And that eating fish doesn’t count as eating meat…
And that eating fish doesn’t count as eating meat…
That humans are apex predators, and we have been so for upwards of 2.5 million years. Following from this, I believe that most chronic illnesses that we have today (e.g. obesity, diabetes, mental illnesses, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, PCOS, etc.) are caused by us straying from eating diets with lots of fatty meat.
Regarding your second point, you also cannot guarantee that small animals like rodents are not harmed in the process of harvesting plants.