- What made you want to be a vegetarian?
- Well, as I stated in my previous post: I watched "If Slaughterhouses had Glass Walls" on PETA's website. I had been wanting to be a veg for health reasons, but didn't feel like that was enough motivation. So the video gave me the push to declare vegetarianism.
- What do you eat?
- Food. Yep, I eat food. I eat bread, fruit, vegetables, and anything that doesn't have meat in it, which is quite a bit.
- How long are you going to be a vegetarian?
- As long as I want. Vegetarianism was a choice I made just like eating meat is a choice I may or may not make down the road. Just so you know, though, I intend on being a veg for a very, very long time. It's different when you do something for ethical reasons. Despite being just one person, I'm taking a stand. My veggie LDRM says "you cast a vote with everything you buy." So, if I buy meat, I'm saying "Yes, keep killing these animals in cruel, heartless ways to satisfy my gluttony." In not eating meat, I'm causing them to have one less vote. Think about it, the average American consumes about 222 pounds of animal meat (not including milk, eggs, cheese, and other by-products) in a year. Since I'm planning on being Veg for another 60 years, that's 13,320 lbs of meat that will not be eaten. If the average cow weights 1,660 lbs, I will have saved about 8 cows in my lifetime. May not sound like a lot, but it's better than being in the negative numbers.
- Do you miss meat?
- When I was trying out Vegetarianism just to try it, I missed meat every single day. Now, the thought of eating meat literally makes me sick. So, no, I do not miss meat.
- You must like salads a lot, right?
- Actually, yes. I do like salads. But as previously stated, that's not all I eat. Just like any other human being, I can't survive on salads alone.
I like this blog because it forces me to do some research. Not only am I saving animals, but I'm becoming educated, too!
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