Grudgingly Going Veggie

[Rowsbette]

After watching snippets of that chicken farming programme, my sister started talking about how people won't ever stop supporting horrible processes like that, because they always want the cheapest product, and don't really care about the animals themselves.

It shames me to admit that she's right when it comes to me. I know that the animal I'm scoffing probably hasn't been treated well, but it never stops me tucking in. But! Since I feel bad about having such a callous attitude, I'm going to make myself care.

So after tonight's last supper (a fish supper, yas!) I'm going vegetarian. For at least 3 months, hopefully longer. Perhaps forever...?
I'm hoping it won't be too hard for the most part. We hardly ever have meat in the flat (since I live with my veggie sister) but I'll certainly miss the odd sausage supper and the chicken curries my mum makes.

Anyone else considering/done this? Or any veggies who find it difficult to resist meat...?

[I'm Your God Now]

Just make sure you get a good amount of Iron through stuff like Spinach or Chick Peas, that'll be what you'll lack most with not eating meat, yer supposed to get about 14mg a day which can be hard to do being veggie.
Usually i'm against folk being vegetarians, but you seem to have a decent recent for it, well in

[Stew]

Originally Posted by Rowsbette

After watching snippets of that chicken farming programme, my sister started talking about how people won't ever stop supporting horrible processes like that, because they always want the cheapest product, and don't really care about the animals themselves.

That right there is the very reason why I never watch television programmes that are anything to do with animals, animal rights, animal treatment or anything close.

Best of luck to you

[AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS]

Was vegetarian for 6 years, didn't have a problem resisting meat at all, and after a few short weeks, I much prefered being vegetarian.

However, I recently stopped being vegetarian - not because I didn't enjoy it/found it hard to resist but mainly cause I woke up one morning and just plain fancied it!

(although, let it be said that I wasn't vegetarian because of the animals or because it was a horrible process)

also: the most important thing about being vegetarian is - Stop eating fish.

You aren't a vegetarian if you eat fish.
FACT.

Fucking did my tits in that.

[Cuff Daddy]

if you think the chicken program is bad you should see the program Kill it, Cook it, Eat it. Its one fucked up show.

[Largest of Gregs]

sadly enough, I dont really give a fuck what's in my food or where it came from. If it tastes good and not poisonous then I'll enjoy it

[TinTin]

If you don't want to give up meat full stop then why don't you buy free range or organic? At least the animals have had a higher standard of living and fed a good diet rather than the cheap factory farmed meat. Tastes a lot better as well.

[mini_dez]

Originally Posted by I'm Your God Now

Usually i'm against folk being vegetarians, but you seem to have a decent recent for it, well in

I'd have thought she has the same reason that most vegetarians do. What reasons make you against vegetarians?

[djtoast]

Originally Posted by Rowsbette

people won't ever stop supporting horrible processes like that, because they always want the cheapest product, and don't really care about the animals themselves.

largely true, but the more (individual) switch to more ethically produced meat, the more efficient the providers can be, and by the same token the fewer people are supporting the worse producers, which should narrow the price gap encouraging more to buy wisely.

But no, that'd never get everyone shopping with animal welfare in mind.

But only this week I gather the government has banned battery-farmed eggs:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7180018.stm

Britain will press ahead with outlawing the production of battery-farmed eggs by 2012, the government has confirmed.

So I think (hope) that with a combination of consumer will and legislation things can improve, even if slowly.

I think that eating meat is a natural part of being human, and I don't criticise those who choose not to but I do have an issue with people who do a bad job of feeding their children appropriately, for example, by avoiding meat but not adeqautely adjusting the balance of nutrition... so there is a cloud over the notion of vegetarianism for me.

Good luck with your new regime!

[Gadafti Inc.]

good on ye

[Hayabusa]

It's easy as pie.

[I'm Your God Now]

Originally Posted by mini_dez

I'd have thought she has the same reason that most vegetarians do. What reasons make you against vegetarians?

The Bible says we shall have dominion over the animals. Therefore, we can eat meat.

[Hayabusa]

Genesis chapter 1, verses 29-30:

"And God said, ‘See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food."

[I'm Your God Now]

Said nothing about not eating every beast of the earth, meat and two veg y'know

[Elspeth]

I was veggie for a while when I was in my teens, not becasue of the animals, i just didn't really like meat.
Now I eat meat and still don't really care aboutht e fact it's an animal i'm eating. I grew up from a farming background, if everyone turned veggie what would happen to all the animals anyway? And the farmers, how'd they make there money.

EAT MEAT