Are you a vegetarian? Why?
>Why?
To raise a cow and feed a family you use about 10 times as much land
as you would if you would feed the family on a Vegetarian diet.
But of course I couldn't stand it without cheese. (YodelFish #1645)
> Why?
Because nothing compares to a medium rare steak mignon with wild rice, asparagus in sauce hollondaise, and a dry red wine. (Matthias Weiss)
>Why?
New York strip steaks, prime rib, BBQ pork ribs, bacon, bratwursts,
Peking duck, salmon steaks, ...
Need I say more? (Chris Nelson #135)
I can be pretty picky sometimes with regards to food though. I don't
like to eat stuff that smells bad to me. I like raw broccoli dipped
in some ranch sauce, but not cooked broccoli because it smells bad to
me. Go figure. (Elroy Willis)
On the other hand, there are some meats I avoid for health reasons.
I've been cutting back sharply on beef, and have been eating poultry
and seafood instead. (Frank Wustner #119)
Anyway, the main idea is to not harm animals. If I were to discover
that the plants I was eating were sentient, I would mostly likely
think twice about whether I should give up on the whole idea (thus
starting to eat animals again) or find a way to eat only synthetic
food. (Dan McEwen #1617)
My secondary reason is because eating meat isn't necessary and is often harmful to your health. I intend to live as long as possible.
My third reason is that I don't like the idea of raising and slaughtering so many sentient creatures. This is an aesthetic point I admit. However everyone who eats meat should visit an abbatoir.
I occasionally miss prime rib, but that's about it, now that veggie
burgers are so good. (RandallG #320)
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