I think these days a lot more people buy organic and/or free range which should entail better treatment for animals and, frankly, tastes a lot nicer, yummmmmmmm.
I've nothing against namby pamby vegetarians or vegans though - fair play to them for sticking to their convictions. I do get annoyed when 'vegetarians' start trying to eat my bacon though.

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I posted this ages ago... if only more people thought like this kid... too much politics gets in the way of the food we eat... I talk to christians/ muslims about the treatment of animals but they are the most difficult groups to convince to think about treatment of animals strangely enough.
I know a little about both religions too and understand that vegetarianism is compatible with both belief systems regardless of the fact that Mohammed and Jesus both ate meat (which is usually a justification for continuing to do so now).

Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature. Unaware that this Nature he’s destroying is this God he’s worshipping.

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I think its unethical to eat animals, but I do it - Which maybe serves as a good example of the difference between morals and ethics. I don't think there are really any philosophical arguments that defend eating meat, unless you have to (except maybe for Pigs who would be extinct without people eating them).

Its certainly acceptable to eat animals, but realistically I would suggest that faced with a naked truth moment, of eating only vegetables and eating their pet cat/dog, people would likely turn to the carrots.

I suspect we'd also be a lot less willing to eat animals if we had to raise them and slaughter them ourselves.

Actually, probably not even the horror of the slaughter but the sheer amount of f**king effort involved would put most people off.

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Farmers look after their animals well in the main. They also show them genuine affection. They then kill them or have them killed and eat them. What a farmer can do we all can do, it's just we aren't used to doing it.

I think that's the point of assigning legal rights, that those who have no power are protected from abuse of those who do.

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Actually they do, there are all manner of UK laws governing the treatment of animals. Cruelty to animals is a criminal offence, and a number of laws have existed since 1911 with regards to establishing the legal rights of animals, which were expanded in 2006.

These definite requirements upon human owners for the treatment of animals. The maximum prison sentence under the Animal welfare act is 51 weeks and 20,000 fine.

Whilst an animal is regarded as property in law, it has specific requirements in legislation to provide protection beyond that of non-sentient objects, even when testing and farming are concerned (causing undue suffering is a crime).

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