On Mon, 6 Feb 1995, Brian A. Luke wrote: > humans were hunters or scavengers. It could be that while our > physiology is adapted to consuming small quantities of flesh, our > psychology is not at all adapted for killing large mammals. Compare > the guilt reactions of humans killing large mammals with the total > enjoyment of the killer cat. Only humans (ie., men) apologize to > their prey. > I'm not so sure there is much a of a guilt reaction when humans kill other animals for food. When you hit and kill a family pet, yes. But I've never heard a hunter or meat plant worker apologizing for their actions. I do, however, believe that if every human in our culture had to kill their own cows, pigs, chickens, etc., there would be A LOT less meat consumption. I feel that every meat-eater should be required to visit a slaughter house (not necessarily a small family-owned farm, but a large-scale meat-processing plant), and everyone who eats dairy to inspect the living conditions of dairy cows. I think it would change a lot of minds. Lori BGSU
