Meat is murder.

[Govinda]

I'd understand if it was a matter of the individual preferring the taste of vegetation to meat, but ethically there's really no high ground either way. Then again there IS an insecure part of me calling all vegans hippies, but I do try to keep it in check mostly.

You ever seen a cute flower? Can a tree cry in pain?

[Furore]

You ever seen a cute flower? Can a tree cry in pain?

Why yes, yes I have. Can an animal communicate it's distress via chemical response which also signals insects to help defend itself at times? Just because plants don't communicate via soundwaves doesn't mean they don't communicate.