What are your feelings about eating meat?
I have always been a meat eater. I also love animals. I hate the thought of animals being mistreated.
Meat is a great source of protein, an essential nutrient. My husband and I eat primarily beef, poultry, and pork. He loves meat a lot more than I do. If it was up to me, we would eat less red meat for health reasons. But I need the iron it provides.
Our last house backed up to a pasture where cows grazed. I like cows! Of course, I knew they would ultimately be butchered. It made me feel better knowing these cows had a good life, walking around eating grass. I don’t feel good knowing that cattle and hogs are raised in feed lots.
Now, we live in a condominium community frequented by wild turkeys. Thankfully, these turkeys will not end up on anyone’s dinner plate.
I feel some guilt knowing that the animals we consume may be confined and raised in horrible conditions. I try not to think too much about it.
Innermost Being 