Comments on: Today, I ate a cow.

By: Cal

Cal — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:55:35 +0000

and that’s why we shouldn’t be wasting food

By: June

June — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:21:15 +0000

Good for you, I hope the world becomes more friendly.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:14:26 +0000

Having been a “fast eater” since our 14 minute “lunch hour” in high school, recently have been putting a lot mindfulness into what I eat–it’s interesting to peal a pomegranite then eat the fruit, etc.

Thanks for your insights Davey!
Mike

By: Kenneth Livingston

Kenneth Livingston — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:05:27 +0000

Hey Davey,

Yah I always do that too. I think it might be where the tradition of praying before a meal came from. It’s a great feeling to give thanks for all the work and the process of the food actually landing on our plate. Even with meat although many people may find it morbid to some degree to literally think how the meat got to their plate, but in the end it is a feeling of respect and thanks we receive from being as you said mindful of the food we have to eat everyday.

Kenneth R. Livingston

By: Darek

Darek — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:02:10 +0000

I am a Polish guy, so tell me did you like these ”pierogi”? I love it.

By: Davide Mancinelli

Davide Mancinelli — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:58:39 +0000

carlos,

YIKES! Im done..you enjoy your veggies and bugs i will enjoy my meat! um that dont sound right….lol

By: Adrian Mancinelli

Adrian Mancinelli — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:56:24 +0000

my brother is telling the truth they really do bite off goat balls! i seen it! kinda nasty! makes you wanna puke!!!

By: Super Amazing Carlos

Super Amazing Carlos — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:34:18 +0000

(good one)

By: Super Amazing Carlos

Super Amazing Carlos — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:31:12 +0000

So…there’s a lot of suffering in the world…
we should just accept it? Take it for granted? Because “everyone suffers”?

That’s irresponsible, especially considering that you, whether you see it or not, play an important part in some innocent creature’s horrible suffering. The meat/dairy/leather industry submits animals to incredible pain and anguish (not just at the moment they’re killed, but throughout throughout life) for *you*, my friend, for the end costumer. So that you can buy cheap leather shoes and eat your beef three times a day.

Don’t burry your head in the sand. Your pleasure comes from someone else’s pain.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:56:36 +0000

Davide, I love your metaphorical way of finding a boyfriend, I am sure it will happen,

Thankyou – much appreciation and admiration to you,

Love and Peace

Jack xx

By: Davide Mancinelli

Davide Mancinelli — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:49:02 +0000

Jack,

love and peace to you also! Your boyfriend is out there somewhere. He will find you. You are like a jellyfish. what you say? yes that is right. you are on a jelly fish on the beach and one day, a hot, attractive, kind and sweet boy will walk by and you will sting him..all is left for you to do is find that beach! And my friend you will!!!

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:43:23 +0000

David, don’t get me wrong, I love to travel and drink – but i am sorry it’s raining for you. I have no bf I will catch up soon i guess.

Keep an eye on my blog – new posts every other day, I just posted one with pics (1st post yet)

Love and peace

Jack xx

By: Davide Mancinelli

Davide Mancinelli — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:38:49 +0000

Jack,

I talk to much, it is raining here and i want to go out and play. lol but no i sit here as my bf has taken a nap. But in all honesty you are doing a wonderful thing by helping others, as for me i tend to travel the world, go to parties and get drunk. And i am sure of this one day it will catch up with me. But i do have some brain cells left and a half functioning liver…so im good to go! peace, davide

By: Davide Mancinelli

Davide Mancinelli — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:31:20 +0000

Carlos,
my friend all i can tell you i have no desire to go out and eat bugs, even though i have swallowed a few on my bike or motorcycle. Animals do suffer in that hands of man. But my friend so does man. The “meat industry” i am sure you are correct does cause untold sufferings. But i guess in the broader sense i can see where mothers also go out and abort their children. And in the animal kingdom only humans do this. I have said to much.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:24:35 +0000

Davide, you seem to be happy, and I am glad you have a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, I am just being myself, nice – doesn’t matter who they are or where they are from, i still love them as friends, such as I love you as a friend from far away –

love and peace

Jack

By: Super Amazing Carlos

Super Amazing Carlos — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:23:25 +0000

Humans have enzymes that digest polysaccharides that are only found in insects, hence we are MADE to eat them, and they’re part of our nutritional history. The point I’m making (I thought it was obvious) is that meat is very much not necessary for humans.

Lettuce is also a living creature…and so are bacteria…
can you honestly not tell the difference between a dog and an ant? An elephant and a roach?

Because animals are “made to serve humans” (…there’s sooo much that is wrong with that phrase alone…), does that mean their suffering is irrelevant?

By: Davide Mancinelli

Davide Mancinelli — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:14:30 +0000

you are very kind to me, nice words always puts a smile on my face and laughter in my heart! but in real life i am not so korny! lol

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:10:55 +0000

Davide, Thankyou, it scared me at first but I just thought I had to do it, I just want to help people in this world because I am so lucky to have wot I have. You too are a kind and gentle soul, much admiration for you.

Love and Peace

Jackxx

By: Davide Mancinelli

Davide Mancinelli — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:09:59 +0000

insects? are you crazy? Like i am going to go out roll over a log and eat some bugs? naw i rather jest eat a steak…besides are insects not living creatures also?

By: Super Amazing Carlos

Super Amazing Carlos — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:00:38 +0000

I’m going to agree with Jim here.
Davey talked about the cow’s sacrifice. Does that mean he’s acknowledging the cow’s setience? It’s a being that thinks and feels a lot more than we’d like to believe.

Meat is NOT AT ALL necessary in a human’s diet.
In fact, for body building, vegetable amino acids are much more readily absorbed and assimilated than those from animal protein. Furthermore, a meatles diet is much healthier in sooo many ways.
The only component one actually needs from the animal world that one cannot get from the plant world is vitamin B12, and one can get that from other animal sources, such as insects or eggs, or vitamin supplements.

So if it’s not necessary, how are the horrors that animals suffer at the hands of the meat and dairy industry justified? For what? A cheap little pleasure for us?

How frivolous is that?

By: Davide Mancinelli

Davide Mancinelli — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:46:29 +0000

Jack
that is so true..ofcourse human nature by its very self is selfish. And we do take many things for granted, me included. When I read you are going to Tanzania that gave me a chill that ran down my spine, I guess its because you are only 15 and you are making yourself available to show and give love to people you do not know, to people that are many miles from you. And my friend I think that is great! You are a kind and gentle soul.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:32:50 +0000

I totally agree that there are so many empty plates in this world and that we should think a little about what we do have … we are so privileged in our world to have a huge source of food, when ever we get hungry, we open our fridges and eat whatever we fancy, in place such as africa they are lucky to get a bowl of rice. We really should apprieciate everything more … that why I am going to Tanzania next July to help the poor communities with food and water supplys! can’t wait!!

http://despitethediscrimination.blogspot.com

love and peace

jack xx

By: Davide Mancinelli

Davide Mancinelli — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:36:00 +0000

Jim and Anthony,

Lighten up alittle. Davey ate a beef hamburger no big deal. And I hardly think David eating a hamburger is as you put it “evil attidudes”. I eat fish, pork, chicken, veal, beef (no my fav meat), turkey, lamb, goat… and the list goes on and on..and I know this is going to piss off a few of you but I am one those persons who believe that animals are here to serve us humans..

After all i was born and raised in Italy and in Italy goats are Castrated by the farmer, and the farmer “bites of the testies of the goat”. It goes very quickly and the goats dont seem to suffer. After all within seconds they are playing in the field with their other goat friends and doing what goats do; eat and shit.

Us evil humans will always eat meat! this will never change..BTW even though I eat meat and enjoy it…I am very healthy, I work out, and stay away from fast food and grease. And believe it or not I am a nice guy.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:05:41 +0000

Some of you might find this quite interesting:

http://www.strangehorizons.com/2009/20091214/cheney-c.shtml

By: Jim DeBlasio

Jim DeBlasio — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:17:56 +0000

Exactly! Eating meat is revolting and selfish, and extremely unhealthy. Why don’t you jump in the tanning booth and smoke a pack of cigarettes and some dope and drink a bottle of rotgut while you’re at it Davey! At least all that wouldn’t support one of the cruelest and most environmentally destructive industries on earth: raising animals for food.
You’re a sweet person and I imagine you just need to grow away from the evil attitudes we grew up with and seldom think to question. Better health is just a free bonus for doing the right thing.