by threadbear » Fri 06 Feb 2009, 17:44:22
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('deMolay', 'M')y grass fed Highland Beef is the best in the world. Why would I not eat it, it is healthier than vegetables that have been sprayed with oil by products.
I think anyone who raises their own livestock, on marginal land that isn't really appropriate for farming, isn't committing any major moral crime. Cutting down jungle in Brazil for grazing, or for that matter, raising soybeans, in the same deforested regions, should be carefully reexamined. So...there you go, even vegetarians eating a lot of soy, are no doubt responsible for deforestation, and in eco-sensitive and eco-essential areas. There are a lot of shades of gray here.
I used to eat fish, at least once a week, but stopped cold after looking into what overfishing is doing to the balance of nature in the oceans. Won't go near a salmon to save my life now. I had always planned, if things got tough to start fishing. My husband and I bought a boat a few years ago that is outfitted for deep sea sport fishing. Now, that is a no go. We'll continue to eat terrestrial meat, mainly free range chicken and eggs. I may even, on occassion, eat red meat, if I know the people who raised it.