I try to live by the non-aggression principle. It has come to my attention that maybe animals (for multiple reasons...they feel pain, they are vulnerable, they don't want to die) should also fall in the category of those I should not aggress against. Questions posed to me were "why be against eating dogs, but not chickens"?, "if your cat died, why wouldn't you eat it?"...and so on. It made me think....which is a good thing!

I have been trying to cut down on what I specifically purchase. My wife is going around telling people we're vegan now, and I just laugh. Like, this is not an overnight thing for me, it's going to take time. Same with my political belief journey, it wasn't a quick thing. It progressed over time.

I'm still consuming meat when it's offered, but I have definitely cut down which at least is a step in the right direction. Been trying out some new stuff at the grocery store and have had good luck with some new items. Also found a new shop called the "Herbivorous Butcher", which looks just like a deli but all the 'meat' is made from vegetables and other things. Pretty neat idea.