so hypocritical that people can get upset by the death on one animal in nature when by eating commercially farmed meat they are supporting the torture and death of millions of farm animals around the world. I didnt know what to say to her as obviously we are friends and i didnt want to call her a hypocrit but how do people like this favour a few species and then detach their emotions so easily from farm animals?
Sorry I dont really know why i am posting this just something that really upset me,
Something that got me thinking the other night was listening to my housemate who eats meat talking about a nature program on BBC where an elephant was killed by lions.
She said she cried watching the elephant die and was really upset after seeing it. So I asked if she would be equally upset watching a cow die? She said she doesnt see cows in the same way but really likes elephants.
I find this really frustrating as it seems so many meat eaters are so detached from the animal by the time they cut into their steak they never consider the death of their food. This could be controversial but it got me thinking how many more women may consider dropping meat from their plates after watching the death of a cute little lamb or a happy pig. I say woman as I know from a male perspective on average men are more tolerent to blood and death on tv. I just find it so hypocritical that people can get upset by the death on one animal in nature when by eating commercially farmed meat they are supporting the torture and death of millions of farm animals around the world. I didnt know what to say to her as obviously we are friends and i didnt want to call her a hypocrit but how do people like this favour a few species and then detach their emotions so easily from farm animals?
Sorry I dont really know why i am posting this just something that really upset me,