I hear you! The concern for the cruelty of animals in factory farming is a big deal for me too. I am a nutritional consultant, so I must be sensitive to all types of diets, although I believe vegan is the best  I have read a lot too...these issues are definitely my passion!
I had a "discussion" with a friend a couple weeks ago about the state of chickens and how they are treated. In my mind, they are treated almost worse than any animal in the states. overcrowded, diseased, stressed...it's just horrendous, as you know! She got very defensive, b/c her father was a chicken farmer and she grew up with them. She kept trying to argue that chickens LIKE to be in big groups, like a community. give me a break! i don't think any creature enjoys not being able to walk, being covered in [censored], and be so diseased from the disgusting conditions. talk about cruel. i could not believe that anyone would even ATTEMPT to defend this! then again, i think if you do eat those animals, you do get defensive, possibly out of guilt. i don't know. i just think it's crazy.
i also think it's weird that people who say that they LOVE animals, and have tons of pets, will still eat whatever meat put in front of them. to me, i don't understand how people can make that disconnect- but as you and i both know, they do it all the time!
i have also been purging animal products from my house- the leather thing especially has been bothering me for a long time.
it is nice to have someone else to talk to about all this...my husband agrees with me but i think he's tired of hearing about it!  the thing that really bothers me is that most people don't seem to know OR care where their food comes from.
how did you become a vegetarian? was it fairly recently or have you been for a while? we need to convert people!
have a great week!
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