Veganism

Sorry for not being clear. The point I wanted you to focus on was this: "As children, the first form of hate we are exposed to is when we eat the corpse of a once living being. We are taught to love the puppy and to eat the cow. That is where we learn to discriminate. If we raised a vegan generation, they would treat each other with respect because they treat ALL sentient beings with respect." That has everything to do with veganism. If people were raised vegan, they would learn that discrimination is wrong. Period. If they never did it to the animals, then why would they do it to each other. In short, vegans are compassionate people. Compassionate people make the world a better place. To answer your second question, I remind you that my second statement's purpose was to clarify my first statement. Yes, meat eaters care about their pets, but the rest of the billions of animals on this planet are mostly considered useless. There are exceptions, but for the most part, meat eaters don't give a crap about the vast majority of animals. The difference between our ancestors eating meat and us eating meat is huge and obvious. If they killed something, it could feed them for a week, and is was much more filling than berries. They often had to, especially in winter. In many cases they used the entire animal to sustain their way of life. The Native Americans are a perfect example. But in the 21st century, we have MANY more options to get our protein from. Beans and rice, nuts, mock meat etc. We don't have to kill animals to put food on the table. If we did, then all vegans would be starving. There are grocery stores all over the place. You asked if eating free range animals is evil. Yes, of course it is! By your logic, the Jews working outside their huts, but within the electric fence at any of the concentration camps were treated well. It was a free range Holocaust. By your logic the Nazis who killed Jews by a single bullet to the head weren't evil. The Jew took a bullet to the head and that was the end of it. Just because you killed someone fast, does not mean it was okay to kill them! If I let some kids play on the playground outside before shooting them I would still be a murderer! The concept that hurting animals is wrong is very simple. You don't lose anything by becoming vegan. You just stop taking what isn't yours. Being vegan is actually very easy. You can enjoy all of your favorite foods while being vegan. I have enjoyed delicious vegan burgers, bacon, hot dogs, milk, cheese, chocolate etc. And no one had to suffer and die for it! You can live without hurting animals. Don't tell me that what we do to animals is right. I've seen the footage. I have heard the screams of the pigs as they are being slaughtered. As these two legged, psychotic things we often call slaughterhouse workers kill them. Have we no mercy. The animals just want to be left alone. They should have that right. Jane deserves better than to live the life she did. We don't have the right to steal her calves and her milk. We don't have the right to torture her via branding and ear clipping. Do your research. We rip the testicles off of baby pigs and cut off their teeth. We shred male chicks alive into dog food because they are useless without laying eggs. We slash the throats of billions of animals, or gas them. But according to meat eaters, bacon and burgers makes it all okay. The human race claims to know right from wrong. We obviously don't.