I'd like you to know that I have a deep respect for those who modify their behavior in accordance with their ethics, and I will never fault someone for treating the lives of animals as sacred. As for myself, it seems to me that meat consumption is important to the long-term sustainability of humankind, because animal husbandry allows otherwise useless land to be farmed productively. Aside from that, I believe meat consumption over thousands of generations has led the human organism to become what it is, (in the sense of our brain-based faculties,) and that an omnivorous diet is as much a part of being human as opposable thumbs, bipedal locomotion, and complex verbal communication. Thanks for sharing your perspective. :)