In regards to eating meat

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Is every meat-eater buying only 'humanely' raised meat? I don't think so. My comments are addressed to anyone and everyone, not you personally.

Well, you made them in response to my statement about humanely-raised animals.

This shows that it's intuitive, natural to feel compassion for an animal. Any animal.
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we don't have a natural inclination to save plants.

Yes, I feel compassion when I butcher an animal. I also feel compassion when I pull a lettuce or a carrot from my garden. Don't you? I feel compassion when I kill bugs in the garden so that the plants will flourish.

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Edit to add:

I feel compassion when I eat sunflower seeds that won't get to grow. I feel compassion when I grind wheat that won't get to sprout. I feel compassion when I pull a leaf off of a kale plant. I feel compassion when I eat an almond.

And at the same time that I feel compassion for all these creatures, I feel intense gratitude to them.