Is it more likely that kids in the future will be vegetarians because so many of their movies and TV shows featured helpful, friendly, or talking animals?
When I was a kid, about the only animals that we ever heard from were Bugs Bunny or Tony The Tiger. And Ranger Rick... that lying little raccoon. He's one of the reasons I do eat meat.
But now, Mr F and Mr Bunches have "Kung Fu Panda" with all its animals, and "The Lion King" and the Little Einsteins are always going on adventures where they meet an Ivory Billed Woodpecker who, with the help of Rocket and some rattlesnakes and alligators, [SPOILER ALERT! DON'T READ IF YOU ARE A 5-YEAR-OLD OR YOUNGER!] finds a friend.
So if they view animals as friendly things that help other friendly things find a friend, won't they be more reluctant to eat meat when they grow up? I know we don't make panda steaks, but the viewpoint stands.
Question of the Day: 4 here. (And note that a lot of my thoughts these days involve Little Einsteins. Hmm.)
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