hey! thanks for PMing me, and thanks for starting this thread! I was gonna make this same poll cause I was wondering too! But you made it for me. lol Actually looking at the poll now, Id like there to be a poll of:
-Im a vegan
-Im a vegetarian
-Id like to be vegan/vegetarian
-I was vegan/vegetarian once
-Ive never been & probably never will be either
And yeah Im vegan. lol Been one for over 13 months! lol Its great. If anyone ever has questions or wants advice or anything you can PM me. Kater is a PT vegan too. AND!! Heres an awesome board just like PT but for vegans. Heres the url!!: http://www.veganrepresent.com/

And yes that site, its sickening isnt it? But thats the reality. Heres some sites you might wanna check out, with great info.:

http://www.veganoutreach.org -this is my fave, and they also send free vegan starter packs, they are awesome!!
http://veganaction.org/
http://www3.mistral.co.uk/traub/faqvegan.html -this is a really thorough FAQ on veganism. one of the first sites i went to after deciding to go vegan.
http://www.emagazine.com/january-fe.../0102feat1.html -really good article
http://www.afa-online.org/vegan.html
http://www.vegansociety.com/html/
PETA veg sites:
http://www.goveg.com -main veg page
http://www.goveg.com/l-intro.html -intro to veganism
http://www.goveg.com/r-mym.html -meet your meet real player videos

Theres lots of support online for people turning vegan. And that vegan represent board is an awesome place for support and advice too. Theres lots and lots of people who will prob bug you about veganism and vegetarianism, or tell you its dumb or wrong or whatever, but just get all the facts yourself, be sure and be knowledgeable about it, and the nutrition issues, and make the decision for yourself. Who cares what other people think?? And feel free to PM me anytime, or you can message me on aim or something too and we can talk about it. GOOD LUCK! It was the greatest decision I ever made. And its really changed my life, my outlook on life, a lot of my opinions on things, and its just really helped me become a better person I feel. Anyway.. lol


and now to reply to others..

"I love meat and will always love meat. nothing will stop me from enjoying something i love. It's just the life cycle...If everyone became vegitarians the world would be overrun with cows."

Yeah, I used to feel the same way. And yeah, some people do believe its part of the lifecycle, but some people do not. I personally feel its not natural, or ethical to eat animals, but that is my opinion.

And no the world would not be overrun with cows if everyone stopped eating them. First of all, if that ever does happen, it will happen VERY slowly, and secondly, the less cows people eat, the less cows people will breed. If anything, cows wil become extinct, but I know that would never happen, because people would keep them as pets instead.