http://blog.en.chatelaine.com/bodytalk/of-meat-and-men/ Blogs from the editors and contributors of Chatelaine magazine Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:14:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.en.chatelaine.com/bodytalk/of-meat-and-men/comment-page-1/#comment-51148 Denise Nielsen Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:46:54 +0000 http://blog.en.chatelaine.com/?p=10154#comment-51148 Good article - I think many people face a similar dilemma. If you're a true meat lover (like my family) then you're unlikely to stop eating meat altogether. We decided to stop eating meat from the grocery store (didn't know where it came from, how the animal was treated during its lifetime, what was in the meat) and now we raise our own, (and ironically eat less meat, perhaps because we are more aware of the connection between field and fork.) Obviously, this is not an option for everyone, but there are other local, sustainable farmers out there from whom you can purchase meat (and save money too). Also worth remembering that if we stop eating beef and lamb and pork altogether, there will be no inherent value in the animals themselves and many breeds will go extinct. People aren't going to keep beef cows around as pets. Good article – I think many people face a similar dilemma. If you’re a true meat lover (like my family) then you’re unlikely to stop eating meat altogether. We decided to stop eating meat from the grocery store (didn’t know where it came from, how the animal was treated during its lifetime, what was in the meat) and now we raise our own, (and ironically eat less meat, perhaps because we are more aware of the connection between field and fork.) Obviously, this is not an option for everyone, but there are other local, sustainable farmers out there from whom you can purchase meat (and save money too). Also worth remembering that if we stop eating beef and lamb and pork altogether, there will be no inherent value in the animals themselves and many breeds will go extinct. People aren’t going to keep beef cows around as pets.

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