There is NOTHING instinctual about raising livestock for consumption. That is what sets man apart. Butchering, preparing and cooking, also not instinct. I am a pagan and can't stand the way livestock is treated for mass consumption. Besides being cruel, the meat tastes bad. I also believe when I eat meat I am ingesting that animals suffering, which is why I am sure to buy only free range chicken, and pork or beef raised on small farms, in good conditions, slaughtered humanely. I pray to the father god and mother goddess in thanks for the meat, and thank and bless the animal. I prepare the meat with love, and do my best to give back to the earth when I take from it. There are alternatives to mass production and animals cruelty. I have gone hunting, and when I kill an animal I eat the meat and tan the hide for shoes, belts and clothing. Nothing should be wasted. Practicality makes it impossible for me to hunt my own food often, but I do what I can where I can. What I hate about PETA is the extreme nature of their beliefs and actions.