[Jessica.]

I just find it hard to look at these innocent faces every day while other animals just like them are being treated like crap.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

I just find it hard to look at these innocent faces every day while other animals just like them are being treated like crap.

You giving up meat won't stop others eating animals and hurting them, does your cat care when it kills a bird in the garden!.

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

Does your cat care when it kills a bird in the garden!.

Neither of my cats have ever killed a bird, they are both rescues and we live in an area that's dangerous for cars. Cats have natural instincts to kill and eat birds and other small animals. We don't. When we see a little lamb skipping around we want to have a look and give it a cuddle, nobody starts salivating from the sight of it, but real carnivores wouldn't see a cute little animal at all, they would see an easy meal because it's weaker and smaller than the adults.

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

Neither of my cats have ever killed a bird, they are both rescues and we live in an area that's dangerous for cars. Cats have natural instincts to kill and eat birds and other small animals. We don't. When we see a little lamb skipping around we want to have a look and give it a cuddle, nobody starts salivating from the sight of it, but real carnivores wouldn't see a cute little animal at all, they would see an easy meal because it's weaker and smaller than the adults.

We don't have an instinct to kill for food because we are aware there is far easier and obtainable ways of eating, if we wers stranded in the wilderness it'd be another story.

But anyway it's your choice so good luck with it x

[lily.]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

We don't have an instinct to kill for food because we are aware there is far easier and obtainable ways of eating, if we wers stranded in the wilderness it'd be another story.

But anyway it's your choice so good luck with it x

This is an interesting point Jordan. I had a discussion with my son about how I would survive being stranded in the wilderness. He would have no problem killing in order to eat/survive, whereas I would be unable to do that. It's one thing to buy prepared meat, but another to physically kill a living creature in order to eat it.

I would even struggle with fishing. I'm basically the kind of person who can't kill insects/arachnids, and carefully eject them through the door or window when I find one in the house.

So I would be the pale faced one trying to survive on leaves and berries, and probably poisoning myself because I don't know which ones not to eat! lol

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

Neither of my cats have ever killed a bird, they are both rescues and we live in an area that's dangerous for cars. Cats have natural instincts to kill and eat birds and other small animals. We don't. When we see a little lamb skipping around we want to have a look and give it a cuddle, nobody starts salivating from the sight of it, but real carnivores wouldn't see a cute little animal at all, they would see an easy meal because it's weaker and smaller than the adults.

Cats will catch mice keep them alive, let them go only to catch them again over and over until they are dead, then they don't eat them,

What you choose to eat is up to you!, no animal should be killed needlessly, some humans eat meat.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

You giving up meat won't stop others eating animals and hurting them, does your cat care when it kills a bird in the garden!.

Bloody hell sheriff I thought better of you when a cat kills a bird it's instinct,its not nice but they don't know any different,they don't know they are causing pain,as for humans killing for meat, some of those so called 'humans' enjoy inflicting pain on animals ,there is a world of difference.

[caprimint]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

You giving up meat won't stop others eating animals and hurting them, does your cat care when it kills a bird in the garden!.

This is a really poor argument against vegetarianism, I can't speak for anyone but for me personally it's about eating them (I find it disgusting), whether they still get killed/hurt is besides the point really

[Lostie!]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

You giving up meat won't stop others eating animals and hurting them

Nobody ever said otherwise, doesn't mean that we all want to contribute to it ourselves.

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

does your cat care when it kills a bird in the garden!.

Cats also lick themselves clean and **** in litter trays, what's your point?

I don't know why the idea of vegetarianism bothers some people so much. Nobody's forcing it on everyone, the sky isn't falling.

[Ashley.]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

I don't know why the idea of vegetarianism bothers some people so much. Nobody's forcing it on everyone, the sky isn't falling.

Because people enjoy believing that they know more than you about a subject you feel strongly about. It's a life choice, like religious conversion or choosing not to have children and it's not really up to anybody else to question it.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

You could make a good stir-fry with that!

[Ashley.]

Originally Posted by Adam.

More chicken for me

Originally Posted by Alf

You could make a good stir-fry with that!

...And then you get utterly pointless comments like this.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Ashley.

...And then you get utterly pointless comments like this.

If it made just 1 person laugh, then it made it's point.

I ain't apologizing for trying to use humour.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Alf

If it made just 1 person laugh, then it made it's point.

I ain't apologizing for trying to use humour.

It depends what you find funny really,I thought your remark a bit thoughtless

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

It depends what you find funny really,I thought your remark a bit thoughtless

You're wrong! because there was a little bit of thought went into it.

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Ashley.

...And then you get utterly pointless comments like this.

Why do you think you are better then everyone else?