Eating Meat, Preference or Necessity?

[vhawk01]

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when it comes down to it, you're basically going to end up drawing the line at the place where it becomes inconvenient/too difficult to continue protecting the animal. its not like when you chop a rat or shoot a deer it doesn't feel pain like a cow does.

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Yes, it is EXACTLY like that. Some animals feel pain and suffering to a far greater extent than others. Humans probably suffer the most. Fish probably don't suffer at all, or feel much pain. Mosquitos almost certainly feel no pain.