Yes, I agree that slaughter of any animal is horrible. In 1969, while in Oregon, our family went veggie. We were really healthy, I lost 35# and we all felt great! I learned how to make lentil pattys and soybean pattys. They were really good. Today, I was watching TV,"Napa Style" with Micheal Chiarello, was cooking on the open fireplace. He showed how to bake tomatoes etc, on the oven-type open fireplace. He said that if you didnt eat meat or only ate meat sparingly, try putting your veggies on the grill to make the veggies taste better. Lots of cookbooks tell how to eat "meatless".