i hate when people ask why i don't eat meat

i hate when people ask me why i don't eat meat.
because i know they truly do not want to know. no one wants to hear the truth about their "food". they might be genuinely interested, but not interested in an open minded, interested in gaining knowledge kind of way, interested in a way one may be interested in viewing oddities at a museum exhibit.
i understand that eating meat is unfortunately the norm. i also understand that it makes people uncomfortable to hear about the food they eat in ways they haven't thought of.
at a get together, relatively recently, i was asked the question i despise, but am quite used to hearing: "so, why don't you eat meat?" whenever i hear this question soo many things come to mind. in that particular setting i decided to go with a simple answer, one of the easier ones: i have pets, and i wouldn't eat them. so i don't eat any animals. usually any answer to this question is met with a look (the "oh, you're one of those" look) and/or "oooh okay" (as in i don't have anything to respond to that). this time, however, i was met with a response i hadn't yet come across, i was honestly speechless. "even if god put them here to be eaten?" i was so taken aback, that i did not respond. i am the type of person who almost always has a response, even if i choose not to share it.
"even if god put them here to be eaten?"
so many things wrong with that question, as far as i'm concerned.
the thought that if god existed, and was the creator of all creatures, he would put other living, sentient beings here for us to kill and consume just disturbs me.
i do understand the food chain and how things work in the wild, however i do not live "in the wild" and i am an intelligent being (not to say animals aren't intelligent because i believe they may be more intelligent than humans). i decide what i consume, and i made an educated decision that a plant based diet is in my best interest, in regards to health and to my consciousness.

i remember my father taking me to turtle back zoo (west orange, nj). these are actually some of the first memories i have i believe i was around the age of five when he began taking my sister and i. it could have been earlier than that. i remember how in love i was with all the amazing animals. how incredible (and stinky) it was to ride the baby elephant. i remember how many times i ran back to my father for more quarters for feed in the petting zoo and i remember being amused by the feel of the kids and lambs licking the palm of my hand to enjoy the snacks.
when i was in 3rd grade, i decided i wanted to be a vet, so i can help animals. i remember the day i came home and told my parents i was a vegetarian (the first time) because animals have feelings and animals have parents also. over the years i became desensitized to eating meat, i accepted it as normal. i didn't think about it, i just lived with it. admittedly, i lost my consciousness for a while. the school system, the media, religion... whatever the case may be. however, detaching myself from those things i found myself again. and the self i found has the same heart as i did as a child. i love animals and i just can't bring myself to eat meat.

you could do your own research to find out all about the meat you purchase from markets . it's pumped with water, saline and/or other additives since it's sold by weight, it's full of bacteria, it's pumped with chemicals to make it appear fresh and red even though it's actually shades of gray since it is rotting flesh. i'm sure you have seen articles on meat recalls or things found in "chicken nuggets". you may have seen the viral video of the worm moving inside the fish flesh purchased from costco. many people are unknowingly living with parasites, as a result of consuming animal flesh. (but there's a cleanse for that, see the link at the end).
if you are doing research you will also find many studies concluding that vegetarians live longer than meat eaters and vegans live longer healthier lives than all others. people who eat vegetarian and vegan diets have a reduced risk for many illnesses and even cancers. as opposed to meat creating increased risks. if you do research you can educate yourself on how alkaline/acidic food choices relate to cancer and the inhumane treatment of the animals you eat and wear (UGGS!) so i can only conclude that ignorance is bliss and meat eating. that's just my opinion.
after one look at the truth about eggs, and i cannot bring myself to eat an omelette anymore.
you may not have thought of your scrambled or boiled eggs breakfast component as what it really is: part of a chicken's menstrual cycle. but seriously: the truth about eggs
luckily i found a recipe for vegan deviled eggs (do your own google search).
i stopped drinking dairy milk many years before i became vegetarian (the final time). because cow milk is for baby cows, not humans of any age. also i find almond milk, coconut milk and hemp milk to all be delicious in my recipes and in my organic honey nut o's. also, milk contains pus, growth hormones and more disgusting things. so when people say it's something in the water making children grow so fast, i really think it's something in the milk thats responsible. however, there is something in the water: fluoride. but that's another rant entirely.
when i dine with family, friends or in the company of strangers who eat meat i do not judge them or preach to them or question them about their choices when i see a plate full of pork, poultry and fish. i'd like the same respect when i have a plate of plant based options.
also, for the record: please stop claiming to be a vegetarian who eats fish. or a vegetarian that eats chicken and fish. vegetarians do not eat animal flesh, fish are animals, albeit aquatic animals. if you eat them you aren't vegetarian. you might want to educate yourself on what it is to be pescatarian, pollotarian, vegetarian, and vegan before you start claiming titles related to dietary choices.

 i am not writing this to convince anyone to choose a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, because people do not want to be convinced. every american has some kind of access to the internet, and the internet is full of information they do not seek. people are afraid of knowledge. they are afraid to question what they think they know & what they have been brainwashed to believe.

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