I thought the same. From the way the choice is framed, animal suffering is not a factor to consider. It should be, but if you really were considering it, you'd give up both.
Animal suffering and environmental impact are the primary factors for me but I'm weakly motivated and don't think I'll be able to change my habits without my partner changing her eating habits as well (she prepares most of our meals because she likes cooking and I do not). Animal suffering is not important to her and she's had some health problems on a vegetarian diet before so she's only willing to cut one form of meat and see how that goes before cutting further. I'd like to cut the one that generates the most problems and replace it with vegetable produ...
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