Vegetarian Rant

   So in this blog I'm gonna start off by going on a tangent. For those of you who don't know I am a vegetarian and have been for over a year. I am very against any kind of animal abuse and think that animals and our planet need to be treated alot better than they are getting treating now. One of my favorite quotes is "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated." That quote says very bad things about what's happing right now. And i agree 100% with it. Ok so now to what thoughts made me want to go on a tangent for this blog.
   So this past weekend I went to St. Louis to pick up my sister and see my dad for a day. On Saturday we went to a zoo that was down there. I don't like zoos for hopefully obvious reasons but it was free and it was walk around with my dad and sister or be stuck in a cold car for however long. For one we saw 3 animals and a bunch of fish, it's winter and of course a lot of those animals are from warmer climates, so it was really boring and I got sick of being there almost instantly. So around the closed food places there are a bunch of signs that say stuff like 'feed your inner carnivore' and here I am thinking how can so many people eat their burgers while peacefully watching other animals. Is it because they don't know all of the pain and hurt that went into that burger and the animals they are watching seem content (even though an animal pacing is not it trying to be cute, it means that animal is bored out of it's mind). Or is it because your not eating a cheetah burger while watching the cheetah. Would it be different if they sold burgers next to a cow exhibit? Or bacon next to a pig exhibit? Most people I'm sure ignore this connection so they can peacefully keep eating that tortured soul. But why is it ok to eat meat from a cow but if you found out that burger you were eating was actually meat from a dog you would be completely grossed out. Most people grow up being told that eating a cow is alright but dogs are pets. I guess I'm one of the few that can see a cow isn't better than a dog for any reason and I hope that more people in time will come to this realization.