Well, another take on the same issue: by being a meat-atarian, you're giving animals a chance to experience life. Sure, they'll meet (no pun intended, snicker) an untimely death, but until then.... they get to enjoy frolicking in a field, eating grass, fornicating, and all these other worldly pleasures. At least they get a chance to experience some things, and hopefully a bit of happiness.

Of course, much meat is produced in miserable, industrial-scale operations.... so maybe life isn't so idyllic. But there's the potential to be.