are you still a vegetarian if you eat fish?

Question

or other seafood..

Answer 1

no! what makes a fish or a crab any different from a chicken or a cow? they are both animals, both living, and ALL are meat when you eat them. no you're not a vegetarian when you eat seafood.

And being a vegetarian doesn't mean you don't just not eat red meat, or else there would be a lot more people considering themselves vegetarians just because they don't like the taste of pork or beef while still eating turkey or chicken, a vegetarian does not eat ANY meat.

Answer 2

No, you are not a vegetarian you are a pecetarian, it means you do eat what a vegetarian eats but are happy to eat fish and seafood. The bottom line is a that vegetarian never eats anything with a face!!!

Answer 3

No. Just by looking at the word and the strict meaning of its roots, there's no way that could work.

I think people, many times, want to claim labels for the sake of the prestige involved (or something to that effect), without any regard to what the label actually means. I've met many people who claim to be vegetarians if they eat fish, or if they eat meat "every once in a while." To me, that's just as asinine as claiming to be vegan while slurping on an ice-cream cone.

Now, there is a label that was created for fish-eating omnivores...what is it, pesco-tarian? I would think that would be a better word to use in this case than vegetarian.

Answer 4

I guess it's going to depend on your definition of vegitarian. There are many many different levels/types of vegitarian that need to be concidered. A VEGAn would not eat fish or seafood. Many strict vegitarians would not and also don't eat dairy or eggs. Ovo-Lacto vegitarians eat eggs and milk but no redmeat poultry or pork.

A more common type of vegitarian, and often considered the healthiest vegitarian lifestyle is the "No warm blooded animals" vegetarian. Meaning they eat eggs, dairy and seafood, but no poultry pork or red meat.

There is no liscensing department that regulates who is and is not a vegitarian. It's all a personal choice.

Answer 5

No. True vegetarians do not eat ANY meat. Vegans do not eat ANY animal products. You can eat fish as part of a healthy lifestyle, but not as a vegetarian.

Answer 6

I would have said no, but then a met my friend "Bob" who is VERY vegetarian despite his occaisional (forced) fish for dinner. It all depends on your reasons for being vegetarian.
If you are vegetarian for animal rights, shame on you for eating it.
If you are a vegetarian for health reasons, a case could made for eating it.
If you are vegetarian because of the impact on the evnironment/ the rest of the world, you should only eat either wild fish caught by youself, friends, or very small companies or fish raised yourself/ by small companies.

Answer 7

No because fish is meat

a vegetarian eats non meat foods

Answer 8

If you eat anything with a face then you are not a strict veggie. Eating strictly vegetables is a true vegetarian and you also can't eat by products of animals like milk and cheese.

Answer 9

Many vegetarians are vegetarians because they do not feel that you should kill to survive. If take the life of fish, you are still guilty of killing something to survive.

SO the answer is NO!.

Answer 10

A true vegetarian does not eat animals. Period. Fish don't grow on trees they aren't vegetables. Someone who calls themselves a vegetarian that eats fish is either misinformed, delusional, or downright trying to deceive you.