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[OakLeaf]

Ahem. I don't think there's any need to ridicule other people's life choices, which possibly have a religious or spiritual basis. (And note that it's only Buddhist and Hindu religious traditions that make "consciousness" a foundation of vegetarianism; Christian vegetarianism is historically based more on what eating the animal does to one's own body and spiritual state).

I've been slipping lately, for a number of reasons that I won't go into here, but I know very clearly which creatures I'm prepared to kill and which ones I'm not. What did/would you do when it's your turn to wring the chicken's neck or cut the steer's throat? Have you ever been to a branding?

This thread started by talking about horse byproduct. Many people who aren't vegetarians recoil at the idea of slaughtering certain animals that are capable of forming deep emotional bonds with humans. Horse slaughter is now banned in the USA (whether you approve of that legislation or not). Meat from dogs or cats - while common in some cultures - wouldn't last half a second on US grocery shelves.