Why do vegans make such bad parents that they starve their own poor babies?!
Why do vegans make such bad parents that they starve their own poor babies?
Based on the below article, I would whole-heartedly call for an outright sterilization of vegans. That kind of child abuse is not acceptable.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18574603/...
1 month ago
maybe vegetarians as well, I don't know?
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1 month ago
maybe vegetarians as well, I don't know?
Follow this link to see that it doesn't just happen to vegans.
One couple does not prove that veganism is unhealthy.
http://www.ketv.com/news/2913086/detail....
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.a...
This story is much worse, and it happened recently.
I have friends who have raised children on mother's milk and a vegan diet, their children are all healthy, and doing well in school. So, the vegan diet can work, and a diet using animal products can fail.
What is suggested to prevent malnourishment - avoidance of fast foods -
http://www.redorbit.com/news/display/?id...
I have a feeling I will paste this same response many times over the next week.
That's really sad, but not all vegetarians are that ignorant. Stop generalizing.
I can't imagine denying a child dairy or meat. It is essential for good growth and development! Our bodies were designed to process these kinds of foods, so it seems to me that we were meant to eat them. I wouldn't go as far as sterilization for all vegans, but I think education about childhood nutrition would be in order so that kind of thing doesn't happen.
First of all, let me state this. The one percent always represents the other 99%. Just because one set of parents killed their baby, and just happened to be vegan, does not give you a right to knock the other millions of loving vegan parents out there. These people were deranged. Plain and simple. What you are asking is stupid. That is like saying that if one set of black parents abuses their child that the rest are going to do it, Or if one set of white parents purposely starves their child that all the rest are going to do the same. Your question makes no sense and I think that you need to do further research.
Congratulations. Because of one bad thing done by a vegan, you can now feel much better about being one of the mindless masses continuing to subsist on a cruel, unhealthy, and unneccessary factory-farmed meat.
I am assuming that's what this post was about, since no one would ever suggest that when a meat eater beats their child to death, they should not be eating meat.
Why do people keep posting this question....???
It had nothing to do with their vegan diet... Yes, the baby was fed a "vegan" diet... But they supposedly fed this child soy milk and apple juice!
Any responsible parent should know that soy milk and apple juice is not suitable for an infant, it is not a suitable diet for anyone...
If those parents had half a brain they would know that soy milk is not a substitute for infant formula... HELLO! breast milk... Vegan baby formula... Soy milk just does not have the nutrients for a baby.
I don't know if you have ever seen a carton of soy milk, but right on the side... They always state that it is not to be used as infant formula... In fact... I'll give you a quote from 3 different soy milk containers that I currently have in my fridge:
"NOT TO BE USED AS AN INFANT FORMULA"
right on the side of the "Silk" soy milk, "ShopRite" soy milk, and "Pathmark" soy milk (shoprite and pathmark are supermarkets in my area)
So If they were responsible parents and did their research about raising vegan children, they would have known that a soy milk and apple juice diet WOULD kill their baby...
No one says anything when meat-eater parents stuff their kids' faces full of Fatty, greasy, foods.... That results in higher risks of obesity, Heart attacks, High cholesterol, All the major cancers, and inevitably an early death, do they?
(Sorry, didn't mean to generalize, not all meat-eaters do this... just making a point)
What is so wrong with wanting to raise children on a healthy vegan diet?... You obviously have not done your research, and are relying on the "most-of-the-time" bias, conservative, one way thinking, media for your information.
I hate to repeat myself, so check the last two posts, for my answer.
Oh just in case you don't check my post, remember not all vegans, vegetarians, whites, blacks, Jewish etc. people are the same, so don't be so ignorant.
This child's death had to do with much more than just a vegan diet. These parents seemed to be uneducated in various aspects of life. They had the child at home and most likely didn't take any child raising classes. I'm sure that they didn't take the baby to the hospital or doctor at any point so it never had any medical attention. The fact that they gave the baby soy milk was ridiculous. Soy milk cartons even have a statement warning consumers that it is not appropriate for infant formula. Breast milk is the absolute best milk for a baby and should always be the first choice. There are also plenty of vegan friendly infant formulas out there - if you are willing to pay the price. My fiance and I are vegetarian and our children will begin life in this fashion as well. There are both healthy and unhealthy ways to be either a vegetarian or a meat eater. Everybody needs to be educated about their chosen diet.
Please don't take one instance of vegan irresponsibility and generalize across the board.
Notice how when an omnivore's baby dies, the media doesn't print "MEAT-EATERS KILL BABEZ" in the headlines. Every reporter knew full well that the fact the couple was vegan was completely unrelated, and admitted so in their respective articles, but decided to add that quip in the title anyway.
This is a shameless campaign for people to feel comfortable with their own choices and condemn "deviant" behavior.
Contrary to what you may think, a vegan diet is definitely healthier than a meat diet. And for your information, we are not starved in any way! I still eat a TON of food, and just because we dont eat meat doesn't mean we starve ourselves! I am a 15 yr old vegan and have no regrets about not eating meat at all.
Uh, technically, if all you ate was crack, you could be considered a vegetarian/vegan.
If you see images of that mom and dad, the mom is beefy. She was not having any issues getting enough to eat from her "vegan diet". I would sooner question if they didn't just claim to be vegan to use as a defence after they killed their baby.
These people were crazy- and although unhealthy, if they had actually fed their child soy milk and applejuice it would not have died. That is what the prosecuting attorneys said. They were charged with starving their child, not charged with malnourishment by a vegan diet. They absolutely don't represent vegan people anymore than the Oklahoma City bomber represents Christians.
Pleny of vegans breastfeed their babies all of the time.
stop making such ignorant generalizations. personally, i don't agree with what the vegan parents did but this in no way reflects upon all the other wonderful vegan and vegetarian parents out there. this is the first time i have ever heard of such a thing happening, so you cannot call all vegan parents bad. second of all, if you're going to get so self-righteous over this "kind of child abuse", you should get just as angry about alcoholic and drug addict parents, parents who are physically abusive, parents who molest their children or bring adults into the family who do, and parents who emotionally and mentally abuse their children. all of these forms of abuse have devastating effects on the children, and i don't hear you denouncing these parents. however the second vegan parents do something wrong, you jump all over them because you don't agree with vegetarians or vegans. don't blame all veggie or vegan parents for raising their children the way they like because of one couple's mistake.