Vegetarians, what's your reason for not eating meat?

[Anonymous]

Ethical reasons - I don't like killing animals

Health reasons - I don't want to get fat

Religious reasons - My religion doesn't support eating meat

Environmental reasons - Meat industry is polluting the environment

Some or all of these reasons listed above

Other (Comment)

I'm not a vegetarian

[Kiwedin]

1. Environmental: the meat and dairy industry are the number one cause of global warming, soil degradation, loss of biodiversity, deforestation of the amazon, ocean dead zones, water consumption, and so many more. https://www.cowspiracy.com/facts/
2. Health: countries with the highest rates of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, osteperosis, and many more also have the highest rates of animal product consumption. I could get into the science of it and the reasons why but it would seriously take me over an hour to write and include the sources.
3. Ethical: there's just no excuse for eating meat and dairy. The amount of cruelty in the animal agriculture industry is just ridiculous. There's a quote that says "We have enslaved the rest of animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly, that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the devil in human form." Let's say there is a hell and when we die we go there, what would hell look like for animals? They live it every day... What could be worse than what they go through

4. Religion/Spiritual: I have a friend who has claircognizance and calirsentience. You might not believe in that kind of stuff, but being friends with this guy will turn you around. When I met him, he literally came up to me in a room full of people and said "Wow, you're aura is so clean and beautiful. Have you done anything differently lately? Maybe a diet change or meditation?" and I was like... "I went vegan about a month ago?" lmao It was crazy, but I really do believe in karma, reincarnation, energy and all that. The meat and dairy industry is just filled with so much negativity that when you eat it, it would make sense that you then absorb that negative energy. I just don't want to take part in something so evil, but this might be a little too "new agey" for you lol.

[Kiwedin]

5. Economics: Because of the health implications that eating meat and dairy give, the government has spent over 190 billion on health care on diet-preventable diseases. If people were vegan, imagine where else that money could have gone to? Also, the government subsidizes the meat and dairy industry as well in order to make it more affordable for the western world. If the world was vegan, we could spend that money elsewhere towards things that really matter. Maybe subsidize plant agriculture? People would be able to afford healthy eating finally. I mean, who's gonna eat healthy is a burger can be bought fro 1.99 and a salad is 7.99

6. World Hunger: It takes about 13 pounds of grain to produce 1 pound of meat. By that math, we could easily end world hunger. 40% of corn and 67% of soy in the US is fed to livestock, which just doesn't make sense mathematically. Why feed the majority of our food to livestock when we could just eat it ourselves?

[Asker]

Wow, great reasons... magnificent actually, very detailed - you should make myTake about Vegetarianism :D

[Kiwedin]

hahah thanks. I might :)

[MissNowhere]

I'm vegetarian but it actually wasn't something that I just decided to become out of the blue. When I was a kid I just gradually stopped eating meat products, I just stopped liking the taste and I started to understand where that meat comes from and I was disgusted that I'm eating an actual animal. It wasn't a fast process, it happened gradually till I stopped eating meat at all. I haven't eaten any since I was like 10.
Now that I understand everything, I know my main reason for not eating meat is animal cruelty, I'm so fucking against it and it's like one of the worst things in the world. But I'm also glad it helps the environment. Even if I wanted to eat meat now, I know I physically couldn't do it, my body would reject it.

[Asker]

Wow, just like me, you go girl ;)

[MissNowhere]

:)))))

[AestheticsFtw]

i love meat, vegans are stupid, animals are going to die anyway... if it wasn't for animals being eaten us humans wouldn't even be alive

[Asker]

First of all, the question is intended for vegetarians, not necessarily vegans, second of all - we are all alive without killing animals ;)

[opugh93]

coming from caribbean/latin American backgrounds there was/is a lot of meat in my family's diet. when I was very young, about 4 or 5, I just didn't want to eat meat anymore. I thought it was disgusting to eat animals, so I had been vegetarian since then. I've now been vegan now for years and being older I would say that the decision is a combination of ethnical, environmental, and physiological (health) reasons.

[Asker]

Great, I guess we share the same reasons ;)

[GreatPerhaps]

Ethical, health, and environmental reasons. I wasn't even planning on becoming a vegetarian, until I saw a documentary, after that I couldn't touch meat.

[icecreamandcheese]

Same lol! My dad got so mad at my heath teacher for showing me that documentary.

[Asker]

Cool, these are all great reasons :)

[chercheur]

Have you seen the video called "Earthlings"? Brutal and harsh reality, narrated by Joaquin Phoenix and had me bawling 5 mins in...😕

[avaeya__]

Ethical & environmental. Slaughter houses are a nightmare.

[Asker]

Indeed...

[Anonymous]

I just can't chew a piece of steak without feeling sick because I know it once was an animal like us. But I can eat seafood without that feeling... weird lol.

[Asker]

Seafood - you mean like Algae?

[Opinion Owner]

No, I'm a pescatarian. I eat fish and other seafood but land animals are out of the question and I just can't eat them.

[Asker]

I see, ok, pescatarians are cool too :)

[kittykatbrat]

B + F = health reasons + other = I can't digest it properly

[Asker]

I see, ok, thanks :D

[ginnyweasley]

i am not a vegetarian but i know a pescetarian (does not eat meat but will eat fish) she said the thought of eating basically muscle grosses hero out and ethical reasons.

[ginnyweasley]

*her out

[Anonymous]

I don't like killing animals and I never liked the taste of meat.

[Asker]

Cool, I agree :D

[BleachedBurgundy]

You know I used to hate them but now I realize lowering demand lowers prices!

[Asker]

I see, economical reasons, right?

[BleachedBurgundy]

I still think they're weird as fuck though. Unless they're brown.

[hypno-trip]

Mostly health reasons...

[hypno-trip]

Also environmental.

[Asker]

I agree, health and enviroment are very important.

[chercheur]

Ethical, and health.

[Asker]

Me too :D

[chercheur]

Not sure if you're into animal rights but this is a great website ( warning some videos are hard to watch ) because you can sign petitions and get follow up notices when action has been taken place.

Change. org

[chercheur]

Sry wrong site, this is the correct one.

https://www.mercyforanimals.org

[Asker]

Ok, thanks, I support animal rights

[Anonymous]

Don't like the taste of meat

[Asker]

Cool, neither do I

[emerald77]

Ethical reasons.

[Asker]

Just like me ;)

[nileve]

teeth are weak thats my only reason

[Anonymous]

Mostly ethical and health reasons

[Anonymous]

i love meat. i could just eat it all day