I don't think you can say one is correct and the other is not. If you would just go and look at video of how animals are killed in the factories, you might change your mind. Yes, our bodies were made to be meat eaters, but our brains were made to reason. Life is precious, and when we kill to eat, we should do it with compassion, and quickly, not like it is being done in many places now.

Feb 28, 2010 -- 11:52PM, jane2 wrote:

Feb 28, 2010 -- 8:38PM, Grinandbearit wrote:

I don't think you can say one is correct and the other is not. If you would just go and look at video of how animals are killed in the factories, you might change your mind. Yes, our bodies were made to be meat eaters, but our brains were made to reason. Life is precious, and when we kill to eat, we should do it with compassion, and quickly, not like it is being done in many places now.

Holy Crikey, G&B, we actually agree.

omigawd, I actually agree with BOTH of you! --- After I saw those horrible domes cattle are forced to remain in all their short lives in order to serve the "veal industry", I stopped eating veal and will never touch it again. It's truly awful... I've also seen some of the conditions cattle live in here in So Cal... no pastures, nothing but mud and dirt and muck to live in all their lives before they become fodder for the machines. The matter of fact business as usual factories that slaugher animals we eat is very disquieting as well. For this reason, although I'm not a vegetarian (other than 1-2 days a week), I do try to purchase free range protein sources as much as possible.... The LEAST we can do is raise livestock in habitable living conditions out of gratitude and obligation.

As far as hot dogs go..... it is possible to find hot dogs and sausages that aren't made up of junk stuff we don't want to know about. That's why I go for kosher in the former and small American made sausage companies in the latter. Other than the content, parents can slice up the hot dogs into smaller pieces to make them safer for children... along with teaching them to chew their food thoroughly and dine at a slower pace.

So far I'm glad there are no calls to MANDATE different shapes of hot dogs to increase the safety.... it should be voluntary and COULD potentially turn into a nice little niche market for someone interested in filling it. Whoever undertakes this mission will have the AMA backing them.