> I have grown up on the countryside in sweden on my parents farm!
> All memories I have from my childhood includes animals and how fun we
> used to have together.I have always loved animals and nature and
> my parents learned me not to destroy nature or treat animals bad!I take it that you are talking about a small farm - the type of small family farm that are going out of business and being bought up by agribusiness and intensified to increase profits.
> My point is that it┤s hard to say whats right and wrong in the debate
> of eating meat or not! I mean, our animals lived happy lifes!
> We always brushed the cows so they were clean,and they liked it!
As meateaters frequently tell 'bunny lovers' - you can't assume you know what non human animals are thinking or feeling (you don't even know what your fellow humans are thinking or feeling most of the time).
As for 'right and wrong' in terms of meat eating - there are certain things we know. We don't need animal flesh in our diet to be healthy, animal fat is linked to the major diseases of the developed world (heart disease and cancer), modern animal based diets are very inefficient in terms of use of resources, the cattle industry has great environmental impact, etc. etc.
So perhaps we can't say what is right or wrong but there are plenty of pointers.
> They got spoiled whith grocerys in the wintertime and in the summer
> time they were outside in their large enclosed pastureland.
> It┤s true that they got slaughtered after some years,and I can┤t say
> I liked it at all,but it felt natural in some way.
'Natural' is quite a meaningless term. But it is arguably not 'as nature intended' to die a premature death. Regardless of how 'nice' your life is now - would you like to be killed and consumed in your teenage years for the needless pleasure of another?
> I feed new lambs,brushed new cows and life went on!
For you life went on. It did not for the slaughtered animals.
> I don┤t think it was anything wrong whith slaughtering thoose
> animals. They had had better lives than most pets and I think they
> would die for us i we wanted them to,but I agree whith you
> vegetarians that a society whithout eating meat would be the best
> thing! but practicale it┤s impossible right now.
Why is it impossible? How does anything become possible if people do not try?
> What are we going to do whith all animals for an example?
That really is a stupid question. You know that the world will not become vegan over night. There would be (/is) a gladual decline in demand for certain animals and therefore less would be breed. Farmers
would switch to alternative 'products' and eventually animals would
no longer be breed for slaughter.
> It┤s all a question about money like everything else now days!
Of course. And while people continue to spend money on animal products (be it meat, milk or rhino horns) there will always be someone willing to supply.
> We humans must think about what we want with our world.
> I think this question about eating meat or not has several ansveres
> you just have to listen to others more,it┤s good to debate about it
> to but the most important thing is to follow your heart and your own
> thoughts not others!
Debate is of course important. It is while talking to others that we evaluate things and examine them in our minds. We can't hope to make educated discions without talking to others.
> Thanks for reading!!!!
Thanks for writing.
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