If God did not want us to eat meat why did he make the animals out of meat?

What God wants can seem contradictory; for example, there is a law "thou shalt not kill" but Jesus apparently serves fish to the multitudes. God orders elaborate animal sacrifice/slaughter in the Bible so from a Judeo-Christian perspective, meat eating does not seem to be prohibited.

The Bible aside, though, if you can reduce unnecessary suffering and violence in the world and help the environment, vegetarianism can be a good idea! It does show a respect for life....