I just had an experience that makes me wonder why I am okay with eating meat. I have numerous house flies in my bedroom and I put out a sticky trap. I watched the flies struggle to break free from the trap and I felt so moved by their distress that I crushed them with a Coke can so they would suffer anymore. I even feel sad when I kill a spider while trying to bring it outside. I should just say 'fuck it' and become a vegetarian, right?
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Depends what you mean by “should”, but this doesn’t necessarily mean the mistake is eating meat, the sensitivity to the flys may be the thing to be rectified. I would recommend thinking about this from both angles
What would you do if you ere me?
@Michaela Miller As a matter of practicality I would desensitize myself to the "suffering" of bugs. (I use quotes because I'm not sure if they can or not) That doesn't mean pull their wings off or anything, just get used to killing them by doing it more often. But that's just what I'd do.
I say you're on the right track. I decided to become vegetarian after a fishing trip and seeing the fish dangling from the hook. I felt so bad. I also recalled a family member who worked briefly at a slaughter house telling his experience with cows and the fear they showed when it was their time. I don't touch meat any longer.