I suppose any method used to kill a living thing for the purpose of eating it could be classified as cruel, whether by humans or other creatures. By that reckoning we鈥檙e [b]all[/b] complicit in murder, whether we consume fish or fowl, farm animals, or even by gathering and chopping up vegetables or fruit for salads. 馃ズ Part of the circle of life.
@bijouxbroussard @JimboSaturn plants aren't sentient though, they don't have central nervous systems. There is no demonstrable evidence that plants think and feel. A pig does though and has the intelligence of a toddler.
@basilfawlty89 Thus we qualify which lives it鈥檚 okay to end. It鈥檚 an excuse. I know, there are animals I will not eat because I鈥檝e spent time with them where they were someone鈥檚 pet. It鈥檚 why I don鈥檛 eat lamb or pork anymore.
I鈥檝e never eaten rabbits, because I once had one who would come when I called her. I鈥檝e spoken with people in whose cultures it鈥檚 okay to eat dog or horse meat, which horrifies me. Cows and chickens, even fish, have a certain amount of intelligence.
We鈥檙e going to just have to accept that when it comes to food, [b]most[/b] of us are hypocrites. 馃ズ