Why on earth...?

..would I do something so odd? Bad question. I'm odd to begin with...Here's some FAQs on why and some common questions I get.

Two main reasons

1. Health reason- I can't begin to tell you how many studies have linked eating more meat and other animal products to all sorts of health problems. And how many times have I've seen vegetarians,vegans even more specifically, come out as the healthest of all people in many studies. One even compared longevity, and on the average, vegetarians life about ten years longer. Of course factor in smoking and drinking.
2. Ethical Reason: I've always loved animals.I grew up in a rural area. We always had chickens and horses. I never could bring myself to kill any of our chickens for food. I almost cried whenever one of them died! So I got to thinking, how is it right for me to shelter my own and eat the others. I mean, a chicken is a chicken ya know? Mine isn't any smarter than the others at the poultry farms.(Even though they probably do genetically engineer or alter them)I may have an attachment to it, and take better care, but still! It's not right..

Isn't that kinda restricting of what you can eat?
Quite the opposite, I've found I've expanded my dietary horizons, to put in a fairly politically correct term. There's so many types of fruits and vegetables alone, lest you forgets nuts, and cereals,breads.