Factory farms are bad. Animal husbandry on the smaller scale as it serves the individual is good. I find the wastefulness of modern society abhorrent but unfortunately it's more economically viable to simply dispose of excess product than to minimize the operations that produce it. I don't think that's a good thing. I think its gross contribution to the death of our planet outweighs nearly everything else we've done to it. However I am sadly not in the position to change that and thus while I can discuss and debate the topic I don't feel much remorse for what little I gain from it.

My opinion on the matter of eating meat is this - humans are not only inclined towards eating meat as part of our diet but benefit from the consumption of it and other animal products so immensely it would be silly to abandon that in favor of a vegan diet. I can understand vegetarians. Veganism, however, isn't at all viable without supplements. I don't want to replace a portion of my diet with supplements that have to be synthesized. I want to get my nutrients, vitamins and proteins from the source.

Animals should be treated with respect and care. That means feeding them, giving them a safe place to inhabit and then painlessly slaughtering them once it's time to harvest. Use every part for something or don't slaughter at all. We're far from the only life that kills to sustain themselves. The difference is we can do so humanely.