There is no wrong reason for choosing a lifestyle that one is comfortable with and no one should be criticized or ridiculed for how they decide to live. ... Pigs carry trichinosis bacteria that cling to the walls of the stomach and intestines, which can be fatal. ... Hamburgers are made from cows with the four D's (Dead, Dying, Disabled, or Diseased)". (The Physical Advances of Being Vegetarian) This is why so many children and young adults have died from eating hamburgers. ... Meat eaters have no pores on their skin. ...

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More people die each year due to meat consumption than that of the number who die from smoking. ... There is a 12% rise in blood cholesterol from consuming one egg a day. ... No dietary cholesterol intake is needed to support human health. ... consumption are no less than devastating. ... Well, the best solution would to be stop consumption at all, but if this is not feasible look into purchasing free rang chickens. ...

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I would also like to tell you what really happens to the animals that are eaten day after day, meal after meal, by Americans and increasingly, by people around the globe. ... These chickens live an average of only 4 to 5 years, whereas they would normally live for 15-20 years. ... When they are slaughtered at about 16 weeks, they are usually too sick or crippled to even walk. 1 in every 10 die in confinement. ... Pigs are subjected to the same type of treatment as well. Although pigs are naturally peaceful and social animals, they resort to cannibalism and tailbiting when confined. ...

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The origins of modern day Vegetarian philosophy and its influences can be traced back nearly three thousand years. ... The priests avoided eating pig for its lack of cleanliness, and cow for their belief that it was sacred mainly did this. ... Cattle were considered great wealth, and states would fight with each other to obtain cattle. Meat was valued as such a luxury that men were willing to die for it. ... He suggests refraining from meat would lead to a world with less conflict and greater opportunity for peace (1). ...

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