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In reply to the discussion: Giant Rabbit Couple Decides They're In Charge Of New Baby Sister [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)And fish, if you count that.
I have not been able to give up poultry. I plan on making that a focus in the near future. Maybe I can do that.
A good surprising side effect has been that giving up meats (except poultry) has made me healthier, and stayed that way for decades! Low blood pressure, normal cholesterol, same body weight, etc. While acquaintances have all had deteriorating health as they aged. Is it because I gave up meats years ago? I don't know for sure, but I think so. I do feel better about the ethics of eating those meats.
I also don't buy leather purses or shoes, anymore. But I still use the existing ones I had. And to be fair, I'm retired, so no longer need high quality work shoes.
My exercise shoes I still buy, though...I don't buy any with any leather on them. A perk is that they cost less without leather.
I don't know how to replace the protein and iron I get in poultry. I don't like imitation meats made out of soy.
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