Vegetarian

Snowfall,

I do agree with you that it's perverse to try to argue in favour of vegetarianism on the basis of demonstrable nonsense. There are so many very good arguments in favour of it that one can use effectively. Why go for the worthless ones?

I saw this film back in November of 1995 and became a vegetarian just after and have been ever since. I've gotten picked on about it constantly, especially if they ask me WHY I decided to become one. It's not that hard for me, though. It might have been a little bit at first, but it hasn't been for such a long time. Now, if I could only give up sweets that easily. :)

One of the many films that probably influenced me to turn Veggie!

I'm the daughter of a butcher (and even though i do not agree with the things that he does) In england meat sales actually went up after babe was realeased... still no idea why, i'd agree with you i thought it would drive people to becoming veggies no eating more.

I'm watching this movie right now. Even though I like it(the movie) I will never become a vegetarian.

The biggest problem with this whole debate is that both sides end up sounding ridiculous and no one wants to listen to anything the other side has to say at all.

As for me; vegetarian and proud for 20 years. Went back to meat a couple times to see how it would affect me, and got sick each time. Perhaps the human race is capable of both-perhaps within our species, there are omnivores and herbavores. (there are no true carnivores within the human species to my knowledge. I have never heard of a human in history that ate nothing but flesh. If anyone has facts to dispute this; I am open to hearing it) Each side has their facts and their beliefs; and I think it is wrong to become condescending on either side. There can be no common ground of respect when all we are doing is bickering and name calling.

On a final note just for my well-being; The fact is that more people can be fed on the grains that we feed the cow than the cow itself. It's a world hunger issue. I consider myself a humanitarian; not an animal rights activist. If anyone can disprove this; I am open to it.

I did not become a vegetarian because of this film, but I have been one since about that time.
After reading this entire thread, I find it curious that no one has brought forth the fact that we are the only animals on this planet with the moral capacity to know that killing without necessity is wrong. Humans kill other humans when the situation warrants it, but we, as a society, demand a price be paid for murder (ie: unwarranted killing of another human). We have the moral capacity to know that taking the life of non-human animals unnecessarily is wrong too. To ignore this is to deny one of the very things that makes us human. If we are indeed special creatures, this moral sense is what largely defines us.
The evolution of our moral sense has been characterized by an ever increasing ring of care. Beginning with boundaries that excluded all but the self, the ring expanded to include the immediate family, then the extended family, then the community at large. Since we live in a time when many are still struggling to include other races in this ring of care, it may be a radical suggestion that we include other species, but the time is coming for this next logical extension of our moral paradigm.

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