There is an important difference between a lion eating meat and people eating meat. Lions cannot choose to live on grains or vegetables. A lion must eat or perish. From another point of view, a vegetarian diet is currently healthier than one that includes meat. Although lions have to eat meat to survive, people eat meat for its taste.
There is another important difference between lions and people. Lions do not raise their prey on industrial farms where animals are forced to endure a lifetime of suffering and confinement.
Continue with these questions:
- Humans are part of the food chain, and eating meat is natural
- What do you think of the phrase “survival of the fittest”?
- Should we try to stop other animals from killing and eating one another?
- How common is cannibalism in the animal kingdom?
- Is human hunting of deer necessary to prevent overpopulation?
More answers: Vegan Ethics FAQ.