| Many people may be wondering what gives | | | | about their diet. These pseudo-vegans find no problem |
| vegetarians the strength to give up meat altogether. In | | | | in eating fish and chicken on a regular basis. The |
| reality, vegetarians commit to such a lifestyle for a | | | | second reason that vegans claim for ditching meat |
| number of different reasons. Most vegetarians claim | | | | altogether is the fact that it simply conflicts with their |
| that people make the switch for at least one out of | | | | dietary preferences. Believe it or not, there are just |
| three reasons. First of all, most vegans claim that | | | | some people who simply do not appreciate the taste |
| eating meat can be unethical. For example, chickens | | | | of meat. Then again, there are those who stay away |
| are debeaked, forced to live in small, confined spaces, | | | | from meat due to various health concerns. People |
| and are often killed when they don't produce eggs | | | | suffering from high cholesterol tend to eliminate meat |
| soon enough. For vegans, this is a very inhumane way | | | | from their daily food intake. |
| of obtaining food. | | | | The third reason that vegans cite is the fact that |
| Most vegetarians are also against the harsh living | | | | eating meat can harm the environment. Their main |
| conditions that these animals are subjected to. The | | | | argument is that the consumption of meat causes |
| fact that most of these animals are fed with | | | | farmers to continually deforest land in order to create |
| hormone-laden feed to make them grow and produce | | | | grazing land for cattle. In reality, these are just a few |
| faster does not help either. Vegans draw such ethical | | | | reasons why most vegans have chosen to live |
| boundaries depending on their personal beliefs. For | | | | meat-free. Aside from the ones enumerated above, |
| instance, some strict vegans won't even consume | | | | there are a lot of other sensible reasons why people |
| yeast, wear wool, or eat vegetables that require killing | | | | make the switch to vegetarianism. The main argument |
| the plant source upon harvest. | | | | is that the consumption of meat causes farmers to |
| On the other hand, some vegans are more lenient | | | | continually deforest land. |