Vegetaians/Vegans only!!! Please no CRITICS!?

Question

R u a vegetarian or a vegan? If your a vegetarian like me, Do u eat fish? I don't. I believe that fish is animals too. I have never ate fish, I mean real fish. Of course when I was little I had fish sticks but never had REAL fish or sushi!!! If you're a vegan, wat do u eat? I dont believe in Vanganism but support people who do, I don't think getting milk from cows or eggs from chickens is bad. It doesn't hurt the chicken or cow. Only killing the animal hurts which is cruel! I will take your opinions and feal free to disagree with mine. Thank u! Plz NO CRITICS AGAINST VEGETARIANS!

I meant by not real fish that it wasnt salmon or trout or shrimp or ocean fish, fish sticks arent real fish that to humans (not me) tastes good. Iate fish sticks when I wa 5 anyway. havent since

AND I SAID NO CRITICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Vegetarians, as a whole, do not eat red meat. Some also choose to exclude poultry (pollo-veg) and/or seafood (pesco-veg). Because chicken and fish are indeed meat, it's debatable whether most would call it vegetarianism, but they are accepted forms.

Many veg's, in additon to actual flesh, eliminate non-meat animal products like gelatin and caesin. It varies a lot, though.

Drop all meat, but eat eggs and dairy, you're "lacto-ovo-vegetarian"
Drop all dairy products, and eat eggs, you're "ovo-vegetarian"
Drop eggs in all forms, but consume dairy, you're "lacto-vegetarian"

No eggs OR dairy, plus, no non-meat animal products, including honey, and you're, by definition, "vegan".

Go even further, and eat only plants and plant products (nothing grown with bacteria), and you're "macrobiotic" *please note, some macrobiotics DO eat meat. There's more to the philosophy than being non-meat-eaters. So, it's not technically a form of vegetarianism*

Vow not to cook your food, or do anything but pick and eat, and you're "raw-vegan", "raw-macrobiotic", or just "raw".

SO, to answer your question, there are, in fact, EIGHT forms af vegetarianism. (macro's don't count) pollo, pesco, pollo-pesco, ovo, lacto, lacto-ovo, vegan, and raw.

Answer 2

If you don't want to hear a critic then move on to the next answer.

When I was 14 I became a vegetarian after seeing cows being slaughtered in the Faces of Death movies among other horrible slaughterhouse footage. I was a member of an animal rights organization for a while before I made the switch and saw even more horrible things and read so much more. I even wrote a paper on how human physiology is not designed for a carnivorous diet. Some could argue that we are not even designed to be omnivores. But one could also argue that we weren't designed to live in houses and wear clothing.

I held this point of view for a long time, but one day, as I like to say, God showed me a sign. It said "McDonalds".

I still think that a vegetarian lifestyle is a health choice, a difficult balance to maintain, but if you do it right it's healthy. However, veganism to me is quite over doing it.

There are two reasons people become vegetarians, because it's healthy and/or because its friendlier to animals. I can understand both reasons, but I must argue. If you were to get your meat from an animal that wasn't killed and disected on the slaughterhouse floor then is it still mean to animals?

Death is a natural part of life and there is NOTHING cruel about killing an animal for food. There certainly is something cruel about how most people get their food from mass-murder slaughterhouses, but if I shoot a deer and eat it I am not being cruel.

Also, to all the vegetarians that still eat chicken and fish, you are not a vegetarian. So quit saying you are.

So I am rambling, and thanks for reading this. The point I wanted to make however is that eating meat is not cruel and that being a vegan is not natural. And being a health conscious individual who balances their meat intake with a high vegetable intake and minds where their meat comes from can easily live a long, prosperous life with a clean conscience. And every once in a while still enjoy a toasted english muffin with peanut butter and honey.

Answer 3

i'm a vegetarian. No, i don't eat fish. My vegetarianism is based on whether or not what i choose to eat leads to suffering. From what i've read, it seems like fish do in fact feel pain and most likely feel pain in whichever process is used to turn them into food. I do eat shrimp though, because from what i've read it seems like shrimp are not much more "advanced" than insects.

You're right that getting milk and eggs themselves don;t hurt the animal, but often (especially if you're buying products which come from "factory farms") the methods of keeping the animals causes a lot of suffering. I do eat dairy products, but its something i've been thinking about a lot lately.

Answer 4

I'm vegan. Not even vegetarians eat fish. Pescetarians do. That's right, fish are animals. Food is either plant or animal. I don't think anyone could prove that fish are plants. I eat all kinds of stuff. You can hurt something without killing it. It's cool that you're vegetaran, just don't say that vegans are wrong about not eating eggs and dairy.
Peace!

Answer 5

I'm vegetarian but I do believe cows and chickens suffer when they make chickens lay eggs in horrible conditions and get cows pregnant so they can produce milk while they have their babies stripped away from them. I'm not very proud to not be vegan but I wanted to try just being vegetarian first and I think I'm gonna try veganism soon. I don't eat any kind of fish, what ever kind it is it still feels pain. Vegans usually replace their dairy products w/ soy products or other kinds of vegan foods. I also don't eat gelatian or anything w/ geletain in it (like marshmellows or gummies) and i don't eat foods made with animal fat shortning (such as hostess products).

Answer 6

Well,I am a "lapsed" vegetarian,but was one for many years.VEGANS don't eat fish or dairy products,but there are many degrees of vegetarianism.I chose a vegetarian diet simply for health reasons,not because of any moral standards,and when I was,I ate fish and eggs,and dairy products.One of the problems with a vegetarian diet is getting enough protein.The few vegetarian sources of protein (nearly ALL derived from beans,i.e.,tofu and such) get rather boring,so I used fish and eggs to supplement my diet.
At the end of the day,it's a matter of personal choice.But I strongly recommend learning as much as possible about what your body NEEDS,and about nutrition in general.Some people on strict Vegan diets are seriously undernourished,simply because they don't understand their body's nutritional requirements.

Answer 7

I am a vegetarian and along with meat I don't eat fish or chicken
and since Im not a vegan I do eat draiy and milk products and sometimes eat eggs so I agree with everyting you said

Answer 8

I'm a vegetarian for moral reasons, one being is I know I could never kill an animal. Death is natural and a part of carnivores and omnivore's lifestyle, so for me those who hunt and fish for themselves should be allowed to consume their meat. However, I cannot stand how people treat animals for slaughter and the conditions that animals live in before their deaths. If people want to eat meat they should kill it themselves, and not expect it wrapped in plastic.

I rarely eat eggs, but use dairy products for health reasons, I get bad reactions from some soy-products.

Answer 9

i am a vegetarian that eats eggs and drink milk. being vegetarian means that u don't eat meat at all, regardless if it is white or red meat, seafood or poultry, real or not as in your case, fish sticks. vegetarian eats only vegetables, beans and peas, herbs. some eats even dairy products. for religion purpose, Buddhists don't eat onion, garlic, leek even thou these are vegetables. however, i understand that some like the western Buddhists or Thai Buddhists eat.

Answer 10

I am a vegetarian. I eat anything except for things that have flesh and a nervous system. I eat grains, legumes, rices, pastas, veggies, fruits, oats, oops that would be a grain, sorry. Anyway i'm healthy and happy. Don't worry about the fish stick thing, lol, i ate jello for years before i found out it is animal-based. As for those who think that killing animals isn't horrible, please visit this site before you really let yourself be misled into believing that: http://www.factoryfarming.com/
(farming is NOT what it used to be...)