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There's death and slaughter in every diet, Debrah.
People eat veg and fruit, and those fields are sprayed with pesticides killing insects. People eat beans or grains and visiting rodents, boars, and deer will be poisoned or receive a bullet when they try to have their share. This is all deliberate and not accidental. You think your diet is less harm but you don't know that. You'd have to look into every food group that you or anyone else eats, and where it comes from and how it was produced. Backyard chickens have far less impact than any beans from elsewhere.
I think there's much room for some animal agriculture, especially cows and chickens. Cows can be part of a healthy ecosystem in semi-natural landscapes, whereas chickens can be combined with fruit trees. As humans, dogs, and cats all need animal food in their diet for optimal health it is a pure fantasy to imagine veganism has any relevance in the future of agriculture. For me this is about choosing the ''lesser evil'', as Gem mentioned. Animals are killed no matter what we choose, so it's about transforming agriculture into a more ecologically sound practice.
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