[Tas]

well, that's a bit of a story actually!

a long time ago, various events caused me to re-evaluate my ethical standards. Eventually, I settled on a utilitarian-based ethic. I believe in the freedom of all individuals to do as they want, so long as they do not hurt any other individuals in the process.

eventually I realized that, following this ethical standard, I could not justify my continued consumption of meat. The slaughtering of animals is an unnecessary suffering and, if it were possible for me to survive without contributing to that suffering, then it was wrong of me to continue the way I was.

I spent some time trying to see if I could justify eating meat, but eventually decided that it was inconsistent with my morals and made the decision to become a vegetarian.

and that is that!