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[quote=Anonymous]My first dog was a beagle puppy from a pet store.  I didn't know anything about puppy mills or animal rescue.  I had never really thought much about animals.  I came to realize that if she had all of these doggie emotions, then other animals must be similar.  I slowly (over the course of a year) oat interest in eating animals.  It all happened naturally and without any predetermined plan.

I became aware of factory farms and horrific conditions for many animals, and I went into a deep depression because it all felt so overwhelmingly sad.  Thanksgiving went from being my favorite holiday to being low on the list.

Over the course of the next couple years, I fostered and adopted - ended up with four dogs and two cats.  I knew I had to stop there because I saw how tempting it was to want to save them all.  We moved to a bigger house with a huge yard for the sake of the dogs.

In this world, where nothing is black or white, I realized that even though I chose not to eat animals, my dogs - and cats especially - had to.  I don't like this fact, but that's the way it is.

Having that first beagle puppy changed my life.  I loved her (and all my subsequent pets) with all my heart. But it opened my eyes to a lot of sadness (with the way some animals are treated) and I would rather be in the dark and totally ignorant of this.  Or I wish I could be in denial, but there's an awareness there no matter how far back I try to push it.[/quote]

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