Eating meat endorses cruelty.

First, definition of cruel and pain, since cruelty references cruel. Cruel " 1. willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others." "3. causing or marked by great pain or distress: a cruel remark; a cruel affliction. 4. rigid; stern; strict; unrelentingly severe. " [5]. Pain " : the physical feeling caused by disease, injury, or something that hurts the body : mental or emotional suffering : sadness caused by some emotional or mental problem : someone or something that causes trouble or makes you feel annoyed or angry " [6]. First, this is worldwide. Chickens in Asia have no relevant differences from those in the Western World. A huge portion of meat production if factory farmed. All factory farmed meat should count automatically as cruel. Now for big farm organic. A large portion is more or less factory farmed and therefore cruel. "Cage Free Eggs Cage-Free Eggs: Behind the Myth Some animal advocacy organizations are working together with a segment of the egg industry to promote consumption of eggs labeled "cage-free."[7]. Now what about the organic farmers who honor their contract and produce meat in almost ideal conditions? The small farmer who really does his or her best to minimize cruelty. The problem with minimizing cruelty is its not cruelty free by its very nature. First, a look at the lifespan of wild creatures versus those in captivity. "1. Premature Deaths Orcas in the wild have an average life expectancy of 30 to 50 years"their estimated maximum lifespan is 60 to 70 years for males and 80 to over 100 for females. The average age of death for orcas who have died at SeaWorld is 13 years old. " [8]. What is the relevance of this to the resolution? If killer whales live less time in captivity a person can extrapolate that other animals have a shorter life span in captivity. Chickens can live over ten years. [9] Due to profit margins chickens don't live anywhere near ten years in factory farmed conditions. On a small scale farm due to the profit margin no chicken would be allowed to live for ten years. "The lifespan of an industry chicken would be 5"8 years. However, when egg production declines after 1"2 years, hens are considered "spent" and sent to slaughter." [10]. Hens are "spent" after only about 1/4 of their lifespan. Pro asks, if 1/4 a living sentient being's lifespan isn't cruelty what is cruelty then? Pro contends that dividing a sentient being's lifespan purposely and willfully by four is cruelty within itself. The shorting of lifespan qualifies as the severe part of cruelty. " 1. harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws. " "3. grave; critical: "[11]. Pro contends that cruelty in animal raising for meat is well established, even on small organic farms. Onward, to endorse. "Endorse 1. to approve, support, or sustain: [3]." By eating meat a person is approving, supporting, and most of the time sustaining cruelty. A person most of the time sustains the act because if the person bought the meat by eating the meat that person encourages himself or herself to buy more meat. If the another person bought the meat the person who eats the meat is sustaining meat production by eating the meat, encouraging that other person to buy more meat. A person shows approval by eating the meat. Adversely by refusing to eat the meat a person is showing disapproval. This is non-verbal communication. If a person eats meat he or she is showing approval non verbally, refusing shows disapproval non verbally. Support "5. to maintain (a person, family, establishment, institution, etc.) by supplying with things necessary to existence; provide for: " [12]. An establishment, like a meat grocer needs money. By buying meat you supply the establishment with what is necessary for its existence. If the business lost enough money, it would close down and no longer exist. As shown earlier by eating meat you are encouraging more meat to be bought. Thus supporting meat establishments thus supporting and endorsing cruelty. Thanks for the debate, looking forward to Con's arguments. Eating meat endorses cruelty. Vote Pro. Links 5. http://dictionary.reference.com... 6. http://www.merriam-webster.com... 7. http://www.humanemyth.org... 8. http://www.seaworldofhurt.com... 9. http://www.chickeneggspert.com... 10. http://www.farmsanctuary.org... 11. http://dictionary.reference.com... 12. http://dictionary.reference.com...