Skip to Main Content  Study: Meat-Eaters Are Selfish and Anti-
Social  Written by PETA | August 30, 2011  Is it selfish to eat
shellfish? The results of several studies in the Netherlands
seem to indicate so. Three professors at two universities have
determined that meat-eaters are more selfish and distant and
less social than vegetarians are.  Of course, it shouldn’t come
as any surprise that sentencing an animal (or several) to death
for the fleeting taste of a turkey sandwich or bacon
cheeseburger shows a certain lack of empathy, decency, and
altruism. But the researchers studying the psychological impact
of meat-eating concluded that carnivores are insecure people who
feel the need to dominate others and be “the boss.” They eat
animals as a way to feel superior. Vegetarians, on the other
hand, are less selfish and less lonely—and therefore happier.
Could this mean that happiness is waiting at the end of the
produce aisle? I’m pretty sure that leafy greens are a lot
cheaper than therapy.  Written by Michel