If we know that compassion/reverence for life is at the root of our belief, it means that being a vegetarian/vegan is not just embracing a certain eating pattern but, a whole life view that reaches far beyond ourselves.
Submitted by drupadmin on May 30, 2006 - 8:36pm.ethics
According to the Greenhouse Crisis foundation, if Americans were to reduce their meat intake by even 10% (one meal per week), the grain saved annually would be enough to feed all the people who starve to death each year worldwide.