Christopher McCandless, a young American found dead in the summer of 1992 in the wilds of Alaska, wrote in his diary about his moral struggle regarding the killing of a moose for survival. According to Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, Chris had to abandon most of the meat because he didn't know how to take it apart and preserve it (166-168). Not only did he have a moral dilemma about killing a moose, but he also felt deep regret that a life he had taken was wasted through no fault of his own. He then began to recognize what he ate as a precious gift from nature and called it “sacred food” (Krakauer 168). Exploring the relationships between humans and other animals raises many difficult questions: Which animals can be eaten by humans and which cannot? To what extent can humans govern other animals? For what purposes and on what principles can we kill other animals? Above all, what does it mean for humans to eat other animals? The answer may lie in its context. Since meat consumption has been included and remained in almost all food cultures of the world throughout history and is likely to increase in the future due to mass production of meat, there is a very small chance that vegetarianism will become a traditional food choice. and it will stay that way. There are some people who call themselves vegetarians, but no one is born to be a vegetarian. They become vegetarians later with the knowledge of this. Wild carnivores such as lions and cheetahs only hunt and eat other animals when they are hungry or need to give the meat to their children. In other words, they know exactly what to eat by instinct. On the other hand, human beings can eat not only meat but also non-meat. According to Katharine Milton, an anthropologist at the University... half the paper... or enjoy both. It seems more natural for humans to keep the range available at both ends depending on their needs rather than restricting it at one end. Works Cited Corliss, Richard. “Should we all be vegetarians?” Time. Time Inc., July 15, 2002. Web. April 11, 2011. Foer, Jonathan Safran. Eating animals. ebook ed. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2009. PDF file. Krakauer, Jon. In the wild nature. Anchor Books ed. Villard, NY: Random House, 1997. Print.Pollan, Michael. The omnivore's dilemma: a natural history of four meals. New York: The Penguin Press, 2006. Print.Suddath, Claire. “Veganism”. Time. Time Inc., October 30, 2008. Web. April 11, 2011.Thoreau, Henry David. Walden, or life in the woods. The Pennsylvania State University, 2006. PDF file. "Vegetarian diets". MyPyramid.gov. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Feb. 9, 2011. Web. Apr. 11. 2011.