Some camera crew should sneak into a slaughter house and take some shots. I think if people could see the horror they'd think a little bit.

Absolutely! Why don't they eat their pets?!? I DO consume cruelty-free yogurt and eggs, but that's as far as I'll go!
Their problem is, if they really thought about the destruction meat consumption, on a mass, factory-produced scale, causes not only to the animals themselves and our bodies, but also to the environment in every way imaginable, they'd stop immediately.
But apparently their thinking never goes that far. Most people either are ignorant or don't care. And to be honest, in the vast scheme of things it doesn't matter much.
A million years from now we'll have either advanced beyond this painful era, moved to the moon or another solar system maybe, gone extinct, etc., and the planet will have cleansed itself and recovered.
But it's still shameful and I won't be a part of it.

Totally agree. Though at least some folks are conscious of some things - everyone has to start somewhere !

But now I'm sure there will be a myriad of comments justifying the endless cruelties we exact on food animals, in order for some to feel better about continuing to do it. Inevitable.

I think its good to examine our choices and old patterns of thought. Maybe they don't serve us anymore. I see this topic provokes a lot of anger. That just means we need to figure out why we are so easily triggered. I hate to see people be so unkind to each other. We are all on the same path.

No; I honestly don't see the hypocrisy of being intensely concerned about conservation ecology, yet also being a meat eater.

Several reasons;

#1 You don't have to eat "high" on the food chain to have a diet that includes meat. You can use more fish and birds (chicken) and fewer hooved animals (beef, sheep, pork). Almost all of the meat available today is sustainable, not endangered nor threatened.

#2. There's lots of research going on to make easy-to-grow insects, yeast, and other non-animal sources in to a food powder that's the main ingredient in "impossible-burgers"...[mygenefood.com]

#3. Plastics are also going through changes. Many are now plant-based. Many now have a much faster decomposition built in to their molecular structure. They're thinner...even the caps are smaller.

#4. Animal gas and wastes account for only 9% of greenhouse gases. see this; [epa.gov]

#5. The two biggest factors that affects your carbon footprint is your family size choice and your primary car choice. [footprintcalculator.org]

People- couples who are child-free and drive an E.V. have a far smaller Eco footprint

If you're serious about reducing emissions, changing your diet is not too effective.

Restoring, Renewing, Reusing, and Recycling is effective.

Family planning is effective. Car choice is effective.

Lifestyle changes with plastics, avoiding balloon use, etc is far more effective than eating lower on the food chain (more vegan, less/no meat).

It has always made me think . Take religion, God creates the earth and then gives it trees and plants. Such a wonderful creation that is able to get it;s energy via photosynthesis. Then he creates human and tells then you must kill and consume live tissue in order to survive. Plants and animals need be killed for gods fuck up.

EVERYRHING we eat -- plant or animal-- is or was a living thing.

I don't think its hypocritical. I work in the food industry. I am directly over raising commercial chickens for food consumption. We raise them to the best and most humane way.
We follow animal welfare regulations and we are always implementing better practices.
Our industry is heavily watched by entities making sure we follow animal welfare as well as food processing regulations.
I love animals but I also eat meat. Nature cycle.

In the same line of thinking, I often see and hear people that refuse to eat GMO food. Again it is understandable however we need to go this pathway. We need to open up towards population. If we really eliminate abortion, make wonderful advances is medicine, refuse people birth control and limit social programs there really is no recovery in sight.

That is an ify I do not like killing things as most people do not. But any living tissue on this planet must consume living or recently dead tissue. It is nature.
With this I totally support synthetic food. Mother natures system is disturbing but very real. If we are NOT going to address population expansion and control, like we do all living species we have contact with, we cannot remain stupid. We eat out of survival. How can we demand to eat more animals and then develop processes which reduce their life to a mere meal. We will need to raise to the level of star trek and have the computer synthetically prepare our meal.

Not really, for several reasons. But suffice to say my dinner plates are never "full of dead animal" as I am omnivorous. Besides, it is not more hypocritical than vegans eating living organisms or vegans who wear leather shoes. We all do what we can to keep our planet clean, we recycle, use earth bags, etc so I suggest you climb down from your vegan high horse and be more tolerant and accepting of others who don't share your views on diet. [quora.com]

No, I can't agree.

Trying to open a can of worms? No. I don’t agree with you. No, I am not going into any detail.