Introductions - Why Vegetarian?

[Chris Tinney]

How fun! Welcome.

Just thought I'd say hi and introduce myself.
Im the founder of VegHaven :)
This is me :)~

I'm traveling for the next year on The Peace Tour..

I'm Vegan for for both health and ethical reasons.
My intention in starting VegHaven was to create a Social Network that makes a difference!

Thanks for coming and please jump in and tell us about yourself :)

What made you become Vegetarian?

How did you find your way here?

We can't wait to learn more about you!

Namaste,
Chris

[Brittany Abstract]

Well, I've been into punk rock for a long time now, so I became a vegetarian as a big "fuck you!" to the meat industry. The meat industry tortures animals, destroys the environment, contributes to the world hunger problem, and is just bad for people! It's not just an individual lifestyle change, it's a decision to be part of a movement against an abusive industry.

I think that's something we should all be proud of.

[Kristen]

HI, I am new to this community obviously. I just joined this morning at work because we are starting our own Ning site for work reasons. Anyway, that's beside the point!
I became a vegetarian about a year ago. Growing up I had always wanted to do it, but just didn't know enough about it to do it on my own. My dad's a diabetic so my mom was already busy enough trying to make meals right for him. I have always been a complete animal fanatic. I mean, I'm crazy about them! I can't stand the thought of eating them and it makes me sick sometimes when I see a truck of cows on the interstate. I could never go in the meat department without feeling woozy. I could not even touch raw meat... for dinnertime I'd always make the sides and my husband would have to do the meat prep. I finally decided I'd had enough. I went veg and I love it! Haven't gone full vegan so please don't judge me on that.
I moved to Germany a few months ago and will be here a few years. I have been learning how to deal with being a vegetarian in a foreign land. The good thing is they are very environmentally friendly here so believe it or not vegetarian meals at restaurants aren't that hard to come by.
My husband is supportive at home and eats the vegetarian meals we make, although right now we are still learning and that mostly consists of using the "fake meat" products. We have a long way to go to learn how to cook really nutritious meals for ourselves. He still eats meat out at restaurants because, what can I say, he grew up on 'meat n' potatoes' so he's having a hard time adjusting. I give him lots of credit for being so supportive in the ways that he can right now.
Looking forward to learning more each day and helping make a difference in the lives of animals!

[pradtf]

welcome to veghaven, kristen!
you'll find plenty of info here about veg.
the europeans are way ahead of north americans in certain areas so you should have a good time in germany.

in friendship,
prad

[afx777]

Hi, I'm Rob from Bristol, UK.

Like other people who have replied, I never enjoyed eating meat as a child/teenager especially when my mother cooked roasted beef, lamb or chicken and having a carcass on the table realising it was once an animal which probably suffered a miserable life being confined in small dark spaces and transported many miles for slaughter. School dinners also put me off meat big time! I also started to educate myself about the meat and dairy industry plus the environmental consequences of farming animals for human consumption.

I'm not Vegan but when at home I rarely use products containing milk, (free range) egg and cheese, eating out is a different matter though unfortunately.

[pradtf]

welcome rob!

it's too bad actually that some parents force their kids to eat meat because they haven't researched the consequences ... but then some parents still smoke in front of their kids and refuse to acknowledge the obvious.

in friendship,
prad

[Chris Tinney]

[Karlyne Wang]

Hi!

I'm lacto-vegetarian and will drink milk from time to time if there is no other option, but I personally prefer soy milk to cow's milk anytime.

I started about 2 months ago for entirely ethical reasons. The health benefits are just extra awesome points for being vegetarian! Haha!

The decision for me to become a full vegetarian came 2 months ago, after I had attended a self-awareness course which jolted me into realization that eating animals is a very selfish and cruel thing to do.

This hit me especially hard when my brother and I were having dinner and he offered me a bit of the lamb he was having. Being a fan of lamb, I happily accepted, since he also said that it was really good. But when I bit down on the lamb, all I could really taste was the blood and just a little bit of the reason I used to love the taste of lamb so much. This made me realize that eating meat is for entirely selfish reasons. The blood of the animal, which was so overpowering, was worth a lot more than the instant gratification I got from eating that piece of meat.

I was perplexed for a long period of time as to what to do, but I finally decided to just give up meat entirely and I have not regretted my decision since.. Even through all the taunts and meat-jokes I get from family and friends, nothing is more important to me than knowing that I'm doing right by myself and the animals for going vegetarian. :)

[Petra Breakstone]

Hello all,

I am a baby boomer and have been a vegetarian for over14 years now. I am married and have a nine year old son, both also vegetarians. We have a newly adopted Weimaraner rescued from the Weimaraner Rescue in Phoenix. We also have another little mutt that found us about five years ago, plus two oriental shorthair cats and a siamese cat. We live in beautiful Sedona/Arizona.
I am a home-based business owner and my businesses reflect me being a vegetarian/vegan. My site also features environmentally safe products.
Stop by my site sometimes and say hello!

Petra
http://www.petrabreakstone.com

[ghanshyam]

Hi,
I am Ghanshyam.
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I read your confusion and i am sure that you will satisfy with my Answer.
everyone in this nature have liberty and desire of live.so if we eat murdered creature we feel our self silly & sinful .
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