I think the point here is that they are equally unnecessary, not necessarily equally bad. Of course some people truly do depend on animal protein. Almost anyon

I think the point here is that they are equally unnecessary, not necessarily equally bad. Of course some people truly do depend on animal protein. Almost anyone reading this almost certainly doesn’t. That makes it seem at least a little bizarre that we ridicule TCM yet continue munching animals on a daily basis. If you’re only concerned about conservation then farming wouldn’t be a concern at all. It just depends on where you’re looking from.