Eating meat, yay or nay? My own personal opinion

Being A Vegetarian. I was watching The F Word, Gordon Ramsay’s cookery programme, and he was banging on, like he does, about vegetarians. How strange, I thought, as there are many religions in the world where a vegetarian diet is the norm, and it is not just namby pamby southerners who feel the need to stop eating meat. Would they also be excluded from his restaurants? Who knows, but this review isn’t about GR himself, it was just the catalyst to get my mind working. This review is mainly to go some way to explain why some people, such as myself, choose to go vegetarian, and by no means is it ... more

I think the issue of becoming vegetarian or indeed remaining an omnivore is something that we all must ask at one stage or another. Meat is a choice for anyone in a position of relative comfort in their financial and social situation. For instance in the third world or any impoverished society, its laughable to suggest they ignore a major food source such as animals because in harsh environments like that you eat what you can. If a creature hold no productive farming value its only foreseeable use is dinner. Perhaps the greatest criticism of the vegetarian lifestyle that i have heard is that ... more

'GOT TO BE A 'NAY' Well let me begin by explaining the fact that I am indeed a Vegetarian. I am not a Vegan and I do enjoy dairy products such as eggs and cheese. The truth is that I don't eat anything that has a heart (except a cabbage, lol) I don't feel that I should have to justify my reasons to everyone I meet and don't mind others eating meet. I do feel that everyone has the right to do what they feel is right, and to be totally honest I personally don't feel that it's right to eat meat. In the same way that I wouldn't consider eating another human. I feel that animals are very similar to ... more

I've been a vegetarian for just over 5 years, that is not to say I am a vegan but that I do not eat any meat or fish. I gave up meat at first for reasons I will go into later. 1 month later I gave up fish too. I am the only vegetarian in a family of big meat eaters. Whilst I am always open to a good debate, and put my opinions and thoughts across competently, I am often met by people who just cant seem to cope with the fact that I am in some way ( if not many ways) different from them. Yes, unfortunately, I am frequently faced with people who make it their 'mission' to ridicule my opinions and ... more

“Meat eater and proud of it?” That was the original name of this category, and I felt compelled to write in it. Why? Well, I’m neither. I don’t eat meat, or fish, or anything that comes directly from an animal, such as rennet or gelatine, but I’m not proud of it, ashamed by it, or anything else. It’s a personal choice, I’m not making any kind of stand or statement for anyone else’s benefit. So, why write in this category? Well, after seeing it appear on Ciao in its original guise, I was somewhat riled as it replicated a situation I often face in my daily life. I was pleased to see that the ... more