Why aren't you Vegan?

Excellent point.

lol at meat substitutes as well.

This is all about utility.

I'm vegan because I rationally came to the conclusion that I have no need for animal products to fulfill my needs. My utility for knowing that my dietary choices are not only best for me, but the planet that I live and breathe on, outweigh my occasional cravings for cheese.

For meat eaters, they are either misinformed about the industries as a whole (excusable until they're educated) or they find greater utility in the pleasure of taste than the pleasure of knowing that you're actively doing a good thing.

Let's face it, the average Joe is overweight, drinks frequently, doesn't drink enough water, eats processed/sugar laden food with no nutritional value and you expect them to give Veganism a second thought? Seriously, I feel that vegans are sometimes very ignorant.

"Bacon, tho!" - 95% of meat eaters when discussing veganism

Truthfully, I find vegetarians and vegans to have very little idea about the realities of farming. For many farmers, the welfare of their animals is a priority. People go into farming because they love animals. You can't do it if you don't because it's hard work, long hours and relatively low incomes. Many dairy farmers in this country struggle to make a profit unless they make butter/cheese/ice cream etc. on site.

Also lost of veggies/vegans talk about the amount of land used to rear livestock without understanding that often land used for livestock farming is utterly unsuitable for arable farming.

People go into farming because they love animals.

Would you kill and eat a cow you love? Would you eat your cat/dog or even gold-fish?!
Seriously????

Where the meat you are eating comes from? Most comes from industrial farming where no one cares about the welfare of the animals - at all.
If you eat high quality privet farming meat, it means you can afford even better (nutrition-wise) non-animal based food.

Would you kill and eat a cow you love? Would you eat your cat/dog or even gold-fish?!
Seriously????

Where the meat you are eating comes from? Most comes from industrial farming where no one cares about the welfare of the animals - at all.
If you eat high quality privet farming meat, it means you can afford even better (nutrition-wise) non-animal based food.

I have an eating disorder. Taking meat out of my diet is not an option for me. And I'm on benefits so I can't always afford the best meat. But I do care about animals.

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And here's an image of a chimpanzees skull, the animal that we compare to us humans on a regular basis.


Here's a fun fact for you, chimpanzees are well known for hunting other animals and eating meat!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150728-chimps-nearly-wiped-out-monkeys

http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/chimpanzee-hunting-behavior-and-human-evolution/1

http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~stanford/chimphunt.html

Because it ain't rational, i can't think of any reason to be vegan.

It's one of the best ways to lower your carbon footprint, that's one reason.

And there's the way animals don't have to die for your food...

But you don't need to become vegan for that, cut down on meat, maybe switch to rabbits and venison then you'd actually be helping the environment by eating meat. Whats wrong with eating honey or goats milk? Surely if we switch to eating more insect protein it would make a huge difference but you can't do that, why restrict yourself unnecessarily?