I'm a vegetarian, because I know killing animals for food is evil.
Quote Originally Posted by Azar View Post
Omnivore, definitely. I don't eat nearly as many vegetables as I should, though I eat plenty of fruit.

I read once that different types of people, based on where they're from, genetics, etc., need to have a diet consisting of particular types of food. In other words, it's possible some vegetarians actually should eat meat. I don't know exactly how accurate this is, but I think being a vegetarian is kind of silly because you're not going to get the same balanced diet without any form of meat. If you're just totally against killing animals, though, I guess there's not much to do about it.
There is no nutrient in meat that can't be obtained from a vegetarian diet. Vegetarians are healthier than meat eaters, an that's not an opinion, it's a fact. An physiologically we're not even suited to eating meat, so the genetics theory is absurd.
Quote Originally Posted by Mirage
Animals are usually killed as quickly and effectively as possible though. I don't think it takes more than a second or two.
My parents are farmers, and I know that as long as the weather allows for it, live stock are usually free to walk around outside (well, as free as one can be inside a fence, but it's still a pretty large area), and at my parents farm, they can walk around indoors too (but I know not all farms are like that).
Most farms an slaughter houses are in no way similar to that. An if you're under the impression that most animals are killed quickly an painlessly, you're very much mistaken.