"And, yes, we do morally owe it to nature not to eat animals." I think you're right about this, but you don't quite say why. We owe it because we're capable of

"And, yes, we do morally owe it to nature not to eat animals." I think you're right about this, but you don't quite say why. We owe it because we're capable of not doing it, and still surviving as a species. We can't blame mountain lions for eating rabbits, because what the hell else are they going to do? And this is coming from an omnivore. If meat were completely taken away as an option overnight, I probably wouldn't have a problem with it, in all honesty, but its ready availability and lack of the distinct association of its production makes me able to consume it without feeling the moral chaos of it.