Some people do have respect for their parents

You can google something via books now? Well I must be living under a rock.

#12, from what OP said about his mom, it seems the 'before she opens her mouth' ship has sailed.

Ohh yeah, choosing not to murder animals for it's taste eventhough you have other healthy, accessible choices and, by doing so, fighting world hunger and water waist is utterly stupid.

Remember kids: Smokey the bear says only you can prevent flame wars.

But Trolly McTrollenberger says that you are invincible behind a computer screen. :D

All 19 did was express her opinion. She never said it was a fact. Also if you look she said eat want you want as long as you don't force it on others. I sense a lot of overly sensitive butthurt vegetarians here.

ANIMALS "murder" animals. It's called the food chain. We have incisors & canines AND molars for a reason: to eat meat AND plant.

we are the only animal who eats other animals that are groomed to die for us by antibiotics and way to little space... If you eat meat and byproducts eat the real thing and not the cheapest crap!

Yeah, we have that because there was a point in evolution when we needed to eat meat. We don't anymore. Plus, if you want to talk about what nature wants, let's talk about the way animals are treated in order to be food, look it up and you'll see there's nothing natural about that.

I know fully well how factory farmed animals are treated and how cruel it is. I in no way agree with it. However, a minority demographic boycotting meat and protesting eating meat won't change that, as there'll be many more people still buying meat and giving money to the companies who practice these methods; and bashing meat-eaters and trying to force them to stop eating meat, as I've seen many (not all) vegetarians and vegans do, will only provoke them to fight back in some way or ignore it. If you really want to make a difference, vote on issues or for politicians who'll work to get factory farming illegalised, and protest the methods directly. There ARE meat-eaters who care for the way animals are treated and will help back these issues up.

Feel the need to clarify about above either illegalise factory farming; or put into effect regulations for how it's practiced, which companies would have to adhere to or be shut down

And I just see OP is from the UK. Anyway, a group of people whose diet is vegetarian are among the longest lived and healthiest people in the world.