I dislike the thought that some animal has been made miserable to feed me. If I am going to eat meat, I want it to be from an animal that has lived a pleasant, uncrowded life outdoors, on bountiful pasture, with good water nearby and trees for shade.
The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry (ed. Counterpoint, 2003) - ISBN: 9781582439242