I was raised on a farm, I raised cattle and chickens and hogs as an adult. I learned shoot, skin, slice, you get the picture. In my belief system, God gave man dominion over the animals. I can certainly respect anyone that wants to be different than me. If you believe there were cave men,(clovis people) you know that killing for meat was happening at least since the taming of fire. Just as veggie diets may leave one short on B-12, I am sure that no carb or veggie will result in a similar shortfall. We all were at one time opportunistic eaters like the bears. Omnivores. I will say that if you are killing hogs and it's cold and you have been at it for hours, cutting the tips from the tenderloin and shoving a stick through them and sticking the tips into the fire and eating straight off the stick is a primal thing and it's GOOD. Thanks Ken in Texas.