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As a matter of fact I do not eat fish, shellfish, chicken, pork, or beef. I do not delude myself into thinking my cats have human like thoughts-in fact that is the silliest thing I have ever heard, lol. I do not believe that deer I am going to eat connected with me on some spiritual "human-like" level before I shot it and killed it and ate it for dinner. But I'm not going to bash it in it's face and proceed to peel off his skin and throw him in a pool of boiling water just because I can skin and cook it that way. I don't believe it is cultural; I believe it is ignorance, as in lack of knowledge ignorant. There is a different method to obtain the same goals that gives animals a moment of peace and also feeds you. I had a Doberman for 15 years, best dog I ever had. When he got too old to walk and was clearly in pain and unhappy I killed him. I do not believe any creature should suffer needlessly.
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