Reasons to be a vegetarian

Reasons to be a vegetarian - short summary of arguments to help you out when people attack you

Environmental aspect
There would be more food for everyone if we ate producers, not consumers because of energy loss in the food chain.
Big herds of animals destroy land (ex. erosion).
Large scale fishing destroys ecosystems.
Transporting meat is generally not conducted efficiently.
May cause extinction of animals due to overpopulation of others.
Side effects like methane gas and vast water consumption is inevitable.

Health aspect
The further up in the food chain you get, the more toxins are stored in the tissues.
there is an unknown possible risk with GMO's and growth hormones.
Animals killed in fearful conditions produce chemicals (caused by stress and terror) that I personally don't want to ingest.
Personally, I don't believe that decomposing flesh belongs in my body - eating death sounds pretty unhealthy to me, try something growing like a colourful fruit instead.

Ethical aspect
My belief is that it is not sound for a human to have that sort of power over an animal - you lose conception of what life is worth.
I also feel that breeding breeding large amounts of animals is a bizarre industry.
The meat industry is generally not pretty - animals are held under very unnatural conditions. Vegetarianism is, all in all, nothing but love.


However: Generally, the problem is not exactly the meat eating itself, but the quantity and the industry behind it. I just try to do my best. Do yours, whatever it is.