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Not to mention all the factories and farms that pump out veggie food are causing major damages to animal existance.

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Sorry, but this statement misses a major point, which is that animals raised for meat need a great deal more food than the people who will eat them.  The huge amounts of land devoted to growing food for cattle, in addition to the large areas of land required to house them, far outweigh the land required to feed people a vegan diet.

Also, keeping huge herds of cattle contributes to global warming, results in erosion of topsoil, and poisons the land with toxic runoff. 

Humans are opportunistic eaters, as are all primates, and need not rely upon meat in order to thrive.  There is no need to "deny your humanity" in order to opt for a diet which is better for our health AND our planet. 

InnerStillness said:

I'm vegetarian simply because my body feels more vital and energetic. Not to mention digestion and elimination are more efficient. Where as some might take the philosophical stance that by being vegetarian they are some how saving the world (or animals or w/e), I think its much more reasonable to be practical about the matter.

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bradley said:

Your argument is that while veges don't directly harm animals, indirectly they do.

But you want to ignore the more damaging environmental effects of animal consumption. A polluted, depleted environment is of course harmful to farm animals and wildlife. Vegetarian diets reduce this harm.

So how does it make sense to judge a sentiment on one indirect effect while ignoring another?

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Yeah, I don't like eating anything that had eyes.  Big deal.    I don't use dairy because it doesn't make sense to me to consume another creature's breast milk.  My stomach isn't made for it.  I feel healthier and happier when I'm not consuming animal (or any cooked) products, and that's what matters. 

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I believe in something, therefore I act on it. Period. It's not about statistics when it comes to acting on personal belief, unless it impedes or greatly affects one's life.

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Veritas said:

Sorry, but this statement misses a major point, which is that animals raised for meat need a great deal more food than the people who will eat them.  The huge amounts of land devoted to growing food for cattle, in addition to the large areas of land required to house them, far outweigh the land required to feed people a vegan diet.

Also, keeping huge herds of cattle contributes to global warming, results in erosion of topsoil, and poisons the land with toxic runoff. 

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Livestock now use 30 percent of the earth’s entire land surface, mostly permanent pasture but also including 33 percent of the global arable land used to producing feed for livestock, the report notes. As forests are cleared to create new pastures, it is a major driver of deforestation, especially in Latin America where, for example, some 70 percent of former forests in the Amazon have been turned over to grazing.

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Meat and dairy animals now account for about 20 percent of all terrestrial animal biomass. Livestock’s presence in vast tracts of land and its demand for feed crops also contribute to biodiversity loss; 15 out of 24 important ecosystem services are assessed as in decline, with livestock identified as a culprit.

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Veritas said:

The correct comparison would be mass genocide in addition to destroying the environment, as compared to someone accidentally hitting someone with their car on the way to work.

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Sure..... "accident".