I think Cantrip makes a good point about supermarket meat, I have no problem with anyone killing anything if it is for food, I have personally killed literally thousands of animals! (I am a licensed slaughterman, and have worked in 3 slaughterhouses).Though I would obviously not expect everybody to kill their own food, as for most people this would be impractical.I think animal welfare is important, the consumer would reap the benefits of improvements, as stress before slaughter affects the taste and quality of meat,(animals under stress secrete chemicals that end up in meat), but that's another story, perhaps for another time!john