As someone who observes predation up close on a daily basis, I can tell
you domestic animals have a very cruelity free existence compared to the
lives of animals in Nature.  The majority of preditors don't even make to
reproductive age and the herbavors fare worse.

See "Covenant of the Wild" by Stephen Budiansky for more details.

Ray Audette
Author "NeanderThin:A Caveman's Guide to Nutrition"




phyllis walker wrote:
> I still have ethical concerns about treatment of animals, too (as I suspect
> many in this group do).