Even in the production of vegetables and grains many sentient beings are killed. They just happen to be mostly insects or smaller mammals. Try going into a ga

Even in the production of vegetables and grains many sentient beings are killed. They just happen to be mostly insects or smaller mammals. Try going into a garden without stepping on anything, or using a thrasher without killing a single thing. That's why Buddhists don't get too crazy with the whole vegetarian thing, most eat meat (albeit not necessarily in our North American super-size me portions)...