Gracie,
I agree with almost everything you said:
- I'm not opposed to eating meat.
- Therefore, I'm not opposed to killing animals raised for food.
- I'm very realistic about humans eating and killing animals (I thought that I made all of that clear in my earlier posts
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- Yes, I agree that people want the least inexpensive way to feed themselves and their families
- Yes, I agree that not everyone should watch the videos I presented. (That's why I recommended to not watch one, and put a warning before the other)
What you seem to be missing is:
- the current system in place to grow and harvest meat is cruel. With such brilliant minds in our world, I'm sure we could find better ways to provide enough food, while not being so severely cruel and causing so much suffering.
- the current system to grow and harvest meat is providing food that is substandard, and downright UNHEALTHY for humans, so that some countries have banned U.S. meat. Some countries are afraid to eat our meat products.
- you mention "humanizing" animals?? I'm not sure what you mean by that. Just because a living, breathing creature is not a human being . . .does not mean that it has no nerve endings and does not feel, or has no brain and does not think. Don't forget . . humans ARE part of the animal kingdom.
- there is no distinction between which animals we choose to have as pets, and which animals we choose to eat as concerns cognitive ability (ie, pigs are smarter than dogs). That is a false distinction, similar to deciding which plants are in our flower beds and which are weeds. That is a human JUSTIFICATION. And, just because some animals are grown to be eaten, does not mean that they must have a cruel and horrific life. They can have a reasonable good life --and then be eaten.
You can learn by:
- watching the movie I recommended (which again, is not all about meat and is educational and a documentary)
- do your own research
Or not. Your choice. But please don't patronize me until you have the whole picture.