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u/waybackhome · 29 pointsr/IAmA
u/robin_hoodie_ · 25 pointsr/unitedkingdom

You can do it! Until Feb of this year I was a full-on meat lover but I always had that niggling feeling about it - the more I learnt about the industry the more I realised I was just pushing the reality of it all to the back of my mind.

I read this book (which I'm happy to send to you if you're broke) and it made me realise that compared to the dozen, and dozens of reasons not to eat meat there was really just one reason I ate it: because it tastes good.

I've been able to cut meat out totally, a lot easier than I thought it would be too.

u/paigntonbey · 20 pointsr/ChapoTrapHouse

They have horrid existences though... even the 'free range' usually, it's BS.

this book - turned me veggie, it's really good - Eating Animals by Safran Foer

u/blargh9001 · 2 pointsr/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu
  1. There is an ethical distinction between causing incidental suffering and intended suffering

  2. The animals that die accidental deaths in the fields live wild and free. 99% of animals kept for food live tortured lives (see for example 'eating animals').

  3. The vast majority of all meat sold comes from animals that are fed harvested crops that will induce the same deaths in the field as well as the suffering of the meat animal. Not being able to remove damage doesn't mean one shouldn't be concerned with limiting the damage.
u/frigorificoterrifico · 1 pointr/worldnews

Is it just me or are more people willing to look at what's really happening and change their habits?

I remember when I watched Earthlings 8 years ago or so (which combined with reading Eating Animals, which I also highly recommend, made me a very selective omnivore) I got much more flak for ever raising the issue of animal suffering.

I'm seeing vegetarianism/veganism slowly becoming a real force in big cities in Europe. More and more souvlaki places (I'm from Greece) are offering vegetarian options. People are asking for them, and not just rich people.

I'm not saying people should never eat meat at all. It's closely connected with culture in most places in the world. Last Thursday we had 'tsiknopempti', which is part of the carnival celebrations here, and what people do on this day is go out and eat tons of grilled meat. But when that's what people do pretty much on almost any other day, it loses its significance.

Meat could be reserved for special occasions, or even just once a week. The lower demand would mean that the animals raised could all be raised ethically, and if it was a special thing, the difference in price would actually make us appreciate the treat, and the sacrifice for our benefit, even more.

The Omnivore's Dilemma, which I recently finished, really made me think about all the possible nuance there can be between full-on factory farming and extreme veganism (which I don't necessarily have a problem with, it's just a hard sell).