About vegans

[Catholic_Lady]

I want to make an argument for vegetarianism that I call "pet extension."

I've bonded with my dogs.  I had them as puppies, brought them home in a beanie in the car, pulled them out to the cooing of my family.  I've seen people like cats-- selfish little pricks, really, not social in a way that matters much to me.

I reckon almost all mammals will fall somewhere in there.  If I brought a baby deer home, my family would coo over it.  I'd give it a name, realize it had a personality, shed a little tear over it.

So that's how we should think of animals-- not "rats with antlers," that's so bigoted.  Think of them as pets who haven't been given a name yet!

I feel the same way. Every mammal (at least) has their own unique personality and emotions and cute/quirky things they do. Some people see a dead raccoon on the side of the road and think nothing of it. But it makes me sad because I think of that raccoon's life... what he was like when he was a baby, what his personality was like, all the cute things he did, etc. No different from my cats, I am sure. Makes me sad. If food wasnt my passion, or if I was an otherwise better, stronger person, I would be pescetarian.