The End

I know that all of you think that i am the one who didn't get the experiment; and although you are probably right, I have learned alot. I think that being a vegetarian showed me that, sometimes in life it is good to step outside of the norm and just go for something. I didn't step out; better to say something like I gave up a lot, but it was a very rewarding experience. I will never forget the challenges that faced me daily, and will always hold a deeper fondness for those people I call "veggie lovers!" =)

thank you for letting me participate and I hope that you got what you were expecting out of this test.

Michael Wiseman- The boy who is again eating meat!!! HAHA

Wake Me Up When October Ends

October's finally/already over!

I don't know about the other guinea pigs in the experiment, but I, for one, am glad that I participated. I learned a great deal about a lot of different things, and I'm excited for the interview that Katie will subject me to in a few days.

For the other participants, I'd like to hear your month-end thoughts (you can wait until your interview to post), but this is an assignment--so you're not getting out it!

Goodies!

Veggie Party Reminders!

Don't forget that we are having a party next Tuesday, during Senior Project!

Mrs. Hiatt, please come join us!

If you have people that can come (ex: Mrs. Lomans' husband) bring them!

I will be bringing a vegan casserole with fake chicken, rice, water chestnuts, and peas (in other words, heaven mixed into a casserole). I will also be bringing some Veggie Booty snacks and Endangered Species dark and milk chocolate bars. Mrs. Loman is brining vegan banana bread. Mrs. Hiatt is going to try to make something fishy. Courtney and Micheal are going to bring drinks(no milk). I also need someone to bring plates and silverware, but there might be some in the school somewhere. Yay! I'm excited! It's going to be yummy!

P.S. Micheal and Courtney-I'm interviewing you on Tuesday before the party

Mrs. Loman and Mrs. Hiatt- I'm interviewing you Thursday during class

Thank you! You guys are awesome!

The finish line is in sight!

Imagine this:

it's later than 12:01 a.m. this coming Sunday.

What will you eat first?

--elly

Animal Cruelty

There are a few things I need to say to defend myself. First of all, this is a vegetarian blog and project, so there might be some offending things on here to non-vegetarians. I'm not trying to promote vegetaranism, I'm just looking up some different interesting views with animal cruelty. The video I posted is NOT from PETA, it is from goveg.com. Here are my points about the video:
-Not all slaughterhouses are like this
-The cows in this video are NOT treated right
-Show cows are obviously treated much differently than dairy and ranch cows
-Even though they are just going to be killed, it needs to be done with some humanity
-The cow in the video being slaughtered was not having muscle spasms, it was still living
-Cows are gentle, beautiful animals that deserve much more than what is shown in the video
-I didn't make this video, but I do support it's message

There are more videos on goveg.com about animal rights for almost every animal: cows, pigs, chickens, and ducks. They're very interesting. However, you don't have to watch them. I recommend not watching them if you don't support animal rights. Thank you.......Katie

HOWDY STRANGERS, from the lost boy!!!

Hey everyone it has been a while hasn't it? I mean heck where does time get too in this world. I am finally on again. I have a few things to say. First I watched the movie, and I would like to comment on it. Katie, I am not going to lie about anything to the extent of my knowledge. It is true that at the slaughterhouses that cattle are not treated as pets. The job of the slaughter house is to slaughter cattle, and therefore you shouldn't expect anything cheery about a place like it. I mean for example, should humans that are in accidents or are failing due to age or illness go to the hospitals happy they are about to die? And if the doctor knows that you are going to die is he suppose to be happy when he says it? I know that these are the things that you want to hear but its the facts; cattle do die and the facilities aren't always keeping the best interest of the animals in mind. It is in this aspect that I agree with PETA. That is when I got into the business I learned a great deal about the "most human" slaughter houses around here. I raise my cattle as pets; they all have names, get bathes, get clipped, treats, and the most love I can give them, but I do realize that just like people there comes a day when we can't keep them. I feel that the video you found was also a bit bias. I mean you got it off of a pro-vegetarian website. I know that I would be happy to work with the rest of the industry and set up more reliable slaughter house that are as kind to the pets I raise. I think that it is fair to state that, no in the entire world can make someone be kinderly hearted to all things in this world. I think that you are being very narrow minded (no offense) when you are deciding the reputation of all cattle businesses when you only have a small percentage of the entire industry. I hope that I haven't offended you because that isn't my point. I wish that you could just be as opened minded to the contrasting side as I have this past month. I am tired and going to bed, so I will talk later; again Katie I didn't mean to offend you at all. SEE YA!!!

Michael Wiseman

Sexy Vegetarian of the Week

Sexy Vegetarian of the Week

Kristen Bell

*Katie Eastman