Good Incentive for Vegetarianism

Whether you're a skeptic, a neutral know-nothing, or a veteran convert, you should go to this PETA-affiliated site to download the www.MeatYourMeat.com short documentary narrated by actor and activist Alec Baldwin. If you still eat meat, it may make you change your diet. If you don't eat meat, still take a look- having it downloaded on your computer may come in handy as a useful resource when you want to make your case for being vegetarian.

From the May-June issue of The Vegetarian Journal:

"About 6 percent of the population said they never eat meat according to this Harris Interactive poll. This approximately matches results from our past polls. Ten percent of 25-34 year olds indicated they never eat meat. This seems high, but in 2000, 10 percent of 18-29 year olds gave the same answer. So it seems like there may have been a permanent change with this group. No wonder the food industry is concerned, and businesses/trade groups are either adding meatless options to their offerings, or spending money trying to reach young people with their message....The U.S. 2000 census found that there are 209 million people 18 and older in the U.S. If we subtract 4 million institutionalized of all ages, based on 2.8 percent vegetarians, we calculate there are about 5.7 million adult vegetarians in the U.S. Again, this is only an estimate."