A case for veganism

The commandment of the New Testament "Thou shalt not kill" does not specify "Thou shalt not kill a fellow human" or "You shalt not kill people!" It just says don't kill, period. Don't kill humans OR animals! Back in the time when Jesus lived, people did not eat meat every single day 3 times a day, like people do now. Even killing a female chicken was considered a huge luxury that only the highest classes could afford (because it is an egg laying bird and killing it for meat was considered a waste). It was only for big holidays that people could kill their livestock. If Jesus lived in the modern world and saw how most people are gorging on meat 3 times a day all year round and exploit the planet and animals for that, it would certainly be considered by him a sinful gluttonous lifestyle. In the Orthodox tradition 200 of the 350 days a year are meatless fasting days (on some of these days dairy and eggs are still permitted). Exploiting animals like most western (American and European) civilizations do is certainly gluttonous, if not murderous.