eat meat. It’s built into us. But we can raise our livestock and slaughter it
with greater sensitivity to the animals’ condition than is the case today. If
you have ever seen how most calves are raised to be slaughtered for veal,
you would understand what I am talking about. Also, although I
acknowledge the need for some medical, but not cosmetic, experimentation
on animals, this too can be conducted in a much more humane manner than
is the case today. And just in case anyone is curious, I do eat chicken and
pork, all seafood, and insects. I would like to give up pork, but the smell of
frying smoked bacon always brings me back. I guess I need to get a pet pig
to develop the necessary degree of compassion to give it up.
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