I heard a fellow the other day on the radio saying that "we eat as though it were a feast day, everyday". That's spot on. The frequency with which we eat meat is the problem, not the fact that eat meat at all. IMNSHO.
agreed. the sheer amount is just disgusting. plus bad for all parties involved: humans, animals, earth.
a very good NY Times cover story which thoroughly analyses the issue from all angles, including Animal Rights, Environmentalism, Religion, Morality, Economics, etc. and the conclusion he came to was not simple vegetarianism - which is actually also harmful to animals and the environment - but rather getting rid of industrial meat farming in favor of raising animals in farms both ecological as well as humane -- both quality and cost of meat would rise, and people would eat less of it.
An Animal's Place -- it's a bit long, and the first part is philosophical debate, but it gets into specifics later.
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