i'm pretty opinionated on the subject of meat consumption. i am not, have never been, nor will ever be a vegetarian. if people dont want to eat meat, thats their choice, but i will never understand it. i live in rural PA, my dad used to raise sheep so i've eaten many a lamb. i hunt a lot, so i've eaten many a deer, grouse, squirrel, pheasnt, so on and so forth. i like fish and pork and chickens too....hell i like it all. i agree with stinky in that it does take a lot of resources to raise a cow, but beef probably isnt my favorite critter to eat, in my opinion venison is a hell of a lot better than beef, and deer are freaking everywhere, if you've got a mini-van, you've got all you need to be eating deer.