Human
Why did humans start eating meat?
It must have felt unnatural at first, to eat animal flesh. After all, were not so far removed from animals ourselves. Perhaps it even felt cannibalistic. There might not have been that much intellectual distinction between humans and other animals. When humans were pure vegetarians, they were living in harmony with the earth and with the other creatures co-habiting the planet with them. Their closest animal relatives, apes, were vegetarians. Eating the products of the earth, like plants, grains and ... Read More »
Why did humans start eating meat?
It must have felt unnatural at first, to eat animal flesh. After all, were not so far removed from animals ourselves. Perhaps it even felt cannibalistic. There might not have been that much intellectual distinction between humans and other animals. When humans were pure vegetarians, they were living in harmony with the earth and with the other creatures co-habiting the planet with them. Their closest animal relatives, apes, were vegetarians. Eating the products of the earth, like plants, grains and ... Read More »
Veal
There are few issues that make a more compelling argument for a vegetarian diet than that of veal and how its produced. While the meat industry is, by its very nature cruel and inhumane, the veal industry is the worst.
Baby calves are taken from their mothers, often at just one day old. Theyre kept in pens that prevent movement, to keep their muscles soft. To produce the pale, soft veal that is so highly prized by gourmets, the calves are ... Read More »
PETA
People have different motivations for eating a vegetarian diet. For many people, its a health issue. They need to reduce their weight, bring down their blood pressure and cholesterol, manage their blood sugars. A vegetarian diet helps them do this.
For others, its also moral and ethical decision not to eat animal products. Through the centuries, weve become accustomed to thinking of man as superior to all other animals on the planet. We use animals for food, clothing, shoes, belts or ... Read More »
Humans did not always eat meat.
Do you ever think about how far weve diverted from the path of our pre-historic ancestors and theyre eating patterns? Consider how the earliest humans evolved, and what they ate. They were hunter-gatherers and did not evolve with the characteristics of carnivores. Humans arent made to tear animals apart and eat their flesh. When you look at carnivorous animals, such as wild cats, you can see their teeth are designed to rip and tear, not chew.
Humans evolved from vegetarian creatures. ... Read More »