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 On Being a Vegan

I chose to become a vegan for various reasons.  Some of them were health-related, but my decision was strongly influenced by the meat industry's deplorable treatment of animals at the time.  I hold onto this position and salute animal rights organizations like PETA for their brave work on behalf of animals.  There are individuals who would like others to follow a similar road and become vegetarians.  I am at odds with this position.  I am a great believer on our Constitutional right to personal choice.  Coercing meat eaters to become vegetarians would impose on this crucial right and thus we would violate the basic premises of democracy.  Instead, I encourage individuals to be informed on the cruel practices of the meat industry and other health and social issues related to eating meat.  If consumers demand a cruelty-free environment, meat manufacturers might have to adhere to this concept or else go out of business.  When it comes to the business world, we must remember money is the ultimate drive and the way to bring about change most rapidly can be to target a manufacturer's capacity to make a profit from an industry or product.  Vegetarianism as a lifestyle should be an informed choice, not a way to force others to think in the same manner and have the same moral and ethical values. 

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