"Our 11-year-old daughter is a vegetarian, and it is already worrisome enough to try to make sure she gets a full range of nutrients. :-/ I am glad she has no leanings toward veganism :P"
Lucky you. XD Also: it's good that you have a daughter who thinks about stuff and is able to make decisions on that.
Of course, I made the very conscious choice not to be a vegetarian. I mean - I love animals. I don't like the basic fact that animals die for my food. Still, I also know what happens to my health when I don't eat meat. (I take iron supplements even when eating normally. Three weeks of spending my summer holidays with a friend whose family lives vegetarian had disastrous results.) Humans are omnivores. I'm also fine with the concept of hunting (as long as it's not just done for fun and trophies). The only thing that really annoys me is when people throw leftover food with meat away... I mean - something died for that. The least a human can do is actually eat it. Killing an animal just to put it in the trash seems kind of... disrespectful?!?
"Someone skipped science/biology class."
That, or they never really grasped the difference between basic facts and wishful thinking. It would be so nice to have a cute, cuddly cat while not causing any of the associated damages to other animals and, for that matter, the climate... XD I think it's wishful thinking, really. Like our neighbors when asked to keep their cat inside during bird breeding season: 'Oh, our cat doesn't do that, she wouldn't hurt a baby bird, she's so nice and well-behaved!' - Yeah, right.
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Lucky you. XD Also: it's good that you have a daughter who thinks about stuff and is able to make decisions on that.
Of course, I made the very conscious choice not to be a vegetarian. I mean - I love animals. I don't like the basic fact that animals die for my food. Still, I also know what happens to my health when I don't eat meat. (I take iron supplements even when eating normally. Three weeks of spending my summer holidays with a friend whose family lives vegetarian had disastrous results.) Humans are omnivores. I'm also fine with the concept of hunting (as long as it's not just done for fun and trophies). The only thing that really annoys me is when people throw leftover food with meat away... I mean - something died for that. The least a human can do is actually eat it. Killing an animal just to put it in the trash seems kind of... disrespectful?!?
"Someone skipped science/biology class."
That, or they never really grasped the difference between basic facts and wishful thinking. It would be so nice to have a cute, cuddly cat while not causing any of the associated damages to other animals and, for that matter, the climate... XD I think it's wishful thinking, really. Like our neighbors when asked to keep their cat inside during bird breeding season: 'Oh, our cat doesn't do that, she wouldn't hurt a baby bird, she's so nice and well-behaved!' - Yeah, right.