Do you eat beef?

[zoomer]

I'm stopping eating meat because of mad cow and I love cows.. therefor Meat is Murder.

[moosmom]

I eat beef, but not as often as I used to.

[Flatcoatluver]

I’m a vegetarian. I have been for about a year now.

[critter crazy]

I eat beef very regularly, same with chicken and pork! Beef is by far the best! nothing compares to a big fat and juicy steak on the grill!!!

[MajesticCollies]

God put them animals of that type on the earth for a reason. Therefore I will eat them all.

[JenBKR]

God put them animals of that type on the earth for a reason. Therefore I will eat them all.


Exactly, I feel the same way :)

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I love beef, chicken and turkey - I can't stand pork though... :D

[The Cat Factory]

No, I'm a vegetarian. :)

[sammy101]

Yes, i eat meat. :)

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I don't really like beef or pork. I NEVER buy either (except when Justin want's me to cook him a bacon sandwich). I do like peperoni on pizza though. I will be polite and eat it if I'm at someone's house and they've cooked it, but if they have other options I will eat the other. We mostly eat chicken, turkey, and fish.

[k9krazee]

No...I'm a Vegetarian.

[Danegirl2208]

no..i only eat chicken and turkey..never pork, or any red meat.

[dogzr#1]

God put them animals of that type on the earth for a reason. Therefore I will eat them all.

I feel the same way! It may sound cruel, but I can't go a day without eating *some* form of meat. I'm not too fond of pork though.

[Chilli]

I'm a vegetarian.

[Karen]

No, because I am allergic to it.

[Suki Wingy]

Odly enough, Yes, occasionally!

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Yes, but only because my family likes it. I hate it though, just tastes awful to me..

[PinkSunshine]

Definitely! Nothing better than a juicy steak and potatoes :D

[cali]

yup, I couldent go a day without meat, though I tend to be picky about what I eat lol the only meats I eat are beef is pretty much any form, Pork I will only eat as normal bacon, I will eat ham but only if its dried though, Chicken exept for thighs and Turkey. the rest I wont eat because I dont like the taste lol

[Felicia's Mom]

Yes, I eat meat. :)

[Argranade]

Ok I said I wanted to be a vegetarian.

Well it has not gone soo good.

I have had a few peices of meat here and there im trying to stop but its just so hard and I feel horrible.

But I shall NOT eat KFC.

Im trying to become a vege. :o

[Glacier]

Not very often. We eat mainly wild game.

[Kfamr]

I rarely eat beef or pork. Chicken and fish are a majority of my meat consumption.
Today there was absolutely no meat in my meals, tomorrow I may eat meat. There are days where I don't have the taste for meat, others I do.

[.sarah]

No, I'm a vegetarian. My dogs, however, eat it frequently ;)

[CagneyDog]

Yes I do.

IMO, being a vedgetarian is very hypocritical.

[.sarah]

IMO, being a vedgetarian is very hypocritical.
How?

[CagneyDog]

First of all, the machinery and processing that goes into grain kills hundreds of thousands of animals. Isn't it a bit hypocritical to be eating something that is inhumane and kills animals, and avoiding another thing for the same reason?

Slaughterhouses are inhumane, I agree. However,not eating meat does not mean you aren't supporting them! You better stop using glue, and wearing most brands of shoes. Oh, and throw away those leather belts, dog toys, collars, and leashes.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that it really just makes little sense to me to be a vedgetarian.

[.sarah]

First of all, the machinery and processing that goes into grain kills hundreds of thousands of animals.References, please? I have never heard this.

By the way, most slaughter houses feed grains because they are cheap. Animals in slaughter houses consume much more grain every year than people.


Slaughterhouses are inhumane, I agree. However,not eating meat does not mean you aren't supporting them! You better stop using glue, and wearing most brands of shoes. Oh, and throw away those leather belts, dog toys, collars, and leashes.I do what I can. In the world we live in, it is near impossible to avoid things made with animal by-products.

So you're saying I am not doing any good by not eating meat? I've spared the lives of animals by not eating meat. I bet I haven't even made a microscopic dent in the entire problem, but it is a huge dent for the animals' lives who have been spared.


I guess what I'm trying to say is that it really just makes little sense to me to be a vedgetarian.And it makes little sense to me for you to critisize a whole group of people who are doing the best they can about something they feel strongly about.

[Lady's Human]

Most slaughterhouses don't feed anything. They're slaughterhouses, not feed lots or farms. Cattle do get fed grain, they're herbivores. Feeding an herbivore a nice juicy steak would be a little silly, wouldn't it?

[.sarah]

Most slaughterhouses don't feed anything. They're slaughterhouses, not feed lots or farms. Cattle do get fed grain, they're herbivores. Feeding an herbivore a nice juicy steak would be a little silly, wouldn't it?
I never said that isn't what they should be fed.

She stated

the machinery and processing that goes into grain kills hundreds of thousands of animals
Which to me implys that I am therefore killing animals by eating grains. I was trying to show that most grain is consumed by animals (in slaughter houses, feed lots, farms ... whatever), not people. So the problem of animals dying in slaughter houses would still be the result of the consumers eating meat.

[CagneyDog]

Which to me implys that I am therefore killing animals by eating grains. I was trying to show that most grain is consumed by animals (in slaughter houses, feed lots, farms ... whatever), not people. So the problem of animals dying in slaughter houses would still be the result of the consumers eating meat.

You don't eat bread?

"Most" would be the key word. I'm a little confused? So just because MOST of the grain is consumed by animals means that you are justified to eat grains even though the processing kills animals?

So, yes if you want to look at it that way, "you are killing animals by eating grains."

The links to websites will come tomorrow as I'm heading off to bed. However, just from living around various farms it's common knowledge that various small animals do get injured and killed in the machinery. Do a quick google search for more information if you don;t want to wait until tomorrow.


So you're saying I am not doing any good by not eating meat? I've spared the lives of animals by not eating meat. I bet I haven't even made a microscopic dent in the entire problem, but it is a huge dent for the animals' lives who have been spared.

No, with all do respect, I don't think you, or the collective of vedgies are making a difference. Frankly, the cows you didn't eat, were on the plate of your neighbour.

[.sarah]

You don't eat bread?Actually I do, and I enjoy it a lot.


"Most" would be the key word. I'm a little confused? So just because MOST of the grain is consumed by animals means that you are justified to eat grains even though the processing kills animals?Again, it is nearly impossible for one person to live in this world and not kill animals indirectly. It just isn't going to happen.

Animals for slaughter are eating nearly 80% of grains consumed -- therein lies the much larger problem than me chomping on my bread and passing on the steak.


No, with all do respect, I don't think you, or the collective of vedgies are making a difference. Frankly, the cows you didn't eat, were on the plate of your neighbour.
Sorry, but no, this is not true. My neighbor doesn't eat a steak whenever I don't, and neither do my parents, my brother, my friends, etc. When one person goes vegetarian, another does not start doubling their meat intake.



There are a lot of problems with the way our food is processed before it hits grocery stores, whether it be grains, fruits, vegetables, or meat. I do what I can to not support what I don't want to support while still trying to lead a healthy life for myself. If I had it my way, no, I would not support the killing of any animals. But I can't do that. I feel the meat industry and mass overpopulation of dogs and cats is the most crucial to address and this is why I am a vegetarian and a rescue volunteer.

[Miss Z]

I'm vegetarian and proud to be so, and have been that way for 6 years. Quite frankly, Lindsey, although I respect your opinion in matters, I find many of your comments towards vegetarians quite hurtful. A lot of vegetarians are so simply because they do not like the taste of meat, there is nothing hypocritical in that. And as in this thread, those that do not agree with animal slaughter.


No, with all do respect, I don't think you, or the collective of vedgies are making a difference. Frankly, the cows you didn't eat, were on the plate of your neighbour.

Perhaps we're not. But, we feel we're doing our bit. We would feel far worse for eating the meat and thinking 'ah well, it would have died anyway' than not eating the meat in the first place. Just because animals are killed and a small amount of vegetarians offer no resistance to it, does not mean we must support it.

It is true, the matter of glue, leather, dairy products etc all ties in with this matter and it is raised every time. At the end of the day, we are not all entirely self-sufficient and if anyone has attempted this, it is extremely difficult to go even a week without using any animal by-product whatsoever. For example, should I give up my hobby of horse-riding, which I have been doing for nearly over 10 years, because the saddle I sit on is leather? In a perfect world, it wouldn't be made of leather, but it is. It is the lesser of two evils. One day I would love to attempt at being a vegan, but I do not think that a vegan is a 'purer' form of vegetarian as I have heard mentioned in the past.

Just IMHO.

[zoomer]

Arganade,
I do not eat KFC either. The way they kill their chickens is cruel and wrong. I have stickers that say NO KFC and as soon as I saw those I haven't eaten KFC since...

[Argranade]

Arganade,
I do not eat KFC either. The way they kill their chickens is cruel and wrong. I have stickers that say NO KFC and as soon as I saw those I haven't eaten KFC since...

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[zoomer]

Kentucky fried crewlty ''woot woot''

Yep.

[CathyBogart]

I don't cook meat for myself, but if I am at someone's house where they are serving meat I will usually eat it, with the exception of veal (for moral reasons) and ham (because it tasted gross).

The fact that a fair number of people don't eat meat DOES make a difference. Just because one person doesn't eat a steak doesn't mean another person is going ot eat an extra one in their place. By not buying meat, even a single person reduces the demand slightly. The more the demand for meat is reduced, the less meat will be produced.

[kt_luvs_kitties]

I dont.

[jackie]

I didn't eat any meat from age 12-ish, until I was 17.

Now I love it.

Kudos to all you vegetarians out there, I just hate when some of them act like they are taking the moral high road.

[dragonfly]

I'm not a vegetarian. But I do try to limit my meat intake and also purchase non-factory farmed meat. The only beef that I personally buy is free range, grass fed, local beef. Raising cows on grain is not their natural diet, cows are designed to eat grass. The grain is for making them grow faster and fatter, it gives the meat extra fat or marbeling which is desired by many consumers.

Animals die everyday because of accidents, not limitted to food production. But I have to say that I think for a lot of vegetarians the issue is not necessarily about one animals death, but the treatment of the collective groups of factory farmed animals. Also there is a significant amount of environmental damage done by factory farming of animals, which many vegetarians consider too when choosing not to eat meat.

Anyway those are my basic thoughts on the meat or no meat issue. I hope I didn't upset anyone. Someday I will probably switch to a vegetarian but not vegan diet. It's your personal choice what you choose to eat but I personally believe that your personal choices do have an impact on the situation. :)

[Vette]

Yep i eat beef

[catnapper]

Heck no! I hate everythign about it - the texture the smell. I actually get queasy when I smell it, though have gotten a lot better over the years. I apparently once asked a person at a very la-de-da party to please move their rare steak so I couldn't see it! :eek: I don't remember saying that but my boss SWEARS I did! LOL I can only say I was young :p

[Almita]

Yah i eat meat i have tried but is not working to quit but i don't eat seafood, or pork.

[luvofallhorses]

yes, I eat beef, but I am not very fond of steaks unless it's prime rib or chicken fried steak. I love chicken and seafood more than I do beef.

[Cataholic]

I don't eat meat. For humane reasons, first and foremost.

Cagneydog, I was a bit taken aback by your argument. If one follows your "one single person isn't making any difference" to its logical conclusion, all of us should throw in the towel to many of our passions- 'saving' animals, spaying and nuetering our pets, preaching responsible pet ownership, shoot, even recylcing! I can't remember who on here has that quote, but, it goes something like this, "All it takes for evil to triumph is for one person to turn away".

I don't hit my meat eating family/friends over the head with, "don't eat meat". But, if they ask me, I educate them. I was a meat eater for a long time, after not eating it for a long time. And, for me, personally, not eating meat sits much better with me. I feel 'better' about doing **my** part.

[Alasse]

I eat meat wether it be beef, veal, lamb, mutton, chicken, turkey and any other type.....love em all

My dog loves meat too...quite partial to a bit of roo occassionally

[wolfsoul]

I'm eating a pork cabob as we speak lol.

I love meat, the only meat I won't eat is fish. The majority of the food I buy is made from animal products --- it's really hard to get away from. Meat, eggs, milk, cheese -- they are in so many things. Not to mention I feed my animals what they were designed to eat.

[lute]

yes. i don't eat chicken though.

[shelby]

When Lion's and Tiger's stop eating meat,so will I.

[Cataholic]

When Lion's and Tiger's stop eating meat,so will I.

When I saw this, I couldn't help but think, "do you lick your rear end, too"? :D

[LilacDragon]

I try to eat at least one serving of meat a day. Last night was shrimp and crab. I won't eat lamb or veal though. I just hate the thought of killing babies.

The day bacon becomes illegal - I will be forced to take some serious action!

[lizbud]

God put them animals of that type on the earth for a reason. Therefore I will eat them all.


I take it you weren't an english major? :D The logic of this statement
escapes me, but to answer the question, yes, I eat beef. :)

[Zippy]

Yes i eat beef.I don't eat fish.

[Logan]

I eat beef. I wish I didn't like it so much. It would be better for my heart, for sure. I have gotten to the point where I only buy lean meat (ground sirloin, tenderloin, etc), but if we could completely stop eating beef at our house, we'd all be much healthier.

I admire people who are disciplined enough to avoid beef or any food group, to tell you the truth. I am not one with a lot of willpower, I'm afraid.

It was strange, when I was pregnant, many moons ago, I couldn't stand the thought of eating meat, but about the 8th month of pregnancy, that ended and all was normal again. :o

Logan

[BC_MoM]

Yes, but I'm not really fan. I actually don't like the taste of beef.

Meat is murder?.... God put certain animals on this planet for us to eat. IE: COWS.
(Although, what he did not intend was for the sick and twisted people of this world to slaughter like some places do)

[anna_66]

I guess that would have to be a big YES since I just purchased a whole hog and a side of beef :)

[chrissycat21]

Nope I've been a vegetarian for 9 years. (Although when I was little, before I knew what meat was, I used to love Arby's roast beef sandwiches. :o )

[lizbud]

I guess that would have to be a big YES since I just purchased a whole hog and a side of beef :)


So when's the barbecue Anna ? Should I gas up the car now? :D

[sumbirdy]

I don't eat a whole lot of beef (or any meat) but i do eat some.

[dab_20]

I do, I like most meats.

[binka_nugget]

Yes, I do. I prefer chicken but I'll eat beef on occasion. The dogs also eat beef.

[Husky15]

Not usually. I don't eat meat much. Just because I don't like it a whole lot. Although I can't refuse a McDonald's burger.