People say a lot of things about PETA without knowing a damn thing about the organization; they base their opinions on second-hand information and media hype. It's good that you're doing your own research and trying to form your own opinion.
PETA actually advocates non-violence and has never killed anyone or engaged in violent acts - that's contrary to what they're trying to accomplish. In the majority of cases, it's the animal rights activists who have been injured and killed, not the other way around.
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It seems like people are very mean and judgmental to Vegetarians and Vegan's for no reason.
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It's true, some people are. But really, I personally find that most people are so wrapped up in themselves that they don't really care what you're doing, at least not as long as you're not pushing them to do the same thing. If you are, well, that's a different story.
I think the biggest challenge you'll face, though, is not the comments and jeers from others; rather, I think the biggest challenge will be the radical difference in your eating habits. I just had this conversation with someone the other day, actually, and he told me that it's foolhardy to present vegetarianims/veganism as if it's this easy, nothing-to-it change. As if it involves no scarifice. And the more I think about it, the more I realize he's right.
The longer you've eaten meat, probably the harder it will be to give up. You have to be ready for that. You have to be ready to accept substitutes that won't be exactly the same - they'll still be good, but they won't be exactly what you're used - and that won't be quite as easy to obtain. You have to be ready to go to extra trouble to not only find substitutes to eat, but also to pay a little extra for it. Unfortunately, most quality, vegan/vegetarian foods are slightly more expensive than non-veg*n foods.
These are the types of sacrifices you'll have to make. And it's hard. And sometimes it just sucks. And sometimes you'll struggle, and that's all normal.
But the reward - knowing you're doing something really good for non human animals - makes it worth it. Focus on that, and you'll do okay.
Good luck to you.