Calling All REAL animal lovers!!!

Sorry dear, all animals are part of the food chain. Some less likely to be eaten than others.

If it makes you feel any better; I am for kindness to the animals I don't eat. And, I love all animals, but believe some are to be eaten as part of a balanced diet.

Sorry dear, all animals are part of the food chain. Some less likely to be eaten than others.

Every animal is edible. Even I'm edible. But that my dear friend is called cannibalism. And it is frowned upon in most societies...

Animals are 'used' by other animals too. Some species of bird purposely lay their eggs in the nests of other species, and many insects use other creatures as live hosts for their young.

Sorry dear, all animals are part of the food chain. Some less likely to be eaten than others.

Every animal is edible. Even I'm edible. But that my dear friend is called cannibalism. And it is frowned upon in most societies...

It's not cannibalism if a big bear eats ya...

Hate to say it, but even in the Bible animals are used as sacrifice or as a working animal.
How do you define a "real" animal lover?
Because I love animals. SO much I almost became a vet once-upon-a-time, I don't support certain things and I don't support the inhumane treatment of animals either. But how do you define a true lover?

The bible? Saying that animals are slaves of men because the bible says so is like saying women will always be inferior and are the reason sin exists.

I feel ya, OP. We have no right controlling the fate of animals. I, however, stopped caring that no one agrees with me.. You might as well sleep.

We treat animals a lot like animals treat each other.
Earth creatures eat one another.
Welcome to reality.
If somebody does not want to eat animal flesh, fine. Just don't snivel over the fact that most humans do.
Life at the top of the food chain has its benefits.
Buon Appetito

I feel like you do, but theres no way to stop it..

Sine then, I can't help it, when I see someone eating cow, pig, chicken, etc., I just get really sad. I wonder, do they really understand what they are eating?

I think most people understand that the chicken breast they are eating came from a previously living animal.

Very few people are animal HATERS but not everybody is an animal lover. I loved my dogs and I would definitely steer away if I spot a rodent in the middle of the road while driving but if I had to kill a cow to get another human its heart, I would in a heart beat.

In my eyes, animal cruelty should be punishable. What constitutes as animal cruelty? hurting animals for fun (dog fights, hunting animals yo don't plan to eat) but I am a strong advocate for eating animals. Where I come from, children start slicing and helping the family with butchering at a young age. I think I used the knife on a live animal at age of 11 and have been helping my family split big chunks of meat into smaller from the age of 7 or so.

I eat meat. I like vegetarians. Nothing wrong with vegetarians I say, as long as they leave me alone, I leave them alone.

Hate to say it, but even in the Bible animals are used as sacrifice or as a working animal.
How do you define a "real" animal lover?
Because I love animals. SO much I almost became a vet once-upon-a-time, I don't support certain things and I don't support the inhumane treatment of animals either. But how do you define a true lover?

The bible? The bible is a joke. Saying that animals are slaves of men because the bible says so is like saying women will always be inferior and are the reason sin exists.

I feel ya, OP. We have no right controlling the fate of animals. I, however, stopped caring that no one agrees with me.. You might as well sleep.

At least I can sleep a little better knowing someone else thinks the bible is a joke.

I can make you sleep REAL good, add me

I agree with you, it drives me crazy.
I can't understand how people can actually EAT animals. Do they not think about what goes into it? Death, torture, etc.??!?!?!?

I'm a fairly recent vegetarian (since September/October) but I am so happy that i made this decision. I feel soooo much better about myself because of it.

Sine then, I can't help it, when I see someone eating cow, pig, chicken, etc., I just get really sad. I wonder, do they really understand what they are eating?

That's just part of it, of course. All the stray animals, I wish I could help, but I can't do everything myself. Animal cruelty ... UGH ... it drives me up the wall! I wish I could do MORE!!!

I am an animal lover, and have several times raised my own market animals. Beef, pork, lamb. If I'm going to eat it I'd rather raise it myself, know it was cared for and fed good quality food, and take responsibility for it when it comes time to go to the butcher. But the fact that I raised a pig from the time that it was 20 lbs until it was 250 lbs doesn't change the fact that I raised it for the express purpose of being my food...

In fact, I'm fairly certain I have a better idea of what goes into becoming a market animal than YOU do. I'm also aware that most market animals are not the same thing as your dog or cat. Try not to place the same "pet" value on a pig or a cow that you do on a dog or a cat...Not the same thing.

On the other hand, I believe that all animals have value in their own way. I don't believe that my life is any more sacred than that of a cow's or vice versa. I do not "belong" on this earth any more than any other animal, I was just lucky to be born human. I still have the same vulnerabilities - ie if a bear came along I'd be bear food - and therefore don't feel guilty about consuming animals. I feel so long as we respect the food we eat, and don't take more than we need, we're not doing any worse than the animal kingdom itself.

I miss the Sundays where after church, Granny would open the back door and pick up the .22 and say "what chicken do you want tonight?" and blow its head off.

those were the days. best. chicken. ever.

I miss the Sundays where after church, Granny would open the back door and pick up the .22 and say "what chicken do you want tonight?" and blow its head off.

those were the days. best. chicken. ever.

Jealous... I want that fresh of meat. I am thinking I need to find a way to raise my own meat.

I think there is room for all God's creatures, Right next to the mashed potatoes.:laugh: