I have been a vegetarian since 1983 and boy, have attitudes changed - nobody thinks I'm a weirdo any more!
Do you only refrain from eating meat? Or all animal products?
I eat cheese and honey, but no meat products at all. I'm not vegan, but many of my meals are actually vegan. Do you eat meat?
Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted and killed animals for meat since prehistoric times. The advent of civilization allowed the domestication of animals such as chickens, sheep, rabbits, pigs and cattle. This eventually led to their use in meat production on an industrial scale with the aid of slaughterhouses.
Meat is mainly composed of water, protein, and fat. It is edible raw, but is normally eaten after it has been cooked and seasoned or processed in a variety of ways
allows for the practice of not eating meat on certain days but is not to be confused with “Flexitarians”. Flexitarians eat a predominantly vegetarian diet, are not opposed to eating meat occasionally but do not have the same unifying environmental reasons for reduction in consumption as Demitarians.
Environmental Effects – Nitrogen Pollution.
As the human population increases and more of the world develops, consumption of animal products increases and the associated nitrogen pollution poses substantial threats to the environment. Nitrogen compounds have been used in synthetic fertilizers since the 1900s