Vegetarians .. Vegans and the like …

This girl clearly states where the line is drawn
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/172845...op_dumb_model/

Originally Posted by neio79

No, its because we have evolved to the top of the food chain, and are capable of ovecoming adapting and controling our surroundings and enviroment to meet our needs and wants.

Therefore Natural selection and Darwin say we are above all other animals, hence we get to choose which ones to eat!!

In that case we shouldn't complain when nature gets the upper hand and we get eaten especially as we seem to be unable to control the size of the human population in check...

It's a fact that nowadays people eat a far greater amount of meat than years ago before intensive farming, people often see meat as the main part of the meal whereas before it could be considered almost as a 'garnish'.

Thing is the human population has doubled since the 60's, eats more meat and is more aware of how finite natural resources are...the amount of energy involved in meat production is vast...far more goes into producing it than we get back from it, land, waste, water, transport etc. etc. (None of this even taking animal welfare into account).

To produce 1 kg of beef requires around 9 kg of cereal grain; for pork the approximate ratio is 4:1 and for chickens 2:1

. When we were all watching Band Aid and Live Aid the Ethiopian government was exporting grain for animal feed...people weren't starving because there was no food...they were starving because they had no money to buy food. Also, as you go higer up the food chain, the pesticide/chemical content of the food stuff is more concentrated...and surely nobody REALLY thinks man boobs are attractive

Just remember veggies, my food ****s on yours

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

Just remember veggies, my food ****s on yours

HAHAhaha yeah.

My mates girlfriend got invited to a VEGAN barbeque! I mean, vegan!? She said even the potato salad hadn't got mayonnaise! So what, it was just... potatoes? She said it was the worst thing ever. At least if you are veggie, accept it, and stop trying to pretend you are eating meat

[Viney]

Cows are one of the lagest contributors of Methane into the earths atmosphere...sooooo... this degrades the ozone layer....sooooo...its all the Veggies faults that global warming exists.

Eat more cows!!

I eat what I'm prepared to kill myself. I don't object to anyone's choices in this argument, but I do object to the "meat is food not a dead animal" ignorance of a lot of people. Know what you're eating, where it came from, how it lived, which part you're eating, how it died.

Don't assume that every vegetarian is such because they have an overwhelming love of animals though I admit it probably accounts for most.

I like vegetables and can happily eat a non meat meal. But I like meat too but never have a lot of it - simply because that's how I like it.

I don't like animal cruelty but believe you can still be a meat eater.

I have no objection to wearing leather clothing but prefer to belive the whole animal is used e.g. for food, clothing and anything else. I do object to animal products where they have been killed just for a fashion or crazy Chinese medicine . I have relatives in northern Canada and when I was about 10 or so they sent me a present of a wallet made from seal pup skin - disgusting, i've never been able to understand the mentality.

Bacon and tomato for dinner tonight - sorry vegans

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rEkc70ztOrc

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VAN6G8sBNIE

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Viney

Cows are one of the lagest contributors of Methane into the earths atmosphere...sooooo... this degrades the ozone layer....sooooo...its all the Veggies faults that global warming exists.

Eat more cows!!

Methane has NO interaction with ozone.

Not directed at you in particluar, but I get really annoyed when tree huggers, do-gooders and damn hippies try to preach at you and don't even know the first thing about whatever b*ollocksthey're chatting about!

Originally Posted by sinbad

. Know what you're eating, where it came from, how it lived, which part you're eating, how it died.

I do and i am happy that animals died so i can happily scoff on a big far burger or steak!! At least the abitoirs can do a good job of it where as i would make a meal of it (no pun intended).

And i have before killed, and guttted my own food( rabbits and chickens admitadly)

I also partake in phesant shooting good fun watching my dog do what it was bread for!