I would agree with nutmeg. not saying you are wrong. People can choose or not choose to eat meat for any reason they want. I have no problem eating vegetables and they can't run away. Don't people always say plants can sense when you are talking to them. anyway - I thought this post was pertinent and just read this morning.
http://www.people.com/article/blonde-vegan-jordan-younger-blogger-eating-disorder-orthorexia

There are other ways to get what you need as a Omnivore by being vegan. It just takes even more work. Actually there is a gal GoKaleo - (google her), that promotes a generally paleo lifestyle but without meat.

I tell vegans we have lots in common and eat just about the same - except I probably eat more veggies than they do.

I agree and think factory farming is unethical and should be outlawed, but that will never happen. I eat way more veggies than I do meat and most of my protein comes from eggs, dairy, seeds and nuts.

After seeing a few documentaries last summer I was leaning towards a near vegetarian diet but with eggs and fish to supplement. I had to justify the eggs and what not because I know many vegans (and I am not saying they all are this way mind you) that are really not firing on all cylinders. I know without some animal proteins in us we tend to go that way because we are built to eat meat, our digestive systems are built and run better when we consume animal products.

So far, and some one can prove me wrong but I have never read any literature saying to eat nothing but meat in the paleo lifestyle, they say you can but most people would run away from that concept. I think I could cut what i consume in half but it is not likely because I love to cook and meat just really adds to the menu.

I agree with you about the factory farming. I think animals should have the best life possible, but we are also animals and I believe we are meant to be omnivores. It's a personal choice and I wouldn't criticize anyone else's lifestyle. And contrary to some media reports, paleo doesn't mean eat "all the meat". I think you can find a balance that will make you happy and healthy. You need to feed your body just like any other animal. I make an effort to choose the least factory-farmed meat, eggs, fish and chicken that I can, and my hubby hunts, so I have a freezer full of game meat too. Sometimes, it doesn't work out and I have to buy what's on sale or something. I don't stress over it, I just do the best I can.

In reading a few posts on marksdailyapple.com in the forums I had seen this question posted a few times. Mostly in regards to vegans/vegetarians trying to get used to eating meat after not for so long. One of the comments I thought was really great, and it amounted to something like this.

"Usually when I am going to eat meat, I thank it. I thank it for giving it's life to provide me sustenance. Part of life is death, and this creature died so that I may live, I am grateful for this creature that did so for me." (Not an exact quote, more of a paraphrase ).

Some other advice was about taking baby steps. Eggs and fish tend to be good starting points for many. If that is where you draw the line, and your doing well on it, then don't stress! You have found what is working for you, while many of us are still looking . And fish is a great protein for you anyway, great for Omega 6/3 balance. A good next step is usually ground beef, as it can be mixed in with other things so it isn't so intense.

Same thing with texture. It might not even be the flavor that could put you off, but the texture. Like for me, I am not that fond of cooked fish. But I love the texture and flavor of sashimi (raw fish).

Take it slow, and find ways to incorporate animal proteins in a way that you are good with it. And don't stress about it, stress can undermine what we are trying to accomplish as well. You will find what works for you!

KR

Death is, in my opinion, not an ethical matter. Everything dies, and everything deprives something else of life in order to survive, even plants. Not only are you depriving that plant its life by eating it, but that plant has deprived other plants of life by crowding them out and taking their nutrients, or even actively strangling them.

Death is neither good nor bad, it just is. Therefore, to get upset because something died doesn't really make sense to me.

What is an ethical matter, though, is how the thing lived while it was alive. Many Paleo people, I think, will agree that pastured and ethically-raised animals are the way to go, and hunting is the gold standard. For some, the reason this is best is the ethical matter.

We may be smarter than most other animals on this planet, but we are not above our own physical nature, and our physical nature is very much one that requires some amount of meat. In fact, meat is so important to human life that landlocked primitive tribes that have otherwise entirely plant-based diets will even go as far as eating the people of the shore tribes to get the necessary nutrients, and in better times, even when those tribes are at war, the tribes will still trade food and the carriers of those foods were not harmed.

Chris Masterjohn wrote about what Dr. Price found regarding this topic -- http://www.westonaprice.org/uncategorized/weston-price-looked-for-vegans-but-found-only-cannibals/

Also, here's a fun fact -- we are not the only creatures that have tamed or possibly domesticated other creatures/lifeforms. Baboons (and other animals) have been known to keep pets, and ants have been known to tame and possibly domesticate aphids and farm fungus. Turns out, damselfish farm algae, too. And there's even a species of wasp (as if they aren't big enough *kitten*) that enslave spiders.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080324173459.htm
http://itotd.com/articles/451/non-human-farmers/
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/newly-discovered-wasp-species-enslaves-spiders.html

Then, there's also the question of whether being veg*n is actually ethical. The act of farming causes death of animals, from the insecticides used to kill the insects (which then may be transferred to high order animals, see also: DDT), to the farming equipment itself killing small animals, to the farms themselves destroying habitats and the environment and needing mass amounts of water diverted from other places.

Here's an in-depth look at the problems with the ethical argument -- http://letthemeatmeat.com/post/1141998663/how-the-ethical-argument-for-veganism-fails-and-one