Well I fully agree that virtually all modern animal farming is cruel and should be reformed, yet I don’t think Veganism is the only answer.
And of course Vegans shouting “YOU! Stop eating meat NOW, you monster!”, only manages to make people LESS likely to do that.
Lol I think we’d need a whole discussion on philosophy and psychology to correctly address these points, and I doubt either of us is qualified enough.
Projecting human morality on animals is… Funny, as our higher empathy is essentially a social animal’s trait that helps its group survive. Extending it to the whole universe is surely possible but who are we to say whether it’s correct or not? We can only evaluate measurable effects, such as those on our ecosystem.
Regardless, I never wanted to start a discussion on veganism, I don’t approve of current farming methods anyway, just pointing out that your definition of normal was wrong.