I had always been an “animal lover,” growing up with dogs, cats, fish, and a horse, but my turning point really came during a bike ride. I was in high school and on a weekend bike ride with a few friends. We stopped along a fenced-in field where some cows were grazing on the other side. Out of nowhere, a small calf came trotting over to me and poked his head out between the rails. I petted him, looked into his eyes, and fed him some grass from my side of the fence, as the grass is always greener on the other side …. We finished our break and biked around the other side of the fields, and to my horror, I realized this “farm” was a slaughterhouse and that calf was being raised for meat. I was shocked. I rode home, tears streaming down my face the entire time. I knew I had to become a vegetarian, and the next week, I gave up meat and fish for good.
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