Why do vegetarians consume dairy products?!
Is this not hypocritical of them?
Answers: ...when they are indirectly supporting the slaughter of male calves bred for veal or killed at 1 week old.
Is this not hypocritical of them?
You're right it is hypocrisy (if they are vegetarians for ethical reasons).The cow also is killed after milk production lowers. If they are vegetarians for health reasons their is no hypocrisy involved.
it's still not meat
Well, the animal isn't dying.
Technically milk doesn't kill a cow, and some say its good for a cow.
However Vegans don't eat any dairy products or meat products because it harms to animals (at least they say so about the milk. I'm not sure which way I believe), and eat just fruits, vegetables, and bread products.
Well thats a different type of vegetarian you are thinking of. Vegans on the other hand do not eat anything associated with animals that includes milk and cheese etc.
It usually depends on the person, not all vegetarians consume dairy products, and not all vegetarians are vegetarians to save animals. Some just don't like meat, and some are vegetarians because of their religion.
It depends on the type of vegetarian...a vegan or total vegetarian will not touch dairy products. And ovo vegetarian will have egg but not dairy. But a vegetarian who has dairy products are lacto vegetarians. And lacto-ovo vegetarian will have egg and dairy. Vegetarian simply means replacing meat.
It is to some vegetarians. Truthfully a strict vegan will not eat any animal products or by-products. There are different levels of vegetarianism - ovolactarians (eggs and dairy), lactarians do dairy but no eggs, pesca vegetarians eat fish, and vegans (strictly no meat stuff what so ever).
I guess it depends on where you are in the "food chain".
I do see your point. The calf is removed from the cow so that her milk can be used for humans.
When you hear cows crying out for their calves it's terribly sad.
Perhaps much the same could be said for eggs being taken from hens??
Anyway, what you're saying is that vegetarians should become vegans. And that is really a step too far for most people.
Especially as the next thing is that some extremists claim that even plants "cry out" when they're harvested (polygraphs or something like that prove it) and then what the hell do you eat?
I don't know where you live.
I live in Texas.
In Texas, people BUY the male calf's (young bulls) to raise for slaughter later (usually after a year) because the beef is not as 'fat' as females (cows) and they gain weight much quicker - thus a higher amount of lean high quality meat for someone that is thinking of filling the freezer - and they KNOW what it is being fed - and it isn't hormones.
Personally - I couldn't do it. It would end up a pet.
But I do know people that have and do. Living out in the county, I find that more and more people are indeed doing just that and not buying the meat at the grocery/meat market.
So while what you write may be true for some of the industry - it isn't a true picture of the whole.
Because they want to. I eat no animal products, but I'm ok with people who do. I'm happy when I hear somebody is keeping meat off their plates. They are already helping a lot. Anyway, who are you to say anyone is a hypocrite? Just get over yourself.
It really depends on why the person has chosen to stop eating meat. There are many reasons for people to become vegetarian, these include ethical, health, environmental, etc.
I will always say, doing something is still better than the people that do nothing. Yes, consuming dairy supports the veal industry, but at least being vegetarian is a step in the right direction.
Please don't call vegetarians hypocritical. Because you do not know everyone's reasons for going veggie. And besides for some people (such as myself) it is extremely hard to go from loving meat to suddenly stopping all animals products overnight! For a lot of vegetarians that do it for animals it turns into a long transitional period. For some it is easy for others it is not. The point is, is that we've made the first step to preventing animal cruelty.
(Not to be rude), But I don't know why you're hating on us vegetarians, considering that I read on a seperate question of yours that you're an omnivore.
Not all vegetarians do consume dairy.
For someone who talks abvout education and ignorance you sure are jumping to some assumptions.
Because vegetarians are idiots.