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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will never understand this all-or-nothing attitude about vegetarianism. Why can’t people eat less meat or almost none but not be so militant about it? Do they need the capital V Vegetarian label? Choose to not eat meat, don’t join a cult. If someone makes soup with chicken stock or someone puts jello in a dessert, eat it if you want to. If you try to live your life in such a moral black & white way, you will fail at every turn. [/quote]

I am a life long vegetarian. I am raising my kid the same way because, like any other parenting decision, you want your kid to choose the healthier/ better choice.

I welcome your choice to limit your meat intake and not become a vegetarian, but how does my kinder choice make me 'militant'? The ones eating meat are responsible for terrorizing and slaughter of millions of animals. So maybe you should be asking yourself - why be so militant about food? When there are so many other options available in this day and age. I haven't tried to convert anyone to vegetarianism in my life, everyone gets to choose what they want, but since you asked - your food choice is taking away a life for every single meal you consume. So get off your high horse!

What is this moral black and white you are talking about?? Is little bit of racism ok, how about a tiny amount of sexism? Or, you think its ok to just assault someone as long as you are not raping or killing them?? coz black & white way yo!

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Wow. Firstly, humans evolved to eat meat. Secondly, tons of field mice are killed when vegetables are harvested. In your world view, are their lives less meaningful than a pig or a cow?[/quote]

Lol! The same old excuses! We also used to live in huts and jungles and cook using fire pits and guess what else - no internet, or suburban housing or branded clothes or modern medicine either  :roll: When are you planning on going back to that? Huh?

It’s time to evolve and be kind to Earth and our fellow beings. I am not asking you to change anything about your lifestyle, go ahead and continue to carry on the cycle. But you don’t have any logical legs to justify it. Atleast be aware of the environmental and humane cost of it before you come and argue about it. As for the field mice - I’d repeat, please go ahead and educate yourself and compare the impact of factory farmed animals vs crops.

That’ll be the real ‘wow’ moment. And please, you can keep your fake ‘sadly’ for the mice to yourself. As if you really care! [/quote]

You know not everyone eats factory farmed meat, right? I don’t eat much meat, but when I do it’s because DH went to the farmer’s market and bought something from a small local farm where the animals are well cared for and humanely killed.

PP, do you eat almonds farmed in California? Drink almond milk? Ever eat a banana? Or heaven forbid an apple in the spring? Do you fly on airplanes? Do you have a pet? Have you ever been to a zoo? Ever eat something with palm oil or even just sugar? Do you drink coffee? Your moral rigidity is not doing you any favors because now if you’re guilty of any of these things, you are making decisions that harm the environment. And personally, I think killing thousands of animals and hurting the health of millions of humans because thousands of acres of rainforest were destroyed for your “plant-based” diet is worse than killing one cow in West Virginia. That pair of jeans you got from H&M? Well the dye they used is destroying the oceans and killing marine life. Have you ever used a plastic straw? (Good lord!) The fact of your very existence is harmful to animals. Slap yourself on the back for not eating animals, but judging others when you are just as guilty of moral transgressions is disgusting. [/quote]

No animal is humanely killed.  The term kill is murder.  And, its never humane.[/quote]

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