[Captain Kwok]

I find it interesting Regegade13 that you complain about the generalizations made by vegetarian groups etc., and then you go and make a half-dozen generalizations yourself. PvK already addressed most of these items, but let me assure you there are large populations of people who live in rural communities that do not eat animal products and they survive just fine. Just because your experience is more noble, doesn't mean that people who don't eat meat for some of the reasons mentioned in this thread are without reason.

If anything, people in North America generally consume more meat than is healthy, particularly of beef and pork. If you look at some of the top causes of death in North America, many can be attributed to this diet. Instead of consuming bacon in moderation, we'd rather genetically engineer pigs to make lower cholesterol bacon...

Of course, many of these animals wouldn't exist if it weren't for the demand for their meat, but that doesn't justify that they need to suffer. Fyron should hope that the animals that are raised for his consumption are happy, because it certainly makes a difference in the end product that he will see on his dinner table.

There is nothing wrong with not eating meat because you don't like the general treatment of animals in the meat industry. It's your choice and good for you. Of course, there are always the few people among any group that are preachy and irksome, but that's the same for any body of people that have a "cause".