Why do people eat animals if they love them?

The vast majority of people – including animal lovers – eat animals not because they’re selfish, or evil, but because they’re a part of a system that has shaped their beliefs, preferences, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in profound and powerful ways.

Can you eat meat and still care about animals?

Yes. Definitely. Because meat is not healthy for the person who is being eaten and because an animal’s life is surely more important than a moment of culinary enjoyment. Just making this clear.

Do you love animals if you also eat them?

Stop saying you love animals if you also eat them. I see these people everywhere. People who claim to love animals but continue eating animal products. Recently, the abuse endured by cows at Fair Oaks Farm has brought these people out in droves, the “I love animals when it’s convenient to generate likes and attention” folks on social media.

Why do we care for livestock and eat animals?

That meant we would care for livestock, and then eat animals we cared for. There were four reasons why this path was so clearly right for us then, and continues to be today. The first reason is that we love animals. All animals.

Do you love animals when it’s convenient to generate likes and attention?

Recently, the abuse endured by cows at Fair Oaks Farm has brought these people out in droves, the “I love animals when it’s convenient to generate likes and attention” folks on social media. Don’t get me wrong. I do think these people believe that they love animals.

Why do we have so many pets?

There were four reasons why this path was so clearly right for us then, and continues to be today. The first reason is that we love animals. All animals. One of the things we joked about when we first bought our sprawling acreage was that we could have as many pets as we wanted.