Why are those here who eat meat so defensive?

[Luminous Animal]

115. What you eat, if what you eat is controlled by the corporate food industry, does indeed

become a concern for me as a participant in a democratic society. That is, presumably, I would have a say in the ever increasing control of the food supply in the handful of a few. I would have a say in limiting toxic run-off. I would have a say in depleting forests and water supplies. If, in this democratic society, these environmental concerns reach a critical mass and corporate meat production were to be (democratically) curtailed, then, unless you were wealthy, you would not be able to eat whatever you wanted because the cost would be prohibitive.

There are plenty of food production regulations (though barely and sporadically in the US) that are everyone's business. And those regulations control both production and your consumption.