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Vegetarianism
Lately, I’ve been thinking about becoming a vegetarian.
It’s not because I have anything against eating meat - I like eating meat very much, especially chicken and fish - or because I’m against animals being killed for meat. It’s more that I hate the way animals at massive slaughter houses are treated, all caged up with no room to move and bred with hormones to make them fat and profitable for sales. That’s no way to live, even if you’re a pig.
I know I could probably just buy organically farmed meat instead of avoiding meat altogether (and on that note, buy organic eggs), but organic is way out of our budget at the moment. Plus you never really know what goes on behind the scenes.
My second reason is the health factor. Since switching to vegetarian meals every second day, I’ve felt healthier, more energetic and can generally get through the working day without getting a headache. I reckon I could go for long stretches without meat and not miss it at all.
The main reason I probably won’t turn vego is that Sam really likes his meat. I doubt he would have married me if I was a vegetarian (joking…well sort of…) And it would just be a hassle to prepare two meals for us.
Still. It’s tempting.
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though rereading this…maybe not. I do like bacon. And lamb shanks. And roast chicken. And…
John Harris of the Guardian gives another reason for going vegetarian: the environmental/food supply impact of eating meet.
I’m not vegetarian, but my wife is, and I’ve survived pretty well on vegetarian dinners for the past twelve years. I still get plenty of meat when we eat out, or in my sandwiches, or whatever. (Plus my wife quite often cooks meat or fish for our boys these days.)
Certainly I think there is a strong case for eating less meat (and for keeping an eye on the animal welfare/environmental impact of the meat we do eat). The levels of meat consumption today in the west are exceptionally high in historic terms, and cutting down would have benefits in terms of health, the environment and worldwide food supplies. It also saves a fortune on shopping bills!