re: Is going vegan the only ethical option?

Vegan is worse on the environment, and get off your high horse - monocrops kill thousands of "conscious souls."

Have you ever been in a soy/corn/wheat field after the machinery has come through? Why do you think the buzzards come around? Fawns, rabbits, mice, thousands of insects - they all die and feed no one. Not to mention the wildlife displaced and/or killed by the toxic chemicals.

When I buy a cow - I kill one "soul" and eat for months. And that animal, when raised well and grazed, actually creates a net positive for the environment - building soil quality and supporting grass.

Vegans live in this fantasy land about their industrial food system. At least meat-eaters acknowledge their prey.