Killing animals to eat is not necessary for good nutrition if you learn about healthy alternatives. I'm 53 and the last time I consumed meat, I was 17 years old.

It's a personal choice though. What disturbs me the most, is people that consume animal products and don't really even think of the animal. If I did think eating meat were necessary for good nutrition, I would at least want to honor that animal - to say a prayer and give thanks for the life I'm about to consume. So many people just eat burgers and such and don't really think of the life that was given. And then to throw part of it in the trash can, now that's really insane.

And then to support the meat industry in the modern world and the suffering they put the animals thru brings it to a new level. It's one thing to slaughter a pig that's played in the sun and the mud for a couple years doing just what he wanted. It's yet another thing to slaughter a pig that's been raised in a box that's too small for him to even turn around. What meaningless suffering in the name of turning a few more pennies profit.