I've always debated becoming a veggie... it's always been such a big part of my life to eat meat because that's how I grew up (not very healthy, either - fatty foods and stuff - don't know how I stayed thin all those years). I don't eat meat as much anymore, and know that what happens is quite cruel, sickening even...
I just have a few questions though, and maybe you can direct me to some sites, or answer them however you see fit.
1. Are most people veg*n only in the case of mass-raised animals, or do they boycott meat altogether? For instance, a lot of the meat we got when I was young was from a friend who raised their own pigs and chickens (plus eggs too) - only a handful of them, and they lived very well (like guineas! heh). They were killed quickly and humanely, and we used all the meat. Do most veg*ns feel that even this is wrong, even though humans have generally been described as omnivores due to our teeth structure?
2. What about insects? I'd hate to think that veg*ns swat flies and stomp spiders, since they usually don't die right away...
<edit> Sorry, that looked mean that I laughed, I just realized my question looked kind of weird hehe </edit>
I'm not trying to start anything, just curious!