Hello,
My name is Amanda, I'm a vegetarian who is just about to go vegan
I have been a vegetarian since I was 13 and have always hated cruelty to animals, As a young kid, Dad always used to go duck hunting and fishing
and I remember him coming home and me always being upset at what I saw, I used to tell Dad he was mean and he used to call me a greenie, Back then I didn't know what he was talking about. Thankfully now he has stopped the duck hunting BUT still go's fishing BAD DAD.
I also remember my Nonna's ( I'm Italian ) making salami and killing chickens, The sites still haunt me 25 years later
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I became a vegetarian when I started high school, I had more choice then and was able to decide what I ate. I've always avoided products tested on animals but now I am avoiding anything tested on animals or anything with animal ingredients, That's how I came across this forum....
I also LOVE cats and dogs, We have 6 cats and 2 dogs, All the cats are rescues, The dogs are from a breeder which I don't agree with but my Husband bought them.
I used to do cat rescue and help with rehoming dogs, I did it for a few years and loved every minute of it but have now stopped.
Anyway, enough of my rambling, Hope to get lots of tips from here and to meet like minded people, It's hard sometimes being the only vegetarian in my circle of friends in my family.
