08-17-2010, 11:46 PM
We've had so many food threads on here... all I can say is that since I have become for the most part vegetarian, I have tried (free range) chicken and bison, eggs, milk, cheese, etc... what I have found is that once I have abstained for some time, ingestion of these items can affect me greatly. What I mean is... I can tell you if the animal had a good/bad life and/or a good/bad death. I can tell you if the cow was happy that gave the milk or which the cheese was made from. I can tell you if the chicken was free range or caged when I've eaten an egg.
How am I affected? If the animal to which the product came from was happy, there is no effect. If it was/is unhappy or died badly, I have feelings like the animal had/has, of anxiety, unhappiness, dread, and anger, and they hit me in about 24 hours after ingestion and last for up to 48 hours. I don't care much for these feelings so I have cut most of this out of my diet except for that which I can verify as coming from a source I trust.
How am I affected? If the animal to which the product came from was happy, there is no effect. If it was/is unhappy or died badly, I have feelings like the animal had/has, of anxiety, unhappiness, dread, and anger, and they hit me in about 24 hours after ingestion and last for up to 48 hours. I don't care much for these feelings so I have cut most of this out of my diet except for that which I can verify as coming from a source I trust.