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It seems like vegan is becoming the new vegetarian. And I cannot adapt.

From websites to magazines targeted at the non-meat eating audience, pressure to become vegan is on the rise. Stories of cruelty in egg-laying farms and dairy cows being hurt can put you on quite a guilt trip. Some people choose to avoid animal products altogether and become vegan.

But wait, what about those of us who do not eat meat but choose to eat eggs and/or dairy? Aren't we just as good? It isn't looking that way. From what I read and see, more and more people are trying to push veganism over vegetarianism. Well, I...

Last year, there was a big scandal when US Vice President Dick Cheney shot a 78 year-old lawyer in the face while hunting canned birds in Texas. Characteristicly, most newscasts blabbered on about the lawyer getting shot and no one seemed to focus much on the fact that Dick and his buddies killed over 400 practically domesticated birds.

The definition of canned hunting is "the hunting of captive animals in a confined area". Canned hunting generally occurs on private land where laws protecting wildlife are either inapplicable or difficult to enforce. Hunters pay to kill native or exotic (and...

Here's some things that I thought were nice to do when going Veg.

1. Get into a healthy eating habit.
If you're going to do a veg diet then do it the RIGHT way, not the WRONG way. The right way of a veg diet is important (especially if you're wanting to live longer). This way will be good for you and your health. All you need to do is adapt a healthy habit and not eat too much junk food (that's how some vegs don't live longer). Doing this will surely decrease having any health problems of eating too much unhealthy food. The same goes for drinks as well.

2. Grow plants.
Growing plants is a great...