Love Us, Don't Eat Us

Each year, more than 16 billion animals are killed for food in the United States. But if they could speak to you, each one just might say, "Love us, don't eat us."

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Recent Comments

shang commented:

5-4-2012 1:37 AM

I never heard that meat can cure but only sicken a person; I never heard that veggie can sicken but only heal a person.
Russo commented:

3-29-2012 1:54 PM

Meat is murder??? Well let's look at this even further.... To all the vegans out there.... You know that lovely house and yard you have?? That yuppie coffee shop you drink coffee at?? Those "organic cotton" clothes you wear? Those veggies you just wolfed down?? What happened to those animals that lived on that plot of land your lovely house was built on.....thst field and forest that was cut down and plowed for your vegan lifestyle? I could go on..... Here's my point... There is blood on your hands also.... You are just to ignorant to see it. Stop telling people like me not to eat meat or hunt. I choose to eat meat cause I like it. Dont lobby against something that you do also....kill animals. Those animals had to leave their plot of land for your lovely home. And the wood used to build your lovely home. What happened to the wildlife that depended on that forest??
MC commented:

11-20-2011 9:31 PM

I am a PETA Member, and have been since age 11, and I am not a Vegan. I believe in the rights of animals and don't believe that they should be killed in any inhumane way. HOWEVER, other members saying meat is murder... you aren't encouraging ANYBODY to join PETA, only making them think the rest of us are nuts. Get a grip.
huntereater15 commented:

11-20-2011 8:36 PM

Force breeding doesn't happen with wild animals people. They are perfectly capable of doing it themselves. and overpopulation would be a problem if we did not hunt. Think of the wolf problems many years ago. Look up earn-a-buck and herd control tags. The DNR lets us hunt for a reason. It's to make sure these animals aren't piled up on the side of the road starved to death. Then we have a wolf and Coyote problem.
KK commented:

11-20-2011 12:38 AM

For those of you who advocate eating animals for health reasons, you should read up on the latest scientific research. The huge misnomer: Animals = best source of protein. Just not true! For those of you who choose to educate yourself instead of sounding silly, read "Eat to Live" by Mark Furman. The book is not a sentimental look at why meat eating is wrong. It shows a huge amount of evidence from studies done that eating meat, dairy & fish greatly contributes to a variety of cancers and other diseases. Plant-based diets including plenty of fresh fruits and veggies (large % raw), beans, nuts, etc. not only prevents but also can reverse many diseases including dementia, osteoporosis, cancers, etc. US Health care & pharmaceutical industry would rather let you get sick, then sell you a pill instead of promoting dietary changes (which won't make them $$). Even vegetarians that have diets based on more junk food live longer than meat eaters. If you're not feeling compassion toward the horrific conditions and nightmarish lives these animals endure; making their grand appearance in your grocery store meat sections, then make the change for selfish reasons - health!! Not including being #1 on the list of environmental devastation from factory farming. Those of you spouting off - animals eat each other, what's different about us eating them, I challenge you to watch the video "Earthlings" or "Food, Inc." Educate yourself as to what you are contributing to by your choices. As humans, we are supposed to have the capacity for more complex reasoning. Some people were AWOL when that quality was distributed.
Audrey commented:

11-17-2011 8:57 AM

Answer me one thing... HOW THE HELL ARE WILD ANIMALS FORCE BRED!? IF YOU PUT BOTH A FEMALE AND A MALE OF THE SAME SPECIES IN THE SAME VACENIC AREA!! Just Sayin'.
Audrey commented:

11-16-2011 9:05 AM

Another thing, if no one was to kill and eat animals such as deer, the population of the species would exceed the capacity of the area, and they would slowly but surely become way over populated. That is why we have killing seasons such as deer seasons. To control the population and cut down on the number of the species in one specific area. To control the population, we have the bag number, which means that you can only kill a certain number of deer at a time. All of this is legal, making it where no one is doing wrong. No matter how "bad" you say it is, if it was then it would be against the law. But no, it isn't because it is humane and necessary for the population control of a species. One more thing, what would people's health be like if they didn't have the nutrients they need, that they get from eating Animals? Well, horrible compared to what it is when they do eat the meat from animals. Statistics show that people that are vegetarians do live a little bit longer, but they're health is not near as good as people who eat both meats and vegetables. If people want to kill animals for the meat or for sport, let them be. It's their lives, and no matter what any of the people on P.E.T.A say, that's not going to change their outlook on what they are able to do.
jellycubes commented:

11-15-2011 11:10 PM

well since they are never going to talk to us anyways, im not worried to much about it. i love animals. the thing is, there are all kinds of animals that eat other animals, including there own kind. EVERYWHERE. and guess what? WE ARE ANIMALS. and even some humans eat other humans! so why is its okay for a fox to kill a bird and not meet a lawsuit? we may never know.... animals are no more importent then humans and thats the end of it.
Audrey commented:

11-15-2011 10:07 AM

Force breeding? Really? No. Force breeding is when you take, for example, the semen of a stud horse and a egg of a mare and fertilizing it. If you put two animals of the same breed together, and if the female animal is in heat, and accepts it, they will breed themselves. It is not forced by any means. Animals of every breed and species were put on this earth to be killed and eaten. This is just my opinion. Meat = Protein. Protein = Healthy. Healthy = Happy. Screw Vegan. Animals are made to be eaten.
metalarctic commented:

11-14-2011 3:28 PM

hello peta! I am not a vegan and I dont really plan to be. I keep hearing this argument that goes somthing like "everything has a right to live" and thats why stuff like hunting and such are wrong. but I would like to ask why you say everything has a right to live? who said that? that is just what you think. so if someone could answer this for me that would be great. I dont want to be trolled or anything, just answer my question.
Balance commented:

11-13-2011 5:09 PM

I have been a vegetarian on and off over the past 20 years. I stop eating meat because I love animals and I feel bad for them, the way they are treated. I also feel our bodies don't require the need for as much meat as humans eat and that people that rely on a heavy meat diet are just being lazy and not giving it much thought. Unfortunately the grocery stores and restaurants prepare and serve more meat dishes than vegan or veggie options. I do feel that there should be more balance and that perhaps extremes in either direction are not healthy for any of us. I feel it important to stress to individuals/friends that eat meat to perhaps try eating it a little less and be conscious of where the meat comes from to try to avoid eating meat from the large factories that abuse the animals. I try not to make them feel bad or pressure them into becoming vegetarians as that can have the reverse affects. I have been on many farms to see how animals are kept and the smaller farms that I have been on seem to treat the animals well and keep them in good condition, unfortunately there are always exceptions to the negative and people only worried about their cash flow.
CeleiaPark commented:

11-9-2011 3:19 PM

voice of reason, man is a typical example of low awareness, these people need policies that are in his speech told what to do, so on earth it will never be better, this is hell on earth
Lindsey commented:

11-7-2011 5:41 PM

A lot of meat eaters like to fight the arguement that animals would over populate if they not eat them. Let me remind you these animals are FORCE BRED! If they weren't FORCE bred in they lived in the wild we wouldn't have an "over population". Meat is MURDER! GO VEG!
voice of reason commented:

10-31-2011 11:54 PM

The whole problem I have with the moral idea of going vegan is, you guys act as if the animals we eat have a human mind...complete with hopes and dreams. The fact is, its the circle of life. Its just part of the food chain..its natural. If you want to eat vegan go for it, I just don't think its fair to demonize people who are omnivours with such lables as "murderer". Its far from murder. That term doesn't apply to people to take the life of an animal for food. Don't get me wrong, I am all for ethical treatment of companion animals and a humane way to kill food animals. I just disagree that a chicken or a cow or a pig, ect, think along the terms of "oh god please don't eat me". There is no proof to support that.
CL17 commented:

10-28-2011 12:30 AM

It is true if humans didn't hunt there would be an overpopulation of animals. Cougers for example if we didn't keep the population undercontrol they would come into cities and attack people. If noone ate meat anymore and didn't hunt deer the deer would become over populated and then come and eat all the planted food that people would have to cut more forrests down to make room for planting. what would we eat then?
CL17 commented:

10-28-2011 12:20 AM

I Think people have their own taste buds not everyone likes the tastes of meat so they choose to be vegan, go for it. I love meat ever sinse I was a baby I honestly cana't get enough. But not everyone is going to give up and eat veggies for the rest of their lives.
staypawsitive commented:

10-26-2011 12:19 PM

Dear AnimalSci2011, actually, the point of not eating animal flesh is MORAL, not physical. Dear Hunter, No, it wouldn't. We use a lot more farmland to house the animals that people use for food than we would if it were for vegetation. All the farmland bases for animals would be replaced with vegetation and crop bases. So, there would be no need to cut any forests down. We'd be planting more Earth, which would also help clean the air because we'd have a little more clean oxygen. Dear Valeria, Kudos :] RESPECT ALL LIFE ♥ Allie
Terese commented:

10-26-2011 9:52 AM

Love the photo! I have been a vegetarian for 6-7 years and would never go back to eating meat! It's a way of life and can't see me living it any differently :D
AnimalSci2011 commented:

10-23-2011 4:24 PM

Quick question if all you people don't want to eat meat then why do you make you veterarian food to look exactly like meat? If you want to eat meat looking/tasting food then eat the meat not a look a like. Just a question that I have wanted to ask you all for a while now.
Hunter commented:

10-20-2011 6:53 PM

I just want to point out something. If everyone stopped eating meat and switched to vegetarian, wouldn't the need for more farmland dramatically go up? This would cause more forests to be cut down to produce more farmlands to provide everyone with their vegetarian needs. Think things through instead of looking at them from one point of view. It would not work if everyone decided to not eat meat.simple fact

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