Im a vegetarian. But I also have goats and cattle for meat. Those animals don’t suffer a bit when they are slaughtered. The butcher comes out, hands the cow a sliced apple, and then a 45 slug goes straight to the brain killing it instantly. It is hard to witness at first but those animals are happy as can be when they are killed. Probably not like the animals at a slaughter house but out here in east Oregon the local animals are treated very well and we do everything to make sure they are happy, healthy, and dispatched humanely.
I am a vegetarian too. I have been since 1982 except for the almost one year I tried being a vegan. I have my own reasons. I don’t try to convince others to change their diet and I rarely encounter anyone who tries to convince me to change my diet or try to inform me about why I might be wrong. I do get questions sometimes about what i eat and don’t eat, but that’s all.