Yep, it does. It's how nature works and my body requires meat based proteins. Until they have a fully synthesized "meat" protein that's affordable, I'll continue to. I don't overtake of my needs. Less often is more. We're designed to eat meat so there will be pain and suffering to do that. I'd bet, at least, one dangle that plants deal with that, too, we just haven't proved it, yet but if they can react to positive stimuli then negative stimuli, like pain, are just as likely, too. It's the cycle of life and is expected. I've often wondered if abandoning pain/harm altogether (slow, painful, loads of suffering suicide) is somehow spiritually rewarding or if it's just plain ol' stooopid. That answer I don't know but natural observation says it's likely stupid. We have no way to fully synthesize our physical nutritional needs without harm to something, somewhere, that I know of so venison tenderloin with some black berry cobbler, it is.
What I wonder most about is, what is the end goal objective of all this seeking of absolute knowledge and enlightenment? Cosmic couch potato watching a self created reality show until you're bored shitless from constant character and script changes and then decide to pull the plug on it all? What's the real point of that aspiration?
LIke I said, the wiggly eater in the woods may actually have all the truly worthwhile gifts. Not sure but I can see the case for it.