I Stopped Eating Meat After Watching a Video. Has Anyone Else Gone Through This?
I recently watched a video that I honestly wish I had never seen. It showed a cow being slaughtered, and the cow appeared to be pregnant. Afterward, the unborn calf was removed and killed as well. Seeing that affected me deeply.
What disturbed me most was how routine it all seemed. The workers didn't appear to treat the animals as living beings with any value beyond being products. It felt as if there was no difference between handling something alive and handling an object, and that really stayed with me.
Since watching the video, I've stopped eating meat because I can't get those images out of my head. I'm not trying to attack or judge anyone who eats meat. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience. Has witnessing something like this ever changed your perspective on meat, or do you see it as an unfortunate but necessary part of food production? I'm genuinely interested in hearing different viewpoints.
Posted Jun 12, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC