I agree that the PETA extremists are bad, but I think more people are vegetarians for health reasons than activist reasons. It's just they're more visible because they get on TV for throwing paint on people's coats, releasing animals and other civil disobedience against others and their property.
If the comment:
The hypocrisy of being a "selective vegetarian"
was directed toward me I hardly see choosing the healthiest foods to be hipocritical. I don't eat meat because of the way it is brought to market. It's different than back in the days when a farmer would raise his own animals for meat. In order to keep up with the demand of today's society these animals must be raised in confined spaces which necessitates the use of steroids and antibiotics. I also don't eat "farm raised" fish for the same reason; you have no idea what someone is doing to ensure a big crop. At least with ocean seafood you only get what "contaminates" that mother nature allows. The risk of seafood that may have swam through nominal pollution is not as scary to me as the thought of eating all the junk farmers inject into the amimals to keep them resistant to diseases from confined quarters and grow faster & bigger than natural (fortunately I live in an area where I can
know where my seafood comes from).
My friends are always wanting me to cook something and always carry on how they can't believe how hearty the meals are and that they didn't feel anything was missing. I enjoy cooking and am always whipping up something new.
Bean sprouts and tofu? Not in my kitchen!
