we are not meat eaters, why?

a constant reminder to myself to take less meat.... lesser... and say no to meat... (even bak kua)

Meat-eaters: have claws
Herbivores: no claws
Humans: no claws

Meat-eaters: have no skin pores and perspire through the tongue
Herbivores: perspire through skin pores
Humans: perspire through skin pores

Meat-eaters: have sharp front teeth for tearing, with no flat molar teeth for grinding
Herbivores: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding
Humans: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding

Meat-eaters: have intestinal tract that is only 3 times their body length so that rapidly decaying meat can pass through quickly
Herbivores: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.
Humans: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.

Meat-eaters: have strong hydrochloric acid in stomach to digest meat
Herbivores: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater
Humans: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater

Meat-eaters: salivary glands in mouth not needed to pre-digest grains and fruits.
Herbivores: well-developed salivary glands which are necessary to pre-digest grains and fruits
Humans: well-developed salivary glands, which are necessary to pre-digest, grains and fruits

Meat-eaters: have acid saliva with no enzyme ptyalin to pre-digest grains
Herbivores: have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains
Humans: have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains

living with my parents definitely i can't just ask them to change their diet overnight... I keep reminding them of their age they should keep eating duck, pork and chicken... my parents always stuff themselves with roasted duck, pork and chicken after every "festival" - worshiping of our ancestor and our 大伯公. i don't really eat a lot of the meat, so i m guessing it all went in to my dad and mum stomach. sometimes (i might sound silly) i told my mum, did you ask tue pek gong and ah gong, ah ma what they want to eat? maybe they want to eat fruits and 斋， it might sound disrespectful in our Chinese belief. But i think gods also won't like us to slaughter and eat lotsa meat... well, my parents did slowly changed, since young every 初九 we will have 大鱼大肉 to pray to heaven, these few years it's just fruits, egg and noodles. (cos my dad "ask 天公 for permission")...