That's the biggest load of cow dung I've read in a long time. Cows in slaughterhouses are abused from the moment they're beaten and electric-prodded onto trucks and trains, then transported in cramped conditions without food or water, then beaten or prodded off these vehicles, beaten and prodded by the men who work the slaughterhouses, where finally amid the stench of blood in the air they're shot with bolts or bullets in the head -- and given the fast pace of operations, they may or may not be stunned -- then finally they have their throats slit. How humane! Wish we could all die like that, right? You also neglected to mention downer cows, who are so weak or crippled that they are dragged off to the side, despite their pain, and left to die a slow death. How dare you lie about so such monstrous cruelty?As for meat being healthy, while it may be high in protein, it's also high in fat and cholesterol, as well as the growth hormones, antibiotics, and other chemical junk they pump into cows to fatten them up and keep them alive under the abusive factory farm conditions.
As for your asinine argument that there are no healthy vegetarians, I happen to be a very healthy vegan. I'm a long-distance swimmer and scuba diver, and I haven't eaten meat in over 15 years (which would explain why my cholesterol level is in the 120's). My wife, also a vegan, is a runner and ice skater. We both exercise vigorously five days a week, with weights and aerobics; how about you?
You are either ignorant, a liar, or both. Here's a list of famous vegetarian athletes to refute your baseless statements. Enjoy.
Famous Vegetarian Athletes:
Dave Scott (five time winner of the Ironman Triathlon) (vegan) "The New Laurel's Kitchen" cookbook
Hank Aaron (home run champion in major league baseball) Source: A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian
B J Armstrong (US Basketball star)
Al Beckles (body builder)
Sorya Bonali (ice skater)
Les Brown (veteran runner)
Peter Burwash (tennis)
Andreas Cahling (body builder)
Chris Campbell (1980 world champion wrestler)
Joanna Conway (ice skater)
Sylvia Cranston (triathlete)
Sally Eastall (Marathon runner - UK No 2, vegan)
Di Edwards (runner, Olympic semi-finalist)
Katie Fitzgibbon (marathon runner)
Clare Francis (sailer)
Louis Freitas (body builder)
Carol Gould (marathon runner)
Estelle Gray (cyclist) Source: A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian
Sammy Green (runner)
Ruth Heidrich (3-time Ironman finisher, marathoner, Honolulu) (vegan) Source: personal acquaintance, also...her book--A Race for Life
Sally Hibberd (British Women's Mountain Bike Champion)
Sharon Hounsell (Miss Wales Bodybuilding Champion)
Desmond Howard (formerly w/Washington Redskins, now w/Jacksonville Jaguars) Source: PETA mailer
Roger Hughes (Welsh National Ski Champion)
David Johnson (BAA coach)
Kathy Johnson (Olympic Gymnast)
Alan Jones (British ski jumper)
Billie Jean King (tennis champion) Source: A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian
Killer Kowalski (wrestler) Source: A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian
Jack LaLanne (Fitness guru) (vegan)
Donnie LaLonde (Former Light Heavyweight Champion of the World. (Lost title to Sugar Ray Leonard)) Source: Article in San Jose Mercury News
Tony LaRussa (Manager of St. Louis Cardinals - US team) Source: PETA, Animals Agenda, Animals Voice, Veg Times, others
Silken Laumann (Olympic rower) Source: Cooking Television Show
Judy Leden (British, European & World Hang Gliding champion)
Marv Levey (Buffalo Bills Coach)
Jutta Müller (multiple Windsurfing World Cup Champion) Source: Flutlicht 95/6/18 on Südwest 3 (German TV program)
Jack Maitland (triathlete and fell runner)
Cheryl Marek (cyclist) Source: A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian
Leslie Marx (fencer;1996 woman's epee national champion)
Kirsty McDermott (runner)
Lindford McFarquar (body builder)
Robert Millar (cyclist)
Katherine Monbiot (world champion arm wrestler and nutritionist) (vegan) Source: The Vegan Society UK
Monika Montsho (weightlifter, 2 x runnerup GB Championships 60kg, NW woman weightlifter of the year 1991)
Edwin Moses
Martina Navratilova (Retired Tennis Champion) Source: Magazine Interviews/Genesis Awards
Julie Ann Niewiek (Basketball commentator) Source: Grand Rapids press/ Image Magazine
Paavo Nurmi
Robert Parish (Center - Warriors, Celtics, Hornets, Bulls) Source: Hearsay
Bill Pearl (Bodybuilder, Mr America) Source: Getting Stronger by Bill Pearl, pg 399
Bill Pearl (Mr. Universe and bodybuilder) Source: A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian
Anthony Peeler (NBA Grizzlies basketball player) Source: NBA web site profiles
Debbie Spaeth-Herring (Georgia State power-lifter) Source: A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian
Lucy Stephens (triathlete - vegan)
Jacques Vaughn (All American point guard, #1-ranked Univ of KS Jayhawks) Source: Lawrence (KS) Journal World (numerous editions)
Kirsty Wade (runner)
Bill Walton (basketball player) Source: A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian
