Vegetarians eating fish?!
Answers: hi im just wondering why some vegetarians still choose to eat fish, now before anyone shouts at me...im not having a go im just curious... after all it is still a living species and deserves the right to live like any other, people keep them as pets etc..im not a veggie myself, and respect to those of you that are by the way x
Hey kitten.......vegetarians do not eat any animal flesh. The people who eat meat, as described by some here, are only vegtarians in their own wannabe fantasies. The vegetarian society INVENTED the word vegetarian and therefore they are the sole entity that can define it.
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/definitions.h...
As you see, the consumption of animal flesh is not allowed.
You seem to understand what's going on here with these Flexi-trolls so I commend you for your understanding of logic and your awareness in regards to those who post here with "agendas".
Give it up Skully, you're just an omnivore like "me". Pretending you aren't just makes you look desperate.
You're right. Vegetarians don't eat fish or any other animals. There are people who call themselves 'vegetarians' and eat fish and that's wrong, because it confuses other people. Eat fish if you want, but don't attach the vegetarian label.
There are a couple of people on this board (if you've hung around here for a while, you'd know who they are) who insist that the "vegetarian cultures of Japan and China eat seafood" even though there is no freakin "vegetarian culture" in Japan or China, apart from some orthodox Buddhist homes and monasteries. The only country with a loose vegetarian culture is India, and fish is definitely not considered part of it.
Fish and chicken are the two most widely consumed meats among the *non-vegetarians* of India (beef and pork are taboo).
They are not vegetarian if they are eating fish.....so please don't call them vegetarian.
many people do not think they are tourchered like other animals are. I am 14 and it is very hard to live with my parents who eat meat they dont approve of me being a vegetarian. I have only been one for 2 weeks and have not run in to this problem yet but they go to steak houses and stuff so when go there i will get something with noodles or rice. I do not eat fish lobster or crab only shrimp I try my best to not eat meat at all but when it comes to eating some shrimp once in a while and giving up my vegetarianiam up completely i would rater eat the shrimp
I know, its weird. I have a 'vegetarian' friend, who eats fish and chicken!! =S
I dont eat pork, but thats just a personal choice. Im not vegetarian..
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I did not each fish for a couple of years after turning vegetarian. I obviously did not balance my diet correctly, as I was permanently, mildly, anaemic. In the end, my doctor (who also happened to not eat meat) told me I was either going to have to sort out my overall diet (I turned veg. at 11), OR, I would have to have regular iron injections, OR I could make a point of eating fish when I could feel I was getting run down/becoming more aneamic.
Soo, after alot of soul searching, I comprimised by occasionally eating fish. And I still do now, when I am having a 'low' period.
I, like many other people, vege/meat eating/or any other kind, am guilty of not giving my body the respect and balance it deserves, so, through noone elses fault but my own, I do, occasionally have periods of just being 'not right', and, at these times, I do find fish can give me a boost. I don't even enjoy it! lol But it works for me.
As much as I would never eat meat (animal fat / gelatin, foods cooked with meat etc.), I will put my HEALTH before my morals - I owe my body that much, for some of the other neglect I inflict upon it.
I have the greatest of respect for Veg*ns who don't eat fish....but that is THEIR choice, just as it is MY choice to occasionally do so.
I also fully beleive animals were put here for man to eat. But mass farming, and the amount of wasteage we have now is simply beyond a joke. But, for those who still go out hunting/trapping/shooting/catching/killi... their own meat (not for sport, but for food), I think that is man trying to out wit nature - just as Mother Nature intended. I guess that also goes against the stereotypical veiw of vegatrianism.
But I didn't create that label - that is what society chooses to call me, based on my dietry choices.
Vegetarians do not eat meat or fish. They eat a plant based diet.
They actually have a name for them - pesco vegetarians. But a true vegetarian doesn't eat anything that had a mother.
I think so isn't it?
Well, if they eat fish, they aren't vegetarians. And if they call themselves vegetarian but eat any animal flesh, you are free to call them on that. As to why some people call themselves vegetarian and eat fish, that's another question entirely.
And pesco-vegetarian is entirely inaccurate and oxymoronic. There is no such thing. There really is no word for someone who eats no flesh but fish. Sorry.
Yes, Veg do not eat any meat/flesh from anything with life. Each person have their choice on food and declare what they are. We just need to be aware that individual have their own selection and choice.
Vegetarians do not eat dead animals, period. Anyone who eats fish and calls themselves a vegetarian is lying or severely misinformed.
fish is not comcidred a animal
A veggie is not a veggie if they eat meat or fish! No matter what their thoughts or beliefs. Joanna Lumley says she will not eat anything with a face - Food for thought.
Andromeda, there are about 500 million Buddhists in the world!
i was gonna ask that question lol
some vegetarians dont eat fish but others do maybe because they think its better 2 at least eat fish coz it has protein in it and remember fish isnt really classed as meat even though its an animal. my auntie and my mom's friend are vegetarians coz they love animals but they eat fish, though not very much, so they can get protein. maybe they dont bother so much about fish coz they're not animals that u can pick up and play with lol
Actually the Japanese, besides having the world's healthiest diet, is considered an vegetarian culture. And they self-identify as such. They would not say they are "strict" vegetarians or "true" vegetarians. But they are vegetarian.
In the 13th century, Dogen, the founder of the Soto sect of Zen, formally established Shojin Ryori or Japanese vegetarian cuisine. Dogen studied and learned the Zen teachings abroad in China, during the Sung Dynasty. He fixed rules aiming to establish the dietary habits of a pure vegetarian life as a means of training the mind.
A 3rd centrury BC book written in China about Japan says in essence that the ancient Japanese "ate fresh vegetables as well as rice and other cereals as staple foods. They also took some fish and shellfish, but little flesh."
Actually the Buddhist suttas are silent on vegetarianism and certain groups or orders of monks and individual holy men practice "strict" or "true" vegetarianism by choice.
The variety of vegetarians one finds in India varies as well. Vegetarians in the Bengal region have wonderful recipes that include fish and seafood, as one would expect. The Jains and Brahimins are "strict" vegetarians. Most East Indians are lacto-vegetarians. The island where my hide-away home is is exclusively seafood and local vegetation. And have been for centuries of their unwritten history. The sea is revered as the source of life (a goddess) and only small amount of the "fruits" of the sea are used for food.
Remember the amounts of fish, seafood, and poultry if used is very small and often used for "flavoring" as opposed to an entre'. And "strict" vegetarianism is part of a spiritual path.
"Ethical vegetarianism" such as one finds in western cultures is a relatively new phenomenon and not part of any spiritual path which makes it more of a knee-jerk "wannabe" reaction rather than a principled lifestyle. You can see that kind of immaturity from some of the comments.
So YEAH.... you can eat fish and be a vegetarian. Most of the veggie world does. And it produces the healthiest diets.
In western world we are called "flexitarians" and the word has caught on in other parts of the globes rather than the prefixes --- pesco, lacto, ovo, pollo, etc.
It isn't vegetarian but i believe the people who do that either believe that the particular animal doesn't feel pain or they are just doing it for their own health benifits.
Pescatarian - is the word you are looking for - people who eat fish but not meat.
I guess this is because it is better to do something towards promoting the welfare of animals than to do nothing at all. If everyone does a little bit, just makes a few changes to their diet, it will all add up.
So for some people they may eat fish but not meat, so they are not supporting the cruelty involved in the meat industry.
For others it may be about buying free-range eggs so that they do not support the cruelty of battery farming.
Others may take the decision to go that step further and be vegetarian or even further, and convert to veganism.
But every step taken is better than doing nothing at all - everyone Can do something to discourage the cruel conditions of factory and battery farming.
I'm vegetarian and I hate it when people eat fish or chicken and call themselves vegetarian. It's confusing, but I can't do anything about it; it's not like we can arrest them or something.
Several people on this forum like to say "vegetarian" has a different definition in other countries, but they never give any references or websites to back up what they say.
vegetarians eating fish is like ******* for virginity
it makes no sense
In modern concept of “vegetarian” or “vegan” often MISUNDERSTOOD. There is no need for self-acclaim, manipulation nor customize to suit you the term "vegetarianism" if you intended to consume animal, or anything derived from them. There is nothing to shame about being called as a non-vegetarian.
Diet influences the state of mind, and the state of mind influences the diet choice, there into Self Realization (Modus Operandi).
One seeking body-mind-spirit balance should aware that Paleolithic diet , omnivorous diet, lacto/ovo/pesco diet, VEGETARIAN, vegan, fruitarian, Raw food (RVAW), are just the order of body-mind-spirit evolution. NOTICE THAT THE POSITION "VEGETARIAN" IS UNIQUE in his/her Self Realization (Modus Operandi).
The word vegan, pronounced /?vi?g?n/,was originally derived from "vegetarian" in 1944 when Elsie Shrigley and Donald Watson, FRUSTRATED the term "vegetarianism" had come to include the eating of dairy products, founded the UK Vegan Society. They combined the first three and last two letters of vegetarian to form "vegan", which they saw as "the beginning and end of vegetarian".The British Vegan Society defines veganism in this way:...The word "veganism" denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude — as far as is possible and practical — all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of humans, animals and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals. Other vegan societies use similar definitions now.
Vegetarianism works in Body-Emotion-Intellectual balance.
There are 3 level of evolution in modern vegetarians.
*Level 1 – Physical*
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BEGINNERS; Concerning 5 senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, body conscious). More concern about animal as "bloody" and "filthy", health issue, disgusting smell and taste, “instincto”, RELIGIOUS ideology
*Level 2 – Soul (Emotion)*
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INTERMEDIATE ; Concerning "animal rights", love, care, famine, poverty, hunger, starvation, pain, suffering, cry, scream, murder (KILLING AN ANIMAL !).
Level 3 - Mind (Intellectual)
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MOST CRUCIALLY, World issue, hunger, starvation, resources, pollution, meat-politics, freakonomics, domination by the strong ones, poverty, famine, criminology, psychopath.
Therefore "killing an animal or plant" is only a minor part of vegetarianism-by philosophy. Vegetarianism never stop at eating habit alone. It is a continuous journey. There are many other crucial reasons why must be a vegetarian.
They are not Vegetarians if they eat fish.
i eat fish but no other meat,i have never called myself a veggie, ever..but i have often been asked 'how can you be a vegetarian if you eat fish'....
When I was in year 7 doing food tech my teacher said that some vegetarians eat fish and chicken because they're cold-blooded animals.
However I'm a vegetarian and I don't eat meat full stop.
No they're not vegetarian if they eat fish although many do say they are veggie. As far as im concerned, a vegetarian eats nothing with a face!
Most of the world's vegetarians eat some fish. One finds them in other cultures where the understanding of "vegetarian" is not a product of some neo-nazi, "society" pontificating. One also finds the Bhuddist suttas quite non-commital about vegetarians leaving it to the individual to define for themselves. I prefer the term "strict" vegetarians as do those in other cultures who are as such, because that is what they are. BTW ... most fish kept as pets would be completely unsuitable as a meal. I know my tanks of riff-lake cichlids would agree.
As a flexitarian vegetarian . . . or simply as a vegetarian I eat fish or seafood approximately 3x's per week.
well if they eat fish they are not vegetarian. i don't know why people think that fish is is not meat.
Well Technically They Aren't Vegetarians.. They're Pescitarians...
I Think Its Just Easier To Say Oh I'm A Vegitarian Than Oh I'm A Pescitarian And Explain What It Means Because Hardly Anybodys Heard Of That Word Haha