the only LIIIIITLE problem with those "Halal" butchers (as well as the Kosher, the arabs had to learn from someone afterall) is that they don't really give the animal a sudden and almost painless death....they cut their throat and wait untill the last drop of blood has left the body...i've seen it and i swear there is NO respect WHATSOEVER towards the animal (oh i forgot they prayed!oooooooooo that really solves it, huh? too bad the animal doesn't really give a flying fuck about being prayed upon (if you get the pun))...i'd rather be shot in the head with an airgun right to my brain. they are the worst kind of butchers if you ask me.
anywho!
the evil act is in BUYing the meat not really eating it. again is a matter of respect
if the animal has had his/hers own life has grown and proliferated in seemingly free conditions, and then one day you decide it's time to eat and kill it in a sudden almost painless way...i gotta say, if you really have to, ok man, i respect your opinion if you wanna eat meat.
then
the moment you step into a McDonalds or KFC you totally fucked it, you can be put to the wall with the rest of the world's trade butchers united, you are a murder and lose all the respect i could offer you...
i'll still be polite, but i won't save your life if a bear comes running after you (also cause i'll have to save mine first)
By "you" i'm referring to a generic person not any "you" directly on this forum
if you recognize yourself somehow don't come complain to me ( i might free my polar bears after you

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and i personally have stopped eating meat 100%, i eat fish sometimes, at least it doesn't scream like a pig when slaughtered
and found that my body heals faster and gets sick less often
again this thread shouldn't be on General Psychonautics.....