April 19, 2011
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Are you a vegetarian or vegan? Why or why not? If so, what made you choose this lifestyle?
I am vegan
.I became vegan almost 4 years ago because I saw Peta’s “Meet your Meat” video, among some of their other ones. I also became vegan because I wanted to lower my risk for heart disease/cancers/etc. High cholesterol also runs in my family.
I now know Peta is really sketchy and overzealous. People have also told me that the conditions videotaped in “Meet your Meat” and other videos that depict animals suffering in slaughterhouses are not real/or are exaggerated. If this is the case, then so be it. I am one of those people that tends to stick in certain ruts for awhile unless I really see a reason to change. Being vegan doesn’t hurt me or other people, so I really see nothing wrong with it even if animals are treated well in slaughterhouses…. if I’m not mean/pushy about it. I respect everyone’s choice to be how they want to be
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