Vegan Child Abuse

True, but in my house it was never like that. My Mum's always made it clear if I want to eat meat I can - I was never forced to be a vegetarian as a child and my Dad ate meat too (which my Mum was more than happy to cook alongside our meals, so it was pretty easy for me to eat it if I wanted too) but I did end up being vegan from 3-5 (but that was because the doctors thought I might be lactose intolerant - turns out i'm not and i'm perfectly healthy but y'know)..

I think the only time I got upset as a child because I didn't eat meat was because I was fed up of going to people's houses and not having anything to eat because my little friends "forgot"/didn't bother telling their parents I was a veggie so whilst everyone else was having a hot dog i'd be having just the bap. But my Mum said to me she was perfectly happy to help me start eating meat if I wanted but it was my decision to stay a veggie.

the presence of 'imo' would seem to imply that it was my opinion. based on the veggies i know

wow, how many vegetarians do you know that have been raised vegetarian all their life?


I've only met one other, and she started eating meat when she was 7.

but should they impose THEIR beliefs on their children?

Why does that not also apply to meat-eaters?
All parents have a responsibility to teach their children right and wrong. If parents believe that eating meat is immoral or unethical, they want to ensure that it does not happen in their house. Just as they would ensure anything else that they believe is 'wrong' does not happen.

I know tons of veggies/vegans, but as I said only 2 who've been a veggie from life - which is the exact same amount as you.

So you're basing all parents of children who were raised vegetarian all their life on two people?

But the children were at an age where, if they cared that much, they could've made a choice. Therefore the point in question is a little bit different compared to children who's parents completely made the choice for them from birth. No?

Oh, I thought your point was that I was in the minority? (based on all 2 other people you know just like me )

Ahh right (haha this is the original point which was the only one I was interested in - as I said i'm really not bothered by people who want to eat meat but I think if people want to raise their children as vegetarian then meat eaters have no right to criticise them for this as there is no REAL evidence to suggest it will harm the children).

So did the friend who changed at 6 change back to a meat eater at an age where he could fight against his dad (i.e. the teen years ) or did he just stay a veggie, and was he happy about it?

and if the parents thought that all blacks were immoral? or that non-christians were? you wouldn't want them to impose that belief.

No I wouldn't, but that's their right as parents. I don't think raising children to have respect for animals is really comparable to raising children to have no respect for other humans.



So? Because something is prevalent doesn't mean it is not unethical.

there's a difference between raising a child to respect animals and raising them to be vegan/veggie. i respect the way cows protect each other it dosen't stop me eating beef

You think that exploiting, torturing and slaughtering cows is showing them respect?

Is this the sort of respect you mean?

And people have a problem with parents not allowing their families to contribute to this?

wow you can do veggie propaganda...

and is this respect for animal life?