How can so many people be this ignorant? First of all, let me address the concept of eating animals and whether it is right or wrong. God originally created a world where humans and animals lived in peace and harmony with each other. Every one was vegetarian. After the flood, god gave people permission to eat meat, probably because there was no vegetation left after all the water destroyed everything. Once people started eating meat, its very difficult to get them to stop. The rules of eating meat were revised for jewish people, only allowing for certain kinds of animals (kosher). Just because god gave permission for people to eat meat, doesnt make it right and doesnt make it good in his eyes. If God originally thought it not to be good for people to eat meat when he created humans, he still thinks that way. God doesnt change opinions of what is right and what is wrong. He may have conceded to humans in desperate times but doesnt make it right. I am a vegetarian but i dont tell people whether they should eat meat or not. Lets not go and say that its a mitzvah to eat meat. Let nobody kid themselves and think that animals raised for kosher food are treated any better. Its the same factory farming. Chickens are cramped. Cows are fed food that they are not supposed to eat, that upsets their digestive system. The only difference is the killing process. All the torture before is the same in kosher as it is for non kosher. When god gave permission for man to eat meat, he didnt have the idea of factory farming in mind. Doesnt matter which animal, all are treated poorly. I dont agree with peta on alot of things, but people should respect animals. And the dim wit who said that animals have no soul, better look into the torah more closely. Unless you think you are smarter than king solomon because apparently he knew that animals have souls. They are not like a piece of wood.
Another issue, Animals do not need to be tested on. People would have you believe that good comes out of testing on animals. They tell you it finds cures for diseases and medicines are tested for safety before given to people. Firstly, Animals are not people. Diseases are not the same and cures are not the same. Medicines dont have the same effect on animals as they do on people. Secondly, There has never been a disease cured that has been directly related to testing on animals. Additionally,drug companies wont tell you that 30,000 people a year die from taking the right amount of pharmaceuticals. See how effective animal testing is? on a closing note, if you want to eat meat and you are moral and ethical person, you cant in good faith eat regular meat or chicken.Find a local farm. Factory farming is just wrong.