Meat eating ethical?

[rexbeccarox]

And some people like meat, but don't like to cause suffering, so they have a bit of a dilemma. I compromise by (usually) sticking with poultry as the highest form of life I eat, but I often compromise that, too. I'm an omnivore, but that also means I don't HAVE to eat meat. I've got a little tickle in my brain telling me that me the taste of something doesn't alone justify killing it.

Instant kill sniper? Also meat is the only source of protein I can get. Soy, peanuts, and beans are basically GMOs, I hate seeds, and I am alergic to nuts. I also work out so what other source of protein is their for me?

I also have a nut allergy, and in past veggie threads, I've explained how I essentially have PTSD due to my fear of food from how many times I went into anaphylactic shock while I was a vegetarian.

It's too bad you don't like seeds, PFT; my sister found me these snacks called Somersaults, which are little nuggets made out of seeds and grains. They pride themselves on being nut-free, and they have as much protein as almonds. They're also fabulously yummy. My sister says eating them is like eating nuts. Too bad they're also filled with sodium, so it's not like I can use them for all of my protein intake.

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Some of us can't NOT eat meat and stay healthy. PFT and I are prime examples of that.

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Did I make the wrong choice by putting my cat down, then, when her tongue was bulging out of her mouth, and her belly was so distended she couldn't walk due to an infection? I mean, she couldn't voice consent...

Could the animal have been treated and if so would the quality of life be worth living?

No, but by that example, I was just pointing out the flaw in the logic that

-we don't euthanize people unless they give consent
-animals can't give consent
-but yet people euthanize their animals all the time.

It was just a poor analogy is all.