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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Yes, same thing happened to me.  A dog is a cow is a pig is a chicken is a turkey, etc.  They share the same emotions, yearn for relationships, aim to please, just overwhelmingly sad when you think about factory farm animals.  I haven't had meat in over 24 years and have now given up dairy.  Ice cream is difficult, but I've tried some very good fake cheese!

I've always like animals more than people, as I think of humans as the most destructive animal on the planet.[/quote]

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