Vegetarianism and Niman Ranch

smg9779smg9779 Posts: 235
edited November 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Who here is a vegetarian and why?

A few months ago I made a decision to go vegetarian and this past weekend I started. Well everything is going fine but I feel as though the vegetarian thing doesn't quite suite my beliefs. I do not believe eating animals is wrong, However, I do believe animals suffering needlessly is VERY wrong. Hence my problem with factory farming practices in this country.

Enter Niman Ranch. I've been doing a lot of research on this company by a friends recommendation and everything they stand for pretty much matches my whole philosophy on food animal welfare. However, I am hesitant to start eating their meat because I am afraid that in reality their meat is not truly "free-range."

Check out this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjWwi2bC_rI

What vegetarian would not start eating pork after watching this video?

Anyone have any free range/organic/natural meat advice? I'm really only concerned about animal welfare. I really don't care about the whole antibiotics/growth hormones thing.
Steve

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  • smg9779 wrote:
    Who here is a vegetarian and why?

    A few months ago I made a decision to go vegetarian and this past weekend I started. Well everything is going fine but I feel as though the vegetarian thing doesn't quite suite my beliefs. I do not believe eating animals is wrong, However, I do believe animals suffering needlessly is VERY wrong. Hence my problem with factory farming practices in this country.

    Enter Niman Ranch. I've been doing a lot of research on this company by a friends recommendation and everything they stand for pretty much matches my whole philosophy on food animal welfare. However, I am hesitant to start eating their meat because I am afraid that in reality their meat is not truly "free-range."

    Check out this video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjWwi2bC_rI

    What vegetarian would not start eating pork after watching this video?

    Anyone have any free range/organic/natural meat advice? I'm really only concerned about animal welfare. I really don't care about the whole antibiotics/growth hormones thing.

    There was a vegetarian thread on here a little while ago. Someone was talking about some tacos with black beans and avacado. What are the other ingredients if anyone remembers?
    "In the age of darkness
    want to be enlightened"
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