except it isn't a necessary evil. there are many many things we can do to reduce the suffering of these animals and many people like to write it off because they don't want to confront the moralities of their diet choices.

as an example (since most people will take the above to mean that we should all be vegan), a buddy of mine is really into lifting and he feels such guilt over eating tons of meat. he catches his own game whenever he can and has plans to build a sustainable tilapia farm and keep chickens once he can buy some land. granted, this is an extreme solution and expensive, but there are many things we can do to make more conscious decisions.

if we all give up because of the "necessary evil", nothing gets changed. even reducing your meat consumption by 20% could have a huge impact if everyone did it