Do we really make a difference in the world as vegetarians?

We do make a difference because we reduce animal suffering, we help the environment, and most of all, we're growing in numbers, so hopefully we'll be an ample amount soon to the point where we raise awareness about these issues.

Hello, (ANS) Do we really make a difference in the world as vegetarians? The ANSWER IS 100% YES! The world is running out of wheat grains this year, why? because most of it is being used for feeding cattle to create MEAT. To produce x1 kilo of cow flesh takes about 60 kilos of wheat grain. Just so humans can eat a horrible McDonald's Burger in a bun? **NOTE:- The other % of wheat that isn't used to feed cattle is used increasingly to manufacture Bio Fuels. **Being a vegetarian or a vegan means we tread far more lightly on mother earth, we DON'T consume as many resources and so less harm. Vegetarianism & Vegan-ism IS sustainable in terms of the earths resources but if humans insist on being meat eaters & killing animals its not sustainable in my opinion. Ivan (I've been a vegetarian for almost 30 years now)

"Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -Mahatma Gandhi My contribution may be small on its own, but combined with the contribution of everyone else who refuses to support a cruel and wasteful industry, it makes a difference. I am only responsible for my own choices, not anyone else's, but that doesn't mean I don't have the obligation to make them count.

yes we do, we save millions of animals a day

I am for organic farming. Eating food in season and not that which is grown miles away or transporting live animals or battery farming- chickens- fed on hormones etc- yuck!!. I eat mostly vegetables as I love them and they are cheap. Vegetarianism will be the way forward when land and water becomes scarce as it takes up less resources environmentally but provides good nutrition and contributes to good health- so vegetarians are doing their bit for the environment- big time already. I'm not vegetarian, but have a 90% vegetarian diet. If the meat is not organic and locally sourced on a local farm - then i'd rather a few home grown tomatoes on toast or vegetable stew. I have looked in to vegetarian diets- low biological value proteins combined to give high biological value level proteins, the equivalent to those found in meat, iron from green veg etc and it is just as healthy, if not more so than a meat diet. Think bowel cancer and heart disease that can be caused from a diet too high in red meat- saturated fat etc and vegetarians save the nhs money too. Vegetables also provide vitamins and minerals. It's common sense that if we have to grow crops that we could survive on to feed animals, that this takes more energy and resources.

It is a personal decision to be vegetarian, so it is on a personal basis we make a difference. Many meat eaters are switching to meat produced in an ethical way, thanks to the publicity over the cruelty inflicted on some animals, including the advise by Jamie Oliver. I am not vegetarian because I expect to change the lives of non vegetarians, but by not buying meat and fish products, I am denying my money being used to encourage the meat and fish bad practises.

i dont think so. youre making a difference for yourself. but the same amount of animals are still being killed. same amount of meat is being sold at stores.. youre really not making a difference.

Yes we DO make a difference. Vegetarians are hot.

Yes. The average vegetarian prevents about 100 animals from being bred and slaughtered every year. The number of animals that are bred and slaughtered depends directly on the consumer demand for meat. Every time we refrain from purchasing meat in a grocery store, we reduce this consumer demand, and ensure that fewer animals will be bred and forced to suffer in the future.