Poll: Why do you (not) eat meat?

[Gerishnakov]

My main issue is with vegans that are vegans, not because it's healthy, but because of "I don't want to make the poor animals work. D:" Well what about the other human beings that pick your god damn vegetables? What about the humans that make these non-animal labored substances that you eat, like vegan cheese? No, you don't give two shits about them.

I have nothing wrong with people not eating meat. I have nothing wrong with vegans. My problem are people that do it for stupid, poorly thought out reasons. Also, anyone that can stomach vegan cheese, I salute you, that stuff is nasty.

I know a vegan who doesn't really like animals, and doesn't really like eating vegetables - he's pretty wierd.

 

[mb16]

I'm making Veal ... who wants some!!!

Veal is just meat from young animals that would be killed anyway.

"if done properly it is ethically correct"

 

[Elamdri]

Greetings humans. Today I would simply like to know, why do you eat meat? And if you do not eat meat, you can tell why not.

I do not eat meat because I believe it is harmful for the environment. And I hate the greasy taste it leaves in my mouth. Also: "Look at me! I'm so hipster for not eating meat!"

Now your turn!

Because I like the taste and it's a convenient and desirable source of protein. If I eat a piece of meat, it not only tastes good, but ensures that I get the protein my body needs.

Could I do it other ways? Sure. If I did, would they be healthier? Probably. But they're harder since you need to worry about what you eat in your diet and quite frankly, I don't enjoy them as much.

Also, I have no ethical qualms about the animals involved.

 

[GrimGrimoire]

Bacon. It's always the bacon.

My main reason is that it tastes good, I enjoy eating it. Besides, humans are made for eating both meat and that green-ish stuff Veggies fill their bodies with, and I wouldn't cut out either part.

 

[The Almighty Grigard]

I eat meat because I do. I don't understand why I should have to defend meat eating. I eat meat, you don't. It is that simple. But if you really want to get down to specifics.

Humans are made to eat meat. Simple as that.
It's a good and easy source of protein.
It's damn tasty.

Sure, I do not agree with some practices in the food industry. That is why I eat meat and fish that me and my dad hunt and kill ourselves.

 

[LadyDeadly]

because of a balanced diet? Evolution made humans omnivorous. If we were ment to only eat veggies we'd have more molars and if we were ment to eat more meat we'd have more canines.

I like lamb. and Goat.
goats are cute and they eat almost anything, so if you were to choose an animal to rear for a food source , goats would be the best.

 

[hermes]

Because I like it, and I consider it natural in the order of things... I respect vegetarians as a personal choice, but I have no moral issue with the idea of eating other animals.

Also, since almost all the diet in my country consists of either meat or pasta, I would be fairly limited if I choose to go vegetarian.

 

[Abedeus]

So, I understand you eat only home-grown plants, right? And you don't consume anything that came out of another animal?

Because if you eat or drink products containing milk, it's still using animals. And if you buy at shops, you are encouraging mass fields of death for millions of insects and small animals that die every time you want a "fresh carrot to save an innocent cow". What about innocent moles or critters that get squashed and pulverized by machinery on the field?

Also, it's our nature. Just like sex, it's a part of nature itself and it's something a lot of animals do, not just people, but all other omnivores. Hell, I bet as many if not more animals die to predators than to humans, difference is moronic hippies think it's not happening/

 

[Kuroneko97]

Because apparently even as a baby I wouldn't eat meat; I'd just spit it out if it had meat. I was born a fucking vegetarian. And cheese is fucking delicious.

That said, I hate PETA and any person who acts as if we as a population are horrid murderers for eating meat.

We need to kill animals in order to keep populations in check.

That immediately came to mind when I read that.

 

[Naeras]

Because meat is delicious, and I don't currently have the willpower to help save the planet by eating other stuff instead.

 

[CounterReproductive]

I eat meat, I also eat vegetables, i don't eat fish. I have worked in an abbatoir, i have shot my own food, i have skinned , gutted, cleaned and cooked animals I have killed. I would only feel guilty if i had made the animal suffer. Clean kill, no guilt, no worries. Pest control of rabbits and woodpidgeons can provide a LOT of protein and also protects the crops vegetarians eat.

Win-Win

Peace

 

[ShotgunZombie]

Because meat tastes good... And because I am a horrible person with no sense of guilt whatsoever.

 

[MrFalconfly]

I'm an omnivore.

I eat meat, fish, vegetables and other stuff that fuels my body with carbohydrates.

That said I do have a particular fondness for a nicely roasted Entrecôte steak with some red-wine sauce and some nice seasoned potatoes.

And of course, being Danish I can't seem to stop eating herring.

 

[dyre]

Meat's tasty. Though, veggies can be tasty too, if they're cooked by Asian chefs. I pity the vegetarian that is stuck eating salads.

Greetings humans. Today I would simply like to know, why do you eat meat? And if you do not eat meat, you can tell why not.

I do not eat meat because I believe it is harmful for the environment. And I hate the greasy taste it leaves in my mouth. Also: "Look at me! I'm so hipster for not eating meat!"

Now your turn!

How is it harmful? It is actually harmful to not eat meat. We need to kill animals in order to keep populations in check. The worst thing we can do is to just let the meat waste away and decompose. We eat the meat we get from population checking.

Or at least that is how I have always looked at it.

Actually, we're the ones who raise those animals en-masse, which is the reason for their large population. If we didn't eat meat at all, domestic cows and pigs would probably be extinct, rather than overpopulated (just think about it, does a farm cow stand a chance in the wild?).

 

[TheRundownRabbit]

Because its good. I tell the escapist this all the time, IF ITS GOOD, IM EATIN IT! I have seen appalling things when it has come to meat, I've cows at slaughterhouses and stuff, hell, I even helped my friend clean out the grease traps in a fast-food joint he works at, nothing will ever get me to stop eating meat, the most delicious thing one the planet.

 

[C F]

I eat it because I can. I like the concept of feasting upon slabs of an animal's muscle fibers. Plus it's filling and it tastes good.

 

[karcentric]

Because I want to be top of the food chain...

 

[thestickman91]

THIS IS EXACTLY MY OPINION!!!

 

[Lieju]

I don't really eat meat, because of the enviromental concerns.

What environmental concerns?

It generally takes more resources(energy, land, and water) to produce meat-heavy diet than plant-heavy.
http://www.ajcn.org/content/78/3/660S.long

So, I understand you eat only home-grown plants, right? And you don't consume anything that came out of another animal?

Because if you eat or drink products containing milk, it's still using animals. And if you buy at shops, you are encouraging mass fields of death for millions of insects and small animals that die every time you want a "fresh carrot to save an innocent cow". What about innocent moles or critters that get squashed and pulverized by machinery on the field?

Also, it's our nature. Just like sex, it's a part of nature itself and it's something a lot of animals do, not just people, but all other omnivores. Hell, I bet as many if not more animals die to predators than to humans, difference is moronic hippies think it's not happening/

Most people in the world don't eat as much meat as Americans, for example, do. Although this is (unfortunately) changing, and for example Chinese are using more meat, which uses more resources than plant-based diet.

Just because something happens in the nature does not mean it's morally okay. For example, rape and murder(animals plotting and killing members of the same species) happes quite a lot among our closest relatives.

A person can just try to avoid causing suffering and use as little resources as possible, or just not use them more than one needs. You are right, no matter what you eat, animals will suffer and you will have an effect on the environment, but one can make choices that will mean the effect is smaller rather than bigger.

I'm not vegetarian, but I avoid eating meat.

 

[Stukov Wolfwood]

meat is tasty.
fruits are tasty.
vegetables are tasty.
the few minerals that we can eat are tasty.

if you were tasty i would eat you too. (just kidding.)