Saving or Taking an Animal Life

Of course, one cannot truly love an animal and eat an #animal. Yet, I see and hear people often exhibit “selective love” even as an animal welfare advocate and within my circles of people who advocate for certain species of animals, but who will eat a pig or cow. I see parents take their children to a petting zoo, then have a farm animal served at the family

dinner table. I see children with 4H become attached to animals with whom they bond, then participate in seeing that animal sold off for slaughter.

Industry has stolen the human mind. Animals are nothing more than commodities and products to some. Children are raised on the perversely named “Happy Meal.”

We need not be barbarians to sustain ourselves. In fact, we can be empaths and compassionates. Maybe #cultivatedmeat will help our species get there.

(Don Scott opinion inspired by the op-ed from Dr. #UmaValeti, CEO, #UPSIDEFoods: "Humans Love Animals but Also Love Meat.")