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Lions and other carnivorous animals do eat meat, but that doesn't mean we should. They would die if they didn't eat meat. Human beings, in contrast, choose to eat meat it isn't a physiological necessity.

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Sharon Gannon
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: July 4
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