Some people may say: What is wrong in being a non-vegetarian if someone else does the killing?
Ans. This is fallacious since purchasing creates demand and encourages others to kill. It is therefore equivalent to committing the deed. The ‘neat’ packaging of meat conceals the pain that occurred before. It is unfortunate that packaging keeps scenes of slaughterhouses off the minds of the consumers. Mahavir Bhagwan said, “It is Hims (violence) – whether a man kills living beings himself/herself, or causes others to kill them, or gives consent to others to kill.
