WiltedRose wrote:
I am vegan for two reasons. I personally can not look at an animal product and not think of an animal that I haven't loved on and petted. It makes me sick to think of killing an animal needlessly. My health has also improved since becoming vegan, as I have an auto-immune disease, and eating an organic vegan diet has really helped me quite a bit.

That being said, there are certain things that I just am undecided on, particularly horse tack. I do NOT like synthetics, I think they are terrible for the environment and I hate using them, however, I hate using leather tack because of where it comes from. Consequently I own both synthetic and leather tack, whatever fits my horse better for the particular item, because I really just dont know which bothers me more.

I personally, however, have no issue with people eating "homegrown" food. Once I finish college, I fully intent to start eating eggs again by having my own chickens. I had them for years and they were spoiled rotten, and never 'distressed" by us taking thier eggs, and lived on several acres and had a cozy house to roost in at night. I also am not opposed to people who raise their own dairy, but I personally wouldn't eat it again because I feel much healthier and more full of energy now that I don't have it anymore.

I also don't mind people eating meat around me. That is their decision and I don't feel the need to push myself on them. I do get teased on a daily basis though about being vegan (My boyfriend tells me I eat funny food) and have found that many more people push eating meat on me then I have seen vegans push on people who eat meat.

I try to avoid using soy products, and only get them occasionally as a treat. (The occasional box of veggie burgers or a quick meal, or soymilk in my coffee from starbucks).

I notice this as well, and I'm a meat eater.  One vegan or vegetarian is a bit of a prick about food and the meat eater can feel all offended and threatened about it.  Meanwhile it's a regular occurrence for the vegan or vegetarian.  It seems we have it fucking good by comparison.


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-Carl Sagan

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