People just want to create whatever reason they can to justify their destructive meat eating habits, but as you've pointed out, there is no real reason for it. In fact, there are many reasons against it if people are actually willing to simply pay attention to them.

You nailed it here! And the pets as well, a pig is as intelligent and emotional as any dog, and I bet they would not force their dogs to lay still giving birth to batch after batch, until paralyzes sets in. Then beat the dog until it moves or dies.....
The baby pigs even die in front of the mother and is left to rot right there in many cases...sick... :((

Thanks a lot for the input, gorillas are a prime example of a human like, muscular creature that does not need any meat!

Peace & veganism :)