Based, I'm no vegetarian. In fact I love to eat meat but I believe that axing meat to eat will damage the economy worldwide.
Yes animal cruelty is not good but using old animals that have no purpose of life for meat isn't cruel but it really depends on how sustainable you kill the animal.
But yes, meat is great to eat, but if you're wary of eating meat, always look at sustainable sourced meat like RSPCA approved meat. For example, you can get Chicken Stir fry for AUD $8.50 from Woolworths and its RSPCA approved... P.S. the price has dropped recently from $9 AUD.
https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/2841/woolworths-rspca-approved-chicken-stirfry
