Here are some friends with simlar question as we.And I have this question for many days,anyone help us?
Kitty said: Yes.Good points to defend vegetarianism?-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(Good points to defend vegetarianism?),it will help you,my kids.
Response of U.S. meat and pharmaceutical industries to routine feeding of antibiotics to livestock: full and complete support
The Pesticide Argument
Common belief: U.S. Department of Agriculture protects our health through meat inspection
Reality: fewer than 1 out of every 250,000 slaughtered animals is tested for toxic chemical residues
Percentage of U.S. mother%26#039;s milk containing significant levels of DDT: 99
Percentage of U.S. vegetarian mother%26#039;s milk containing significant levels of DDT: 8
Contamination of breast milk, due to chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides in animal products, found in meat-eating mothers vs. non-meat eating mothers: 35 times higher
Amount of Dieldrin ingested by the average breast-fed American infant: 9 times the permissible level
The Ethical Argument
Number of animals killed for meat per hour in the U.S.: 660,000
Occupation with highest turnover rate in U.S.: slaughterhouse worker
Occupation with highest rate of on-the-job-injury in U.S.: slaughterhouse worker
The Survival Argument
Athlete to win Ironman Triathlon more than twice: Dave Scott (6 time winner)
Food choice of Dave Scott: Vegetarian
Largest meat eater that ever lived: Tyrannosaurus Rex (Where is he today?)
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Refuse to have the discussion. Just say, %26quot;I just don%26#039;t want to.%26quot; You might also find that people won%26#039;t question you if you say, %26quot;I don%26#039;t like it%26quot; or you plead health reasons.
I think a lot of people, when they hear that you%26#039;re a vegetarian for ethical reasons, instantly think that you%26#039;re judging them. So their %26quot;picking fights%26quot; to them might be an attempt at defending themselves. Weird, huh?
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You don%26#039;t need to defend yourself. I don%26#039;t. Just say that I am a vegetarian because of how animals are treated cruely and because it is a much healthier way of life. Case closed. It is your choice. You don%26#039;t have to explain it to anyone. If someone is dumb enough to pick a fight then walk away. People tend to make fun of people when they do something that goes against what they believe in. It is a personal choice. To each his own. Tell them you hope they choke on their meat. LOL
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Here%26#039;s a list of common questions / arguments related to vegetarianism, and good responses:
http://ar.vegnews.org/
The site is such a helpful resource. Some questions it addresses are:
-What about how other animals kill and eat each other?
-If God did not want us to eat meat, then why did he place animals on the Earth?
-How do you know that plants can not feel pain?
-If everyone becomes a vegetarian, then what will we do with all the farm animals?
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Its such a personal thing that people get very easily offended, so try not to be to in your face or u%26#039;ll never get people to see it ur way, they%26#039;ll just think ur crazy. lol
I would argue health, and not wanting to harm animals.
And like that one person said if you say u just don%26#039;t like it u really don%26#039;t get questioned alot.
good luck! : )
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If you make this decision more about yourself you will not be questioned. For example, you might want to say that you%26#039;re vegetarian because you don%26#039;t like meat, or for health lifestyle/concerns.
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i always wondered why this topic has so many bad feelings towards it, and then fights break out, does this really make you feel good, like the diet is supposed to?
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I just tell people that the idea of eating a dead animal never appealed to me.
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I would love to hear the contrary point about how to get a vegan to stop pressing their morality on me for NOT being a vegan. It works both ways
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I need a recipe that uses frozen strawberries instead of freash. and are there any that you bake. i can only find refrigerated ones.
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Kitty said: Yes.Good points to defend vegetarianism?-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(Good points to defend vegetarianism?),it will help you,my kids.
Response of U.S. meat and pharmaceutical industries to routine feeding of antibiotics to livestock: full and complete support
The Pesticide Argument
Common belief: U.S. Department of Agriculture protects our health through meat inspection
Reality: fewer than 1 out of every 250,000 slaughtered animals is tested for toxic chemical residues
Percentage of U.S. mother%26#039;s milk containing significant levels of DDT: 99
Percentage of U.S. vegetarian mother%26#039;s milk containing significant levels of DDT: 8
Contamination of breast milk, due to chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides in animal products, found in meat-eating mothers vs. non-meat eating mothers: 35 times higher
Amount of Dieldrin ingested by the average breast-fed American infant: 9 times the permissible level
The Ethical Argument
Number of animals killed for meat per hour in the U.S.: 660,000
Occupation with highest turnover rate in U.S.: slaughterhouse worker
Occupation with highest rate of on-the-job-injury in U.S.: slaughterhouse worker
The Survival Argument
Athlete to win Ironman Triathlon more than twice: Dave Scott (6 time winner)
Food choice of Dave Scott: Vegetarian
Largest meat eater that ever lived: Tyrannosaurus Rex (Where is he today?)
answer from chineseop.com cooking QA
Refuse to have the discussion. Just say, %26quot;I just don%26#039;t want to.%26quot; You might also find that people won%26#039;t question you if you say, %26quot;I don%26#039;t like it%26quot; or you plead health reasons.
I think a lot of people, when they hear that you%26#039;re a vegetarian for ethical reasons, instantly think that you%26#039;re judging them. So their %26quot;picking fights%26quot; to them might be an attempt at defending themselves. Weird, huh?
answer from chineseop.com cooking QA
You don%26#039;t need to defend yourself. I don%26#039;t. Just say that I am a vegetarian because of how animals are treated cruely and because it is a much healthier way of life. Case closed. It is your choice. You don%26#039;t have to explain it to anyone. If someone is dumb enough to pick a fight then walk away. People tend to make fun of people when they do something that goes against what they believe in. It is a personal choice. To each his own. Tell them you hope they choke on their meat. LOL
answer from chineseop.com cooking QA
Here%26#039;s a list of common questions / arguments related to vegetarianism, and good responses:
http://ar.vegnews.org/
The site is such a helpful resource. Some questions it addresses are:
-What about how other animals kill and eat each other?
-If God did not want us to eat meat, then why did he place animals on the Earth?
-How do you know that plants can not feel pain?
-If everyone becomes a vegetarian, then what will we do with all the farm animals?
answer from chineseop.com cooking QA
Its such a personal thing that people get very easily offended, so try not to be to in your face or u%26#039;ll never get people to see it ur way, they%26#039;ll just think ur crazy. lol
I would argue health, and not wanting to harm animals.
And like that one person said if you say u just don%26#039;t like it u really don%26#039;t get questioned alot.
good luck! : )
answer from chineseop.com cooking QA
If you make this decision more about yourself you will not be questioned. For example, you might want to say that you%26#039;re vegetarian because you don%26#039;t like meat, or for health lifestyle/concerns.
answer from chineseop.com cooking QA
i always wondered why this topic has so many bad feelings towards it, and then fights break out, does this really make you feel good, like the diet is supposed to?
answer from chineseop.com cooking QA
I just tell people that the idea of eating a dead animal never appealed to me.
answer from chineseop.com cooking QA
I would love to hear the contrary point about how to get a vegan to stop pressing their morality on me for NOT being a vegan. It works both ways
Cooking Resources from yahoo answers cooking and drinking question and answer channel: is ice-cream made of well earned cats?
I need a recipe that uses frozen strawberries instead of freash. and are there any that you bake. i can only find refrigerated ones.
correctness,It's Non-profit and only for informational purposes.
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