"If you're considering becoming a vegetarian on moral grounds, then unless you become a fully-fledged vegan (perhaps apart from eating eggs) then you are being a hypocrite. I actually find the dairy industry to be more repulsive than the meat industry, because at least once the animal is killed it doesn't suffer any further; the same is not true of dairy farming.
I am not a vegan or vegetarian myself, although I am finding it increasingly difficult to justify it to myself, morally speaking. However I still live with my parents and neither of them are vegetarians, which means that making the switch would be very difficult. I'd have to expect them to make dinners just for me and that's not really fair on them.
I also rather enjoy my meat and dairy products. So I can sympathise with you there. When I move out, I will probably make a serious effort to become a vegan. Whenever I seriously consider what I am doing when I eat meat, I actually find myself feeling rather ashamed. Mostly because I loathe hypocrisy and that's what I'm doing, ultimately.
Speaking to a vegan friend about it, he says that when you become a vegan you actually start to feel repulsed by the idea of eating meat. I am not sure if he meant in the moral sense or the conventional sense, but I would try and keep that in mind whilst you try to become a vegetarian.
Also, if you end up slipping you shouldn't feel discouraged or give up. It's not easy to completely change your dieting habits. Just pick yourself up and try again."
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"If you're considering becoming a vegetarian on moral grounds, then unless you become a fully-fledged vegan (perhaps apart from eating eggs) then you are being a hypocrite. I actually find the dairy industry to be more repulsive than the meat industry, because at least once the animal is killed it doesn't suffer any further; the same is not true of dairy farming.
I am not a vegan or vegetarian myself, although I am finding it increasingly difficult to justify it to myself, morally speaking. However I still live with my parents and neither of them are vegetarians, which means that making the switch would be very difficult. I'd have to expect them to make dinners just for me and that's not really fair on them.
I also rather enjoy my meat and dairy products. So I can sympathise with you there. When I move out, I will probably make a serious effort to become a vegan. Whenever I seriously consider what I am doing when I eat meat, I actually find myself feeling rather ashamed. Mostly because I loathe hypocrisy and that's what I'm doing, ultimately.
Speaking to a vegan friend about it, he says that when you become a vegan you actually start to feel repulsed by the idea of eating meat. I am not sure if he meant in the moral sense or the conventional sense, but I would try and keep that in mind whilst you try to become a vegetarian.
Also, if you end up slipping you shouldn't feel discouraged or give up. It's not easy to completely change your dieting habits. Just pick yourself up and try again."
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