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Glaciachan

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But yes, all in all, that is the main reason vegetarians / vegans exist.
Perhaps some people don't agree with it (eg. animals are below us or we were made to do what we wish), but still, it's all opinions in the end.

You could be a vegetarian for other reasons, though. I.e, you don't like the taste of meat, or it's rough on your digestive system.
 

Aiere

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I'm a vegetarian for two reasons- a. I find meat positively repulsive- both aesthetically and you are EATING. WHAT. WAS. ONCE. LIVING. FLESH. and b. I don't believe that the mass-market meat industry is in any way humane and I don't want to contribute to it. People cry over starving puppies at the same time millions of cows are simply fed in and dismembered.

/veggie rant
 

Dewgong Reign

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Not even this, most of the time.
People decide to become vegetarians for a reason:

Because they believe killing animals is wrong. Basically, we've just killed an animal that could live for years to come to satisfy a human life for around 3 days.

People see this, and they become a vegetarian.

Damnit, I feel like becoming a vegetarian now D:

Not me. I felt this way when I was four. So, along with my parents, became a vegetarian. And if you know me you know I'm very persistent. So now, ten years later, basically if I eat any meat now I'll puke violently.

The reason I gave up fish was to show off because Missingno. thought I couldn't.

Today, it really doesn't offend me in any way if you eat meat in front of me or anything. I think it would take slaughtering a cow right in front of me to have any serious effect xD;

I'm a vegetarian for two reasons- a. I find meat positively repulsive- both aesthetically and you are EATING. WHAT. WAS. ONCE. LIVING. FLESH. and b. I don't believe that the mass-market meat industry is in any way humane and I don't want to contribute to it. People cry over starving puppies at the same time millions of cows are simply fed in and dismembered.

/veggie rant

My what Missingno. would call "hippie side" would say that. That's got to be the most common reasoning behing being vegetarian.

For me it's (now) more of a digestive issue o_O As well as I never ever liked the taste of meat anyway.
 

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Not me. I felt this way when I was four. So, along with my parents, became a vegetarian. And if you know me you know I'm very persistent. So now, ten years later, basically if I eat any meat now I'll puke violently.

The reason I gave up fish was to show off because Missingno. thought I couldn't.

Today, it really doesn't offend me in any way if you eat meat in front of me or anything. I think it would take slaughtering a cow right in front of me to have any serious effect xD;

However, there are things ABOUT animal slaughter that I find morally wrong. But not so much that if I did eat meat suddenly I would stop.

But God, don't even get me started on veal...
Oh...God....veal...just horrid, what they do...
 

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Maybe I will get started on veal now... *slumps in chair* YOU ALL MUST KNOW! YOU ALL MUST DO THE RESEARCH! NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER!!!! *is dragged away by men in white coats*

EDIT: Wait, all that editing that previous post screwed it up somehow... Okay read the quote instead xD
 

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Shall I present the details, or do you want to?
I don't want to nauseate anyone but THEY ALL MUST KNOW THE TRUTH! *foams at mouth*
 

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Shall I present the details, or do you want to?
I don't want to nauseate anyone but THEY ALL MUST KNOW THE TRUTH! *foams at mouth*

Spoilers, spoilers...

PROCEED IF YOU DARE
As most are aware... *chokes*

Never mind I can't do it :'(
 

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Hey.

I'm in Tagaytay Highlands right now. I'm playing bowling with my sister and I'm winning by a long shot.

Oh, and what'd I miss?

Happy New Year! (it's the day after in the Philippines).
 

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You know, this is what I had to write an essay on this past semester. The whole "Is eating meat a bad thing?" I was probably the only one who said no. To summarize my essay, everyone is all "THEY TORTURE THEIR ANIMAAAALS. BAAAAAAWWW", the thing is that people don't want to hear about humane slaughter houses, but they want something to BAW about, so the news delivers. During the discussion everyone was like "Oh it's more prevalent than you think if you do the research", yeah what research did YOU do? Check the internet? Like that's a 100% reliable source. Unless you're the one going out there seeing how slaughter houses treat their animals, you can't say anything about how prevalent it is or not. For most people, meat is PART OF OUR DIET. Taking it out and not compensating for it (which we all know is what people think becoming vegetarian is) is bad.

I really really disliked how those classmates were like "Oh it's hurting us so much, eating meat". No. It's not. It's part of a human's diet. Check the teeth. If you want to lessen the amount of animals killed or whatever, go for it. But people giving the whole "oh they tortuuurrrre their animaaaals baaaaaw" thing should be slapped. >T

BTW if you're going to say the old "veal is made out of cows kept in a little cage and not fed much", please get YOUR facts straight. That's just as bad as the "KFC beats their chickens". >T

Moving along.

I kind of want to buy P3P in Japanese. Test my Japanese knowledge and play a game... It's at a high reading level than Pokémon (and requires more reading than iMAS SP, which is 95% voiced, this is only, at most 50% voiced), and has more kanji and stuff. Plus I'm impatient and ATM there is no US release date. >_>
 

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*crawls into corner*

a week old, painfully anemic, confined to-

*curls into fetal position*


New Year's resolutions, anyone...?
 

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You know, this is what I had to write an essay on this past semester. The whole "Is eating meat a bad thing?" I was probably the only one who said no. To summarize my essay, everyone is all "THEY TORTURE THEIR ANIMAAAALS. BAAAAAAWWW", the thing is that people don't want to hear about humane slaughter houses, but they want something to BAW about, so the news delivers. During the discussion everyone was like "Oh it's more prevalent than you think if you do the research", yeah what research did YOU do? Check the internet? Like that's a 100% reliable source. Unless you're the one going out there seeing how slaughter houses treat their animals, you can't say anything about how prevalent it is or not. For most people, meat is PART OF OUR DIET. Taking it out and not compensating for it (which we all know is what people think becoming vegetarian is) is bad.

I really really disliked how those classmates were like "Oh it's hurting us so much, eating meat". No. It's not. It's part of a human's diet. Check the teeth. If you want to lessen the amount of animals killed or whatever, go for it. But people giving the whole "oh they tortuuurrrre their animaaaals baaaaaw" thing should be slapped. >T

BTW if you're going to say the old "veal is made out of cows kept in a little cage and not fed much", please get YOUR facts straight. That's just as bad as the "KFC beats their chickens". >T

I saw a couple of videos involving animal torture. Now that's absolutely cruel, right? But still, eating meat is still important because of the protein.

My sister beat me in that bowling game (she got 3 strikes in a row). Now it's time for payback.
 

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You know, this is what I had to write an essay on this past semester. The whole "Is eating meat a bad thing?" I was probably the only one who said no. To summarize my essay, everyone is all "THEY TORTURE THEIR ANIMAAAALS. BAAAAAAWWW", the thing is that people don't want to hear about humane slaughter houses, but they want something to BAW about, so the news delivers. During the discussion everyone was like "Oh it's more prevalent than you think if you do the research", yeah what research did YOU do? Check the internet? Like that's a 100% reliable source. Unless you're the one going out there seeing how slaughter houses treat their animals, you can't say anything about how prevalent it is or not. For most people, meat is PART OF OUR DIET. Taking it out and not compensating for it (which we all know is what people think becoming vegetarian is) is bad.

I really really disliked how those classmates were like "Oh it's hurting us so much, eating meat". No. It's not. It's part of a human's diet. Check the teeth. If you want to lessen the amount of animals killed or whatever, go for it. But people giving the whole "oh they tortuuurrrre their animaaaals baaaaaw" thing should be slapped. >T

BTW if you're going to say the old "veal is made out of cows kept in a little cage and not fed much", please get YOUR facts straight. That's just as bad as the "KFC beats their chickens". >T

KFC never beat their chickens, their providers, Tyson, have beaten genetically altered chickens BEFORE.

And:
veal4.jpg
 
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I'm gonna go to bed now. gotta try and get over this cold. Dx Night guys. Have fun talking about whatever.
 

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I'm with Nya on that meat issue, but w/e...

I'd just get people on my case if I said anything more.

so...

I'm just going to whine about Gaia not giving me my cash after finishing surveys and stuff. ~__~

and how my friend tells me "duh" and doesn't seem to think I'd be annoyed about it. I don't like it when other people tell me I'm stupid, whether directly or indirectly. I know it's true but you don't have to tell me :|
 

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I'm with Nya on that meat issue, but w/e...

I'd just get people on my case if I said anything more.

so...

I probably could anyways, you wouldn't believe how antagonizing topics like this are even for someone who ISN'T vegetarian because of morality @_@

...

*retreats to corner and sips his soymilk*
 

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I probably could anyways, you wouldn't believe how antagonizing topics like this are even for someone who ISN'T vegetarian because of morality @_@

...

*retreats to corner and sips his soymilk*

what? are you jumping on me even though I didn't say anything? D:

baii for now, Lulz. see you when you get back, if I'm still here.
 
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