I am not a vegan, I have NEVER felt guilty about eating meat. It's the way of life for many. If we don't eat meat the animals will outnumber us and will hunt and eat us alive.

Sandie

You have a good point. Human ancestors ate only vegetation and fruit like the great apes, the gorillas. But somewhere, meat and fish became part of our omnivores diet. Like the bear, we humans became the top of the food chain, depending upon where we live.

I have eaten some delicious vegan food. My partner eats very little meat and is very healthy. But I was once a hunter and killed for food, finding it just part of nature's way. I will admit that I find some food disgusting and that butchering can be bloody but not disgusting.

Some scientists believe that plants have feelings. So it makes me wonder if we cut the best of plants off, do they feel the pain? Do they like being chopped up into little pieces and sautéed on a hot skillet? Do they feel cut off from their roots and communication systems underground?

Finally, Native American tribes usually had a lot of dogs around. In midwinter when food became scarce, they had no compunction about eating them. Better than cannibalism, that was also practiced before religions began to prohibit it. Someday, with modern science, the eating of animals and fish will probably disappear. But there may be rebel restaurants where you can still get meat and fish, even in those times.

Ron