thanks, and I have read all this before; as an aside, so far i am in excellect health, except for being slightly overweight, due to heavy reliance on sweets to deal with emotional issues. Also, i don't eat meat because I do not like the taste and texture, not because of other reasons (ethics, animal treatment etc). Though, if I did eat it, I would probably eat organic & free range I don't have the slightest issue with farmers raising & slaughtering livestock, though the concept of factory farms does bother me.
I do not hate meat-eaters & I am not raising my son to be a vegetarian.

Isn't that a contradiction of terms? Vegetarians eat fish and eggs, VEGANS eat NO animal products at all.

Because it's not cute, and doesn't look as compelling on the PETA posters.