Why Amy went vegetarian

Now that I've finished the vegetarian Thought of the Day series, the next themed blog post series will be written by you! That's right, you! Recently, I asked you why you went vegetarian, and the responses have been fascinating and overwhelming! Us vegetarians and vegans are an interesting bunch. Over the next few months, I'll be occasionally highlighting some of the responses I've received. The first response is from Amy, in Ridgecrest, California:

When I was a kid my family always overcooked the meat. I used to make excuses to get up from the table and then spit it into the bathroom trash. Eventually, ants found it and I got busted. As I got older I "learned" to like it, but still knew that I really didn't care for it. A few months ago I went to a Silverstein concert in Reno. Peta2 was there handing out brochures and I took one thinking, "whatever." When I got home later I actually read it and realized that they were right. Every reason to be veg was right...I recently became a grandma and I want to be around to spend time with my family for as long as possible. When I read about how agriculture is destroying the environment I realized that I was helping that along by supporting the meat industry.

What a cool grandma! Thanks, Amy! You can also submit your own reasons to go vegetarian if you haven't already, or read all the responses.

Pictured: Hip-hop artist Common poses with a veggie burger. Photo courtesy of Petaworld.