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to wonder WTF would it take for people stop eating "meat"

757 replies

ElenorRigby · 13/02/2013 18:33

Just that really!

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OverlyYappy · 13/02/2013 19:49

*fact not face but they were in everyones face Blush

don't eat Lidl chicken breast even my cats turn their noses up at it

Hullygully · 13/02/2013 19:50

Good stropzilla, at least that's consistent.

bruxeur · 13/02/2013 19:50

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should be the mathematical sign for "does not equal". Obviously this BB doesn't like Word charmaps.

ChoudeBruxelles · 13/02/2013 19:50

I like meat - why should I stop eating it?

Hullygully · 13/02/2013 19:51

That is not a question that makes sense, choude.

Why should anyone stop doing anything they like?

Smoking, drinking, eating sugar, buggering choirboys...

ChoudeBruxelles · 13/02/2013 19:52

Have eaten horse when I lived in France too - it was ok. Wouldn't go and buy it myself but I was served it at a friends so ate it.

ChoudeBruxelles · 13/02/2013 19:52

Have eaten horse when I lived in France too - it was ok. Wouldn't go and buy it myself but I was served it at a friends so ate it.

Greensleeves · 13/02/2013 19:53

But Hully there are perfectly sensible answers to those questions

so I suppose Chou wants a answer to hers along similar lines?

Stropzilla · 13/02/2013 19:54

Yup consistent that's me :). Unlike DH who, since owning a bunny a few years back no longer lets me cook rabbit stew. Bah.

But I stick by each to their own. I try to buy my meat as ethically as possible and don't mind paying extra for the humane treatment, if that's at all possible. I don't like the suffering caused, and I do think it's an all or nothing deal where you either eat meat or refuse all animal product including butter. That's just me though and I enjoy these things far to much to give them all up. I did try, but failed at chicken kievs.

bruxeur · 13/02/2013 19:54

...breathing, drinking water, existing at all...

All of these things impact negatively on other lifeforms.

I'm pretty sure it's the veggies who are conflicted about their position in the ecosystem.

ChoudeBruxelles · 13/02/2013 19:54

Well buggering choirboys is illegal - the others aren't. So tell me why I should stop eating it if I like it?

bruxeur · 13/02/2013 19:55

Or is it just cute, fluffy, multicellular life we're supposed to care about?

The WWf's panda problem writ microscopic? In ketchup?

Stropzilla · 13/02/2013 19:55

Snorted at buggering choirboys...that escalated quickly didn't it!

bruxeur · 13/02/2013 19:56

Don't get offtopic please, choirboy buggering can be discussed on the appropriate thread.

pigletmania · 13/02/2013 19:57

Some sef righteous views from the vegetarians. I like meant and will continue to eat it wether we like it or not

Hullygully · 13/02/2013 19:57

I wanted to say the nazis liked murdering Jews but thought it was a bit early in the thread for that

Hullygully · 13/02/2013 19:58

where is the self righteousness, piglet?

Tweasels · 13/02/2013 19:59

All carnivores eat other animals. Are the lions wrong to eat gazelles or are the birds wrong to eat worms.

It doesn't feel wrong to me that certain animals are bred to be eaten.

Mistreat animals are a different matter. Tis two seperate things.

pigletmania · 13/02/2013 19:59

What the hell has that got to do with eating meat hullyHmm

Hullygully · 13/02/2013 19:59

bruxeur, I also think we need to drasticaly reduce the population and be mindful of all other aspects of our ecosystem btw.

Maryz · 13/02/2013 20:00

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Hullygully · 13/02/2013 20:00

To me, tweasels, we are all equal (all species). I wouldn't like to be bred to be eaten.

Do as you would be done by.

Hullygully · 13/02/2013 20:00

yes mary

Maryz · 13/02/2013 20:01

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Vegeeta · 13/02/2013 20:02

Personally I blame the meat for being so damned tasty.