Quote Originally Posted by Maxx Power
This is intensive farming guys. This is very much a part of the modern world. If it wasn't for this cruelty then we wouldn't have a fraction of the food necessary to feed everyone currently alive in the Western World. If we were to revert to "standard" farming methods we would be looking at global starvation within ten years.
Clearly untrue, given that farming crops is far more effective than farming meat is. Meat isn't remotely necessary anymore, given our current vitamin supplements and ability to transport crops and suchlike.

I enjoy the taste of suffering, though, so I've no problem with eating the stuff.