People who have turned vegetarian or vegan?

Question

What was your reason?

Answer 1

i had thought a lot about becoming a vegetarian for both better health and for animal cruelty concerns...but the turning point was when i went to see 'charlotte's web'...i know that might sound crazy to some people, but the movie just touched me and caused me to make the commitment to vegetarianism...

Answer 2

My initial reason was because I woke up one morning and suddenly couldn't stand the smell or taste of meat any more. I don't know what triggered the shift, but it was literally an overnight change.

And then when I started buying vegetarian cookbooks, I discovered that it was a much more efficient use of our limited natural resources, too. The same 22 pounds of grain that it took to produce a pound of hamburger could feed several people for more than a day -- as opposed to one meal for two or three people. 20% of methane gas pollution comes from cattle and hog production, as well. And that's not even taking into account the enormous amount of water resources that are required to raise animals for food.

There's also the fact that I'm a softy at heart. I don't like the idea that an animal had to die so I could have my hamburgers and pot roasts.

I guess something finally clicked in my subconscious mind and tipped the scale in favor of being a vegetarian.

Answer 3

I became a vegan origionally due to the horrible treatment of all animals used for any products. I started reading EVERYTHING (including negative articles on veganism) and realized that not only was it the right moral choice for the good of animals, but also the well-being of the exploited slaughterhouse workers AND my own health.

Ever since I've been a vegan, I've felt healthier, more energetic, and overall in better moods...even in a mental kind of way (just knowing that I wasn't contributing to the terrible nature of the slaughter industry).

Basically, once I knew how animals were treated, I couldn't un-know.

Answer 4

Animal cruelty. If you are considering to be one, watch PETA's Meet Your Meat video. You should watch it even if you're not really thinking about becoming a vegan. It's imspirational. And it's very sad. It's not what convinced me to do it, but it opened my eyes wider. Just google meet your meat and look for the one that has PETA in it.
It helps the environment, too. It's also better for your health. And did you know that on average, each vegetarian saves about 94 cows per year.

Good luck

Answer 5

Primarily, for health. But when you say health, one has to admit there are other related reasons. For instance, who wants to eat beef that you know has been juiced up with hormones, or eggs from chickens who have never been outdoors their entire lives! (There are egg farms that dictate day and night for these chickens with simulator lights!) The farther the food is from its natural state, the less I am to feel hungry to eat it. I am a vegetarian though, not a vegan, so I eat eggs, but I make sure they are organic free-range.

Answer 6

I simply don't like meat. I had gone so long without it that it began to make me sick when I would eat it. I would say this reason is fairly uncommon though. If I had the strength I would become vegan because of animal cruelty reasons, but I think that I would simply starve.

Answer 7

I had two reasons.

1. Over time, I became grossed out by the thought of eating parts of a dead animal.
2. I was looking for a way to force myself to eat more healthy foods. I made a choice not only to become a vegetarian, but to become one who eats a wide variety of fruits and vegetables and limits her intake of white bread, pasta, rice and potatoes.

Answer 8

I went vegetarian mostly to avoid animal cruelty. But use of global resources is another . . . feeding people with animal flesh takes approximately 10 times the resources.

Answer 9

I went vegan because of the amount of toxins in normal food. It really helps you and makes you feel so much more alive. I could care less about the animals, but I feel better.

Answer 10

Global Warming.
Health.
Animal Cruelty.