Quote Originally Posted by GHoSToKeR
What the hell are you talking about? This kid was telling us that he wanted to stop eating meat but his parents wouldn't let him. Try reading the entire thread before you make a comment.

Edit: And to say that one person going vegetarian won't help prevent any animals from being slaughtered is ridiculous. Supply and Demand, my friend... If there's less demand then..... ? I'm sure you can figure out thes rest on your own.
Let me try to dumb it down some more: It's his choice, it's his problem. What does he want? His parents to make an extra vegetarian meal for him? Why doesn't he make his own vegetarian meal? Are they tracking his every move making sure that he eats meat? His parents aren't his personal servant there to cater to his every whim. And why the hell am I talking to you about this? Can't he defend himself?

And now the second part: First of all I said nothing about prevention, Don't put words in my mouth. I'm going to have to dumb this one down too: Sure one person not eating meat will lower consumption, but will it stop the killing? Let me answer that for you: NO! Yeah, you not contributing to the slaughter of animals good for you, but if you believe that is in any way slowing meat production you are sadly mistaken. Quote from the USDA-

"The 2004 gross income from cattle and calves, hogs and pigs, and
sheep and lambs for the U.S. totaled $62.6 billion, up 11 percent
from 2003. Gross income increased for cattle and calves, hogs and
pigs, and sheep and lambs. Cattle and calves increased 5 percent,
hogs and pigs increased 35 percent, and sheep and lambs increased 3
percent.

Total 2004 cash receipts from marketings of meat animals increased
11 percent to $62.2 billion. Cattle and calves accounted for 76
percent of this total, hogs and pigs 23 percent, and sheep and
lambs 1 percent. Production decreased for all cattle and calves
and sheep and lambs but increased hogs and pigs. Average prices
were up for all three species."
Meat Animals Production

What happened? Are there less vegetarians now? And before you give a glib response, make sure you have something to back it up.