Commander William T. Riker: We no longer enslave animals for food purposes

Star Trek/The Next Generation

Dialogue from "Lonely Among Us (1987)"

.....Badar N'D'D: But we have seen Humans eat meat.

Commander William T. Riker: You've seen something as fresh and tasty as meat, but inorganically materialized out of patterns used by our transporters.

Badar N'D'D: This is sickening. It's barbaric!...........

Source: Star Trek: The Next Generation: Lonely Among Us (1987)

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