Vegetarianism
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- Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming meat, with or without the use of other animal derivatives, such as dairy products or eggs. Some people choose to refrain from wearing clothing derived from animals, such as leather and fur. Veganism, in particular, excludes all animal products from diet and attire, whether or not this involves the actual death of an animal (dairy, eggs, honey and down feathers). Vegetarians are found in countries across the world with varied motivations including religious, ethical, environmental, and health concerns.
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Tell your friends!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMy8W...
Send this to your carnivore friends. I would've put it on the band page but I'm too squeamish.
Don't expect them to tell you they've changed. They might just do it secretly.
See people standing on pigs, throwing bricks at cows, hanging pigs up by string and someone about to slam a door into a birds head!!!!30 commenti 933 giorni
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History
Vegetarianism has been common in the Indian subcontinent, since possibly the 2nd millennium BC. Hinduism preaches that it is the ideal diet for spiritual progress and Jainism enjoins all its followers to be vegetarian.
* Vegetarians in Europe used to be called "Pythagoreans", after the philosopher Pythagoras and his followers, who abstained from meat in the 6th century BC. These people followed a vegetarian diet for nutritional and ethical reasons. According to the Roman poet Ovid, Pythagoras said: "As long as Man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love."
* In looking for parallels in Jewish and Christian antiquity for these practices, some vegetarians feel a kinship with Nazirite, Essene, and Ebionite practices.
* Gnostics were also primarily vegetarians for spiritual reasons. They believed by eating animals a person would be grounding themselves to this world and their body, which they believed was an evil created by the Demiurge, because they would be consuming divine sparks and thus sinning.
* Buddhist monks of the Mahayana school (100CE) have also historically practiced vegetarianism.
* Many Hindu scriptures advocate vegetarian diet. The secular literature of Tirukural (circa. 100-300 AD) advocates vegetarianism.
* In 1847, the first Vegetarian Society invented the term "vegetarian" — from the Latin vegetus "lively", and suggestive of the English word "vegetable" — was a person who refuses to consume flesh of any kind. Vegetarianism in the 19th century was associated with many cultural reform movements, such as temperance and anti-vivisection. Many "new women" feminists at the end of the century were vegetarians.
* Seventh-day Adventists and Rastafarians, denominations founded in the 19th and 20th centuries, are also frequently vegetarian.
* Vegetarian societies (apart from India) were first formed in majority meat eating European countries both as a means to promote the diet and to gather together vegetarians for mutual support. By 2000, most western and developing nations had functioning vegetarian societies. The countries that were first to establish societies are still the ones most likely to have the greatest proportion of vegetarians within their populations.
* The International Vegetarian Union, a union of all the national societies, was founded in 1908.
* In the Western world, the popularity of vegetarianism steadily grew over the 20th century[citation needed] as a result of nutritional, ethical, and more recently, environmental and economic concerns.
* Today, Indian vegetarians, primarily lacto vegetarians, are estimated to make up more than 70% of the world's vegetarians. They make up 20 to 30% of the population in India, while occasional meat-eaters make up another 30%.
* Surveys in the U.S. have found that roughly 1% to 2.8% of adults eat neither meat, poultry, nor fish.
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WHY DO MEAT EATING FRIENDS FREAK OUT WHEN EITHER COOKING OR GOING OUT FOR A MEAL WITH VEGGIES?
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FIona Campbell
I AM THE ONLY VEGAN WITHIN THE COMPANY THAT I WORK FOR AND IT CAUSES NO END OF PROBLEMS WHEN WE ARE GOING OUT FOR MEALS. IT IS NOT SO MUCH THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH BUT WHERE WE ARE GOING TO. THEY OFTEN GIVE A SET MENUE WHICH DOSE NOT INCLUDE A VEGAN OPTION. SO WHY DO THEY FREAK OUT WHEN YOU ASK FOR A PLAIN SALAD WITH NO CHEESE OR EGGS0 risposte 76 settimane -
I've been thinking
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I love cats, have 3 of them, but hate feeding them. It made me think I don't know if I'll be able to have any when I move out. How do you guys feel about feeding your animals meat?8 risposte 85 settimane -
Somthing for the Meaty's to consider...(and the vegie's i guess)
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I think its peoples choice if they want to be a veggie or a meaty. Personally Im NOT a Vegeterian, but I do have an issue with mindlessness of people who don't think about what they are doing in every sense- including their Meat/Vegerterian preferance.2 risposte 90 settimane
Please consider this....
When is it ok to kill an animal?
When you are endangered by the animal? Some think so including me.
If you desperatly needed food to survive? I think so
When you include it as part of a balanced diet? At this point I expect to see views split depending on if ur a Veggie or a meaty- but I see it as ok.
Because you hungry and thats whats there at the time? At this point I no longer think its ok because it is out of lazyness that your doing it not due to need of important nutrients meat can give you.
When you think your being A MAN by eating excessive amounts of red meat etc? I think thats ridiculous and disgusting
For sport/ entertainment? No f**ing way!
My point being: I think that as soon as it PASSES the point of including meat in a BALANCED diet its NOT ok.
Just somthing to think about everyone
Peace
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Vanilla Bear57 settimane fai'd imagine he keeps coming back for the same reason people help littler old women cross the road. there's nothing in it for him, except the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing you've helped someone less fortunate than himself
i kid, you're all wonderful people and being a vegetarian is a suberb life choice which definitely means you won't burn in hell
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Vegetarianism57 settimane faWee Willy, you've been coming here for at least over a year (you left a comment in the blog over a year ago, just noticed), what compels you to come back each time and go on to people who don't care what you think? What, you think you're going to convert us? Twat
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Kittcatt58 settimane fai'm vegan... but i eat chocolate
i know i shouldn't but its so yummy and i'm a sucker for cocoa!!!!!
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David Healing59 settimane faman has reared animals for slaughter for thousands of years go figure, consider this there exists in nature a food chain, bigger and smarter animals eat the rest therefor it is completely natural for people to eat meat as the apex species believe it or not as we have no natutal predetors we exist at the top of the afore mentioned food chain
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Superstar59 settimane faBecome a member of the Vegetarian Society of Ireland at http://www.vegetarian.ie/
Help us change the world
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John62 settimane faWhat do you guys think about the Quorn news?
Its just been found out they use gelatine in their products, I'm sickened. We veggies put our trust in this company and for them to betray us is obscene -
Gemma Main62 settimane faRight...
I will be honest, this page is pathetic and whoever made this is a moron! My mum is a veggie and i dont have a problem with it at all. But I do think this page is far too far! How does it kill an animal to have an egg? If theres no cockerel theres no chick so there is no problem eating the egg because it isnt killing anything right? And milking a cow doesnt kill it. Its only natural for a cow to have milk! So whats the big deal. Plus if people didn't start eating meat way waaay back we wouldnt be here today because everyone would have died as it is very unlikely that people back then would have had a diet of plants plants and more plants and managed to survive on that. Annnd we are omnivores which means our diet should consist of meat and vege. But I have no problem with people that dont want to eat meat and I am against animal cruelty just as much as everyone else. So just thought id say you are taking this a bit far love.
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Princess.Of.Denial.X64 settimane fato "wee willy":
ok so!
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Tracey64 settimane faheya (:
if you have myspace please read on;;
myspace has a causes application that was created by myspace
i added the app to my myspace and chose 3 causes
1- help save whales from whaling
2- help save horses from horse slaughter
3- help save dogs from dog fighting
if you are interested in saving any animals from above
all you have to do is go to my myspace ;;
http://www.myspace.com/ace_da_space_...
you will see the causes app on my myspace
all you have to do then is click on join
if you would like to donate money to the charities helping these animals then click on donate and follow the instructions - any donations are much appreciated
because myspace created the application - i cannot have access to the money you donate or anybody else - there is a link to the charities on the application so the money goes straight to them and helps the animals
if you choose to join/donate then thanks (:
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Princess.Of.Denial.X66 settimane fa
SPEAK FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T
and screw the ignorant fools, if you wanna eat meat fine but be sure you know where it comes from!! and just think, if you had to obtain it yourself, maybe you'd change your mind!
also, i just ran my eyes through all these comments, supplements AREN'T NECESSARY! there's nothing you can find in meat that you can't find elsewhere. it's about eating the right amount of everything, then there's absolutely no need for meat in the diet. screw the people who say things like "i would be vegetarian, but i have low iron"...so did i! but then i actually started EATING food with iron in it, like broccoli! and now im fine. so there really is no excuse. don't be ignorant. i'd rather hear "i can't be arsed" than "it'll damage my health"...at least you'll be being honest -
Neon Stars66 settimane faI fucking LOVE animals!!!!
They'r DELICIOUS!
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Sean K67 settimane faBecause tofu is natural... ffs
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Vanilla Bear67 settimane fa Wee Willy has got it so right
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Sarah67 settimane fai hate it when people say "people need meat to be able to live and get all their proteins and stuff". people don't NEED meat at all. i was brought up vegetarian, never eaten meat in my whole life, and i'm living perfectly well thank you.
good group. (:
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Suze67 settimane faThere is such thing as supplements !!!
'eat a nice big steak and forget about it.'
Thats immature , we're veggie's we're not about to eat a steak !!!
Yah going on about us , but we aint said to you
'Go eat Tofu , and forget about it'
Respect and we will respect you right ???
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Debbie67 settimane faOkay, don't go all moany at me, because I'm just making a point. A few of my friends are vegetarians and I don't care, I don't have an issue with it because they can do what they want and everyone has a right to their opinion and stuff.
But its actually just called the food chain.
Would you shout at a lion for killing and eating a zebra (or whatever else they eat)? Animals eat humans if they have the chance, but you don't have a go at them?
I'm totally against animal cruelty and testing, but at the end of the day, WE'RE animals, and animals eat other animals. That's life.
But hey, as I said, I'm just making a point.
Your "economic" argument could be used to make a case for the re-institution of human slavery on the basis that it has such large economic benefits.
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