<p><pre><code>  &gt; the only reason for eating meat is taste
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I&#x27;d rather eat meat than most of the product that passes for protein in many restricted diets. Not just because of the taste.<p><pre><code>  &gt; a life of absolute misery.
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No. Not all. Some yes, and mistreatment of animals is definitely a problem, but I can&#x27;t agree with the conclusion that because some animals are mistreated, we shouldn&#x27;t eat any.<p>I do know that the majority of the meat (beef) I eat is extremely well treated for its entire life. Yes, they are bred and grown for a purpose. Yes, it lives in a paddock and yes, we eat it. But &quot;enslaved&quot; and &quot;misery&quot; are not words which are applicable.<p>FWIW, I&#x27;m not from the USA, and have grown up around farms and farm animals.<p>(When I say &quot;majority&quot; above, I mean that we also buy some meat from supermarkets and I can&#x27;t be totally certain of how it has been treated, but in my opinion, the vast majority of farmers treat their animals very well here.)