By following a diet that contains animal products and especially the flesh of animals that have been killed for this reason, it could be argued that the principle of Ahimsa is violated.
In the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Ahimsa (non-violence) is the first and foremost of the five Yamas (ethical principles for life in society). By following a diet that contains animal products and especially the flesh of animals that have been killed for this reason, it could be argued that the principle of Ahimsa is violated. Still, there is nothing in the Yoga Sutras that explicitly prohibits eating meat, nor are there any prescriptions as to what a yogi should eat.