I am not a vegetarian but I am heading in that direction. I have eaten meat all my life and everyone in my life is a big meat eater so it is a difficult change to make. I have not drawn a line and decided never to eat meat again but I don't eat mammals any more and not much other meat.

Sorry to the real vegos who may be offended that I am posting here.

One of my reasons for "going off" meat is that I got a puppy and, being a mother, was amazed at how many similarities there are between baby dogs and baby people. It got me thinking that all baby mammals are probably quite similar. Then it made me sick to think that I ate other mammals, babies and adults. I just didn't want to do it any more.

I actually love meat but I love my health more. There are just too many foul things in meat (and fowl, nyuk nyuk) for me to want to have it as a normal part of my diet.

my reasons are because there are so many other foods out there that we don't HAVE to eat meat, and the poor treatment of Meat animals now,
here is a link http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming.asp

Just go look at my pictures. I wouldn't kill anything and eat it, thats murder. And its very disgusting like you said...

It is just a choice I made and glad I did because a health issue showed up and if I had been eating meat there would be a whole lot of other problems with the disease....PROUD TO BE VEGETARIAN HERE!!!!!

Animal rights all the way! If slaughterhouses had windows there would be many more vegetarians and vegans out there! It is horrendous how animals are treated and I just want to do my little part to help end animal cruelty!

I'm pesco-veggie, I have no problem with fish. Everyone I know is a BIG meat eater, so I am ostrasized quite a bit. But, I am determined to stand my ground. My reasons are both humanitarian as well as health.

I'm with Nevaeh, just can't bring myself to eat flesh, be it chicken, fish, lamb, red meat, etc.... But I do cook it for my family. And I would never prosthelitize to others. Everyone has to make their own choices. I am bothered by dairy farms where cows are chained up and are only allowed to eat, poop and produce milk.

It just doesn't seem right with a supermarket overflowing with choices that I choose to eat another animal. I could have tofu, lentils, all sorts of other things why do I need to choose to eat animals it cannot be morally right.

There is also the global warming aspect. A large amount of land clearing is for cattle. If we were to grow crops where cattle currently graze we would get much more food and therefore need less land to be cleared.

I chose to be a vegetarian for most of those same reason. I just could not stand the thought of eating flesh. Animal cruelty is WRONG! I don't eat cheese or milk either though. I occassionally eat fish, I guess that would make me a pescatarian vegan? Signed--Nora

I don't want to eat dead animals or put their by-products on my skin, or have them used for experiments for my vanity.

Scared to eat meat unless I know how it is raised and slaughtered. I would have to live on a farm and grow my own. Not attractive to me anyhow.

I don`t agree with the killing of innocent animals for food or clothing.Animals are an equal to us and should be respected.

I'm vegan but I'll throw in my two cents anyhow.

I chose veganism for two reasons: social & health.

Socially it disgusts me that we torture animals for our own benefit. Reading how poorly animals are taken care of before being, um, murdered... depressed me. So I decided to stop taking part in it.

Health-wise... becoming vegan lessens my chances for type 2 diabetes which has ravaged my entire family and ultimately lead to my father's death. I had suffered from juvenile arthritis from a young age. Within days of making the switch I felt a difference. It's cold and rainy today. Before I went vegan I'd be crippled in agony. I'm spry & limber. :)