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Originally Posted by Cherish

Grouping people who do not live your lifestyle as being "all the same" and seeing yourself as being somehow superior to people who do not share your views is very closed-minded and ignorant.

But so is being very rude to someone expressing their views in a polite manner. I think gpluver has already said she did mean most not all and she apologised, she was simply pretty peeved at the time because of how this girl reacted to her - which to me was close minded and ignorant.

Originally Posted by Cherish

I, personally, do not support the "meat industry" as you call it. All of the meat and other animal products I get are imported directly from my parents' farm, where all of the animals are very well cared for, are extremely healthy, and are all slaughtered humanely.

Nearly everyone calls it the meat industry - including those in it, infact there are meat industry associations etc. I don't think she meant anything by calling it that? =S If you condone meat eating then you do support the industry (my personal view)...you might not buy into the huge mass farmers but still slaugher is slaughter..no matter how pretty the picture around it is...a death is a death


"All fear death. All love life." -Buddha

Originally Posted by Cherish

I have chronic anaemia, and a variety of vitamin and protein deficiencies. If I do not eat liver at least twice a week (especially when it is the 'wrong time of month') I become very ill, being violently sick and often passing out. If I did not drink milk or eat eggs and meat, I would not be able to safely bear children.

Ok then, again I think gpluver has said she didn't mean all she meant most, and I don't think she was taking in health problems when she was letting off some steam.

Vegetarian diets, if planned right, aren't all low-protein if you look on this link (Protein in Foods - Protein Content) it shows the highest protein meat is ostrich - 10 grams per ounce - and soy beans has an equal amount. Half a cup of Tofu (not listed) has aprox double - 20grams. I'm not saying you could eat it as you have other definancys with being anaemic but I'm just saying to anyone who reads this and thinks that vegetarians can't get enough protein isn't correct - not aimed at just you personally.

Originally Posted by Cherish

So please try and be more open-minded in future, you have no right to preach or force your views upon other people.

This is a pro-animals rights, pro-vegetarian forum...and the thread starter WAS NOT preaching her veiws on us or those at her dinner table. She was answering questions politely and got her head bitten off by someone with her. We aren't saying (well I'm not talking for Cavy Spirit but from what I've known) not everyone has to be vegetarian/vegans on this forum BUT I do think when you come into the vegetarian section on a board thats sole purpose is animal activism, then a vegetarian might be letting off some steam - afterall vegetarians constantly get enough random rants aimed towards us.

Originally Posted by Cherish

I fully understand why a lot of people chose to be vegetarian, but it does not make you in anyway superior to myself, or other omnivores, simply because we do not have that same option.

I just read through this thread again and I really don't see where people are saying or hinting that they are superior because they dont eat meat? =S The girl who was rude was called immature etc because she was, not because of her diet, and again gpluver said she didnt mean all and apoligsed and regretted typing that.