[Dion]

Many who oppose the eating of animals often propose to us to eat more plants and vegetables to stop animals suffering in this world. They propose that stopping the consumption of eating animals will stop the raising and suffering of farm animals.

What is strange is that this does not stop animal death or suffering; animals will still have an end in their life. If allowed to be around their whole lifespan, they will have a long life but will still eventually die. Further, the overall condition of their life may not always be good. Keeping an animal for many years allows the animal to experience a longer life, but also old age, and the various sufferings that come with deteriorating physical health. Many of these animals will actually experience more suffering from living longer years than living fewer years. In old age, they may succumb to weakening bones, breaks, falls, heart problems, cancer and all other health problems related to old age.

In addition, by not allowing our symbiotic relationship with animals to take place, it would also take away the animal’s life purpose in life. You keep them from fulfilling their contribution to the world. How can they experience a meaningful life without contributing something in return. Their lives do mean something when they are used for human sustenance, and arguably they enjoy a much better quality of life. It allows the animals life to have a much more meaningful purpose in this life.

It is the nature of animals to eat other animals. They are carnivorous, and their bodies are built to eat meat. Their instincts drive them to consume meat. Lions eat meat. Sharks eat meat. Crocodiles eat meat. There are numerous examples of animals that eat meat and it is perfectly natural for them to do so.

If we don’t eat meat are we ceasing form our true nature. Our bodies are capable of eating and digesting meat. We even have teeth to tear meat up. Biologically, we are built to consume meat. If we adopt a vegetarian lifestyle, one could say that we are deviating from our true nature and adopting unnatural lifestyles.

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