On non-factory-farmed meat:

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Buying beef from a farm where the cattle have names and the person behind the counter knew them personally hasn't made me reluctant to eat meat, but it's made me very, very careful not to waste any of it.

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[karinmollberg.livejournal.com]

Makes sense.

My own take on this is the combined gran-"indian" one, namely that as much as possible of an animal killed for the sake of humans should be used sensibly; bones make a sauce, skin makes leather and fur is fur...