In my new Townhall column today, titled “The End of Meat Isn’t Here: More Americans Are Eating Fish and Wild Game” I refute a New York Times op-ed’s claim that the end of meat is upon us and offer a counterpoint pointing to the rise of interest in eating wild fish and game meat.
Here’s an excerpt:
A recent New York Times op-ed by Jonathan Safran Foer titled “The End of Meat is Here” chastises meat-eaters as haters of poor people, racists, and enemies of the environment.
“If you care about the working poor, about racial justice, and about climate change, you have to stop eating animals,” the novelist wrote.
He added, “We cannot protect our environment while continuing to eat meat regularly. This is not a refutable perspective, but a banal truism.”
Are Americans eager to nix meat from their diets? Fat chance. In fact, more people are consuming wild fish and game meat in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. For those especially worried about factory farming or meat shortages, these options—not vegan or vegetarian ones—are great alternatives.
Compared to red meat, wild game is packed with iron, zinc, leaner in fat and is hormone-free. Fish is also a good source of healthy omega-3 fats, selenium and vitamin D. In comparison, plant-based “meats” like Impossible Burgers and Beyond Burgers contain more saturated fat and are heavily processed.
With the recent surge of license purchases, outdoor industry experts and thought leaders are very optimistic about the growth of and interest in hook and bullet activities.
Read the full column here.