Why is it ok to kill trees to build guitars, yet not ok to kill animals for food?

"There is currently no reason to believe that plants experience pain, devoid as they are of central nervous systems, nerve endings, and brains. It is theorized that the main reason animals have the ability to experience pain is as a form of self-protection. If you touch something that hurts and could possibly injure you, you will learn from the pain it produces to leave it alone in the future. Since plants cannot locomote and do not have the need to learn to avoid certain things, this sensation would be superfluous.

Plants are completely different physiologically from mammals. Unlike animals' body parts, many perennial plants, fruits, and vegetables can be harvested over and over again without resulting in the death of the plant or tree.

If one is concerned about the impact of vegetable agriculture on the environment, a vegetarian diet is still preferable to a meat-based one, since the vast majority of grains and legumes raised today are used as feed for cattle. By eating vegetables directly, rather than eating animals such as cows who must consume 16 pounds of vegetation in order to convert them into 1 pound of flesh, one is saving many more plants' lives (and destroying less land)."

Courtesy of PETA.

so if the killing doesn't involve pain, it's ok to kill?
If we kill the animal without it feeling any pain, does it make it OK then?

Heavenly said:

no, but that new fur coat would sure look good on you

Heavenly said:

I didn't read Natsume's post, past the first line.

If I killed say, Natsume, in a very painless death, would it be okay? I doubt it. I'd still be sent to prison to be somebody's wife.

Hey, you said it yourself, tis a dumb question

Natsume said:

tomatoes still cry, i bet.

When you bite into a juicy tomato it squeals with delight

Lleena said:

"yipp-eee!!!"

Good question Heavenly! IMHO...Tree's feel no pain and have no heart...Where as in animals do. But each to his own opinion...BUT if I can eat tree's I would rather than chicken...I dont eat pork or red meat just that lil ole bird that crossed the road... only the one that did not make it though...LOL!

Heavenly said:

cause guitars r cool! duuuh.. it'd be ok to kill people to make guitars if that's what it took

Heavenly said:

yes...except 4 my dog..and my mother's cat..she really likes that cat