Top Ten Reasons to Go Vegetarian During World Vegetarian Week
Contributed by VeggieGirl
Gone are the days when vegetarians were served up a plate of iceberg
lettuce and a dull-as-dishwater baked potato. With the growing variety
of vegetarian faux meats like bacon and sausages — along with an
ever-expanding variety of vegetarian cookbooks and restaurants —
vegetarianism has taken the world by storm.
With World Vegetarian Week beginning on Monday, here without further
ado are PETA's picks for the top 10 reasons to give vegetarian eating
a try.
1. Helping Animals Also Helps the Global Poor
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2. Eating Meat Supports Cruelty to Animals
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3. Eating Meat Is Bad for the Environment
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4. Avoid Bird Flu
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5. If You Wouldn't Eat a Dog, You Shouldn't Eat a Chicken
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6. Heart Disease: Our Number One Killer
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7. Cancer: Our Number Two Killer
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8. Fitting Into That Itty-Bitty Bikini
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9. Global Peace
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10. The Joy of Veggies
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So are you ready to give it a try? Check out VegCooking.com for
recipes and meal plans and to take the World Vegetarian Week 7-Day
Pledge.
Bruce Friedrich is vice president for campaigns at PETA. Before
joining PETA in 1996, Bruce spent six years running a shelter for
homeless families and the largest soup kitchen in Washington, D.C. He
has been a progressive and animal activist for more than 20 years.
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read full article:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/05/17/9018/
Approved by andyba on June 06,2008 | 12:48:30
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