The debate on whether or not eating meat is right will forever be a controversial topic. I've heard both spectrums of the debate and can't say either side is wrong. There are those who think it is cruel to kill and eat animals and there are those who think it is perfectly natural to continue the eating of animals. Whether or not someone decides it is unethical or ethical, I don't think we will ever come to a conclusion of what is right or wrong.
There is so much that goes beyond the simple decision of why one side might be right or wrong that many people don't think about. For example, living in Texas I can think of several families whose lives depend on their cattle ranch. Ranching cattle is a living for them and has been for several generations, it is their way of life. When they sell their cattle to eventually be killed, they don't see it as cruel punishment, they see it as their cattle having been treated properly and well and it is now time for their next step. There is also the argument that meat is bad for us and contains steroids and antibiotics that are potentially harmful for our bodies, what about the pesticides and fertilizers that are sprayed all over plants to grow vegetables, are those just as potentially dangerous for our bodies? Overall, I think just about everything can some way be bad for us. Hopefully, with future tests and statistics we will all find out the truth to the harmful risks of meat and vegetables, but when we do I still believe it will be a long process to change certain ways of living.
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