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Originally Posted by (5010,) </span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Gregory,)
... what is the specific reason for it?<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>
I became a lacto-ovo-veghead over 2 years ago for many reasons: health, economy, non-violence, less gruesome...
Since then...
- Weight management is easier for me
- My allergies were chronic before, now rare
- I feel more energy, less drowsy after lunch
- My blood pressure and cholesterol levels improved
- I feel a noticeable gain in flexibility during yoga
- My food budget is lower
- I'm more creative with meals: more variety, more flavors
- I don't like killing animals and no longer have to rationalize having others do it for me (dairy and unfertilized egg doesn't require killing animals)
- I never thought bugs were appealing as food and don't have to rationalize eating crustaceans, which are a lot like bugs
- I don't have to rationalize eating gelatin which is made from skeletons (gruesome/macabre).
On the negative side:
- Most of the stuff I eat grew in animal poop
- Combines indiscriminately kill more small mammals while harvesting vegetables than slaughterhouses do harvesting meat
- Many restaurants have very limited non-meat options
- People are not respectful, ridicule me pretty often
- Parents offended when I won't eat their meat
- Omnivores love to flaunt their meat at me<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>
Wow, that must be the first
rational and honest explanation I've seen on online boards I visit - when talking about vegetarianism.
The only thing that left me scratchin my bald head, was this:
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Originally Posted by (dairy and unfertilized egg doesn't require killing animals)<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>
Do you choose to buy (if available / existing) dairy products gotten from animals that are kept free? I mean, even if the eggs are unfertilized, the animals they pop out from are still kept in small cages and can't "live a happy life", right? I'm not trying to "find flaws" in your reasonings, I'm just genuinely curious. :confused: