I've thought about vegetarianism but after the recent research done on plant neurobiology there isn't really any moral difference for me. Plants have been proven to give off electrical signals when they are damaged very much like our own nervous system. And scientists are now studying adaptive plant behavior, signaling and communication in symbiosis and pathogenesis, plant immunity, plant memory and learning, plant-plant communication, as well as plant intelligence.
Just because the way they're built and work is different doesn't mean they can't feel a form of pain or discomfort. Denying that would be like saying a fish doesn't breathe because it doesn't have lungs like us.
Animals are a lot more interactive and cuddly but I don't think that should be a reason to respect other forms of life any less.
I've actually been looking at Fruitarianism for a while but I'm not sure if I would be able to do it. |