Logic in being pesce-vegetarian?

Question

Where is the logic in being pesce-vegetarian (only eating one form of meat- fish)? I mean, they are still an animal that is slaghtered....

Any answer is appreciated.

Note: Pesce- Vegetarians also eat seafood in addition to fish.

Answer 1

There is no logic so eat more meat!

Answer 2

Well, I'm vegan for many reasons, a lot of influences have made me the way I am. People can make a decision regarding the diet they eat for a multitude of reasons...

Perhaps they're not vegetarian for ethical reasons as much as for the health benefits, and it might be easier and cheaper for them to get essential fatty acids, calories and protein from fish... in some areas of the world fish are a cheap and easily accessible source of nutrition. I think it's a good policy to be accepting, it's a personal choice, after all.

This is not really related to this but I did notice that a lot of little children in my extended family refuse to eat fish now because they saw Finding Nemo (it's kind of like what Babe did to pork in the 90's). Perhaps people don't see seafood in a sympathetic light since it's not fuzzy-cuddly?

Answer 3

First, fish is commonly believed to be the healthiest meat on the market. To me, it makes sense from that alone. Also, some pesce-vegetarians believe that fish have less of a consciousness than other animals. Therefore, they feel righteous in eating fish instead of mammals and birds. Oh, and fish is yummy!

Answer 4

As a person who has given up dairy, doesnt eat much eggs, and eats fish every once in a while, i like to point out in these moments the horrible environmental effect of the dairy and egg industry, (cows are likely the biggest cause of global warming and chicken crap has to be treated like toxic waste) and the fact that these practices leads to the killing and cruel treatment of animals and yet i never see posts like this about lacto ovo vegetarians. to me the biggest difference between eating fish every once in a while and drinking milk every day is the fact that it is actually meat, that you can look at it and know it is the actual flesh of an animal, the actual environmental and ecological footprints are somewhat similar.

my reasons:
The good reasons:
-My health, research tends to point to pescatarianism as being healthier than vegetarianism and veganism.
-I believe in moderation, in not being too uptight about these things, and generally not being a label reading worrier.
The wishy woshy reasons:
-I have been fishing and gutted a fish.
-I dont think you can do everything, living in this society you are going to exploit animals. So you have to ask yourself what is an acceptable compromise for me that can be functional in my life.
The pragmatic non-emotional reason:
-There is a sushi place near my work that is a nice change up from eating at the same 3-4 restaurants with good vegetarian options again and again.

And to krister, with his typical thoughtless word police answer: vegetarian is the name of a diet, animal rights is the name of a movement. the reason that you point to is the reason why you have to add pesce to the front of the word. describing your diet with a word is just describing your diet with a word. The word exists and it succeeds in its ability to communicate the contents of that diet. get over it.

Wow, you convinced me, perhaps it was the capitalization and lack of further argument.

Answer 5

The logic, for me, is that I didn't stop eating most meat to save the lives of animals. I did it because of the factory farming, abominable slaughterhouses, and miserable nasty lives that food animals live. I stopped eating meat long before I found this group, and none of my friends were any kind of veg*ns, so I really just made up my own system.

If I had lived near a family farm where the food animals were treated with respect, I might never have stopped eating pork, chicken, beef, turkey . . . It's been long enough now that the thought of it makes my nose curl.

I eat fish that are not endangered, mainly tilapia and catfish. Local fish when we live near the sea.

I would also support someone who stopped eating only beef or only chicken. I would praise anyone who took money out of the pockets of the big meat producers, for whatever reason, whatever they call themselves.

Answer 6

i don't know the logic behind the choice. i'm a semi-vegan (i don't eat eggs or dairy, but i still use honey and eat fish and seafood). it's about self-denial for me. i greatly enjoy seafood and fish. and i like honey in my tea when i'm feeling under the weather.

i've noticed for many people that being a pescetarian (i've found that either this term or meat-restricter) is the last step to vegetarianism for those who make the switch gradually.

Answer 7

plant life have not got a suitable apprehensive device, or any style of apprehensive device. they have 0 know-how, so as that they've 0 ability to experience something, alongside with exhilaration and soreness. they don't injury once you consume them, there is not any suffering in contact. Animals, on the different hand, do have a suitable apprehensive device. they have brains as nicely. they are sentient beings, meaning that in case you decrease them, they bleed and experience it and it hurts. in case you kill them, they go through. whether you save them for milk and eggs, they go through. Why? with the aid of fact dairy and eggs come from production facility farms, which handle the animals with honestly no compassion in besides. To the farmers, they don't seem to be fellow creatures, yet commidoties, and not something greater. there is not any veterinary care, they stay of their own shitt, they are overcrowded - lots so as that chickens won't be able to even unfold one wing, they get infections with the aid of farm living and not present in feral (unfastened) animals, soooo many cruelties those unfavorable creatures undergo, and for what? For earnings, organic and easy. advantageous, we've dominion over animals, yet that doesn't advise we ought to handle them so cruelly. extremely, which potential considering the fact that we are the main useful creatures, we've the criminal accountability to and to guard all the different creatures, super and small. So, killing a plant to consume is super, never merciless. Killing an animal isn't super, and extremely merciless.

Answer 8

There is no pesce in vegetarian.

There is no "semi vegan" or "semi vegetarian". You are a selective omnivore.

I'm flattered that some want so badly to use the labels that they use them even though they don't fit them.

Answer 9

"Pesce-vegetarians" cannot exist, it is impossible for someone to be a person that doesn't eat animals but only eats animals that aren't warm and fuzzy. It's a complete contradiction.

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"Word police"??? LMAO!

Maybe you should choose your battles more wisely rather than trying to defend an OXYMORON.

Answer 10

This is NOT, i repeat NOT vegetarianism. This sort of cr*p has been designed by the meat and fish marketing people around the world.

Answer 11

It's just a health thing.