Category Archives: Vegetarianism explained

Thoughts about my veganism, my family, my friends

Posted on July 23, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

I suspect that some friends and family members who aren’t vegan, think of me as being like a strict vegetarian who has become so because they ‘love animals’. I live with cats, and I am single so I suppose that … Continue reading →

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In a nutshell: the victims of vegetarianism

Posted on July 10, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

The ‘In a nutshell’ series will attempt to summarise key issues and concepts about which I have previously written at length. As a former vegetarian, I know from personal experience that a reluctance to eat ‘meat’ is the main motive … Continue reading →

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Vegan and vegetarian – why they are not similar

Posted on November 7, 2015 by There's an Elephant in the Room

I’ve written on this subject before but it definitely bears repeating. I used to eat a vegetarian diet and although I eventually became vegan, eating that vegetarian diet was not ‘part of my journey’, or ‘a step in the right direction’, or … Continue reading →

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Vegetarianism – a step in the wrong direction for me

Posted on May 1, 2015 by There's an Elephant in the Room

On Facebook it is always astonishing to me to witness how heatedly debates arise between long-term vegetarians and those who advocate veganism. Vegetarianism is frequently proclaimed as a ‘step in the right direction’ and staunchly defended by so many who obviously are both sincere … Continue reading →

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Dairy – thoughts on biology and experience

Posted on November 11, 2014 by There's an Elephant in the Room

A diet is defined as follows: – diet noun 1. the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. “a vegetarian diet” 2. a special course of food to which a person restricts themselves, either to lose … Continue reading →

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What Is Wrong with Vegetarianism?

Posted on October 19, 2014 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Originally posted on UVE Archives :
The word “vegetarian” was introduced in the middle of the 19th century. Since then, it has come to mean a person who excludes flesh from mammals, birds, and fish from their diet, but includes other…

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