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I believe if kids were shown this in school most of them would grow up vegans or vegetarians by choice. I have three people in my circle of friends who have be

I believe if kids were shown this in school most of them would grow up vegans or vegetarians by choice. I have three people in my circle of friends who have been vegetarian or vegan since they were little. All despite coming from a family background where meat consumption was the norm. Two are German, one is Croatian. All of them witnessed animal slaughter firsthand from close distance at a very early age.

Ancapistani 4y ago
People should be exposed to this, so they can make informed decisions. I still eat meat, and definitely know what's involved. If nothing else I don't take it for granted. I think our ancestors whose spiritual practices included things like taking a moment to give thanks to the spirit of the animal before consuming it were on to something. It doesn't necessarily have to be spiritual, but feel like internal acknowledgement is a positive thing for the development of empathy.