Reply #121: Depends on the animals you eat

[MadHound]

If you are eating an organically raised animal, of course it is defensible. In fact livestock is necessary in the agricultural cycle, since they provide fertilizer for those fields.

As far as going vegetarian goes, well, sometimes it isn't as responsible, or earth friendly decision as it is made to look.

"That's not the only issue with fake meat. Consider the process that keeps your veggie burgers low in fat: The cheapest way to remove fatty soybean oil is with hexane, an EPA-registered air pollutant and suspected neurotoxin. A 2009 study by the Cornucopia Institute, a sustainable-farming nonprofit, found that Boca, Morningstar Farms, and Gardenburger (among others) market products made with hexane."

<http://motherjones.com/environment/2010/07/is-vegetarian-diet-green>

It is how we raise our meat that is indefensible. That's why you should get organically raised meat, from a local family farmer. Oh, and remember, don't eat the processed soy stuff.