Now, let’s talk about the ethics that Megan espouses.
1) Animal welfare and vegetarianism are not intrinsically bad or good - they are personal choices, and Megan should be free to make whatever choices she likes. If she doesn’t believe in killing animals, then why does anyone else care? She’s not forcing YOU to become a non-leather-consuming, non-meat-eating citizen, she’s just saying it’s her preference. Leave her alone.
2) Animal welfare and vegetarianism have nothing to do with hippies. Some people like animals. Some people like Cadillacs, too. No one is saying you need to buy into either. Leave her alone.
3) Animal welfare and vegetarianism are COMPLETELY UNRELATED to greenhouse gas emissions, gas/oil consumption, or ENVIRONMENTAL friendliness. They are, again, an ETHICAL (and hence, personal) decision. You can, indeed, buy an SUV and still not eat meat or buy leather - the two are completely different choices, and one does not necesarily assume the other. If you think they do, you should probably take a logic class and understand the difference between correlation and causation. It could be argued that greenhouse emissions pollute the environment and hence deplete rainforests and cause problems for all living creatures, but that’s not the question, debate, or contention that Megan raises. All she’s saying is she likes animals and doesn’t want to eat them or sit on their hides. At the end of the day, that’s her choice and no one else has the right to complain about it. So leave her alone and stop being so bloody ignorant…you give the rest of the BMW buyers out there a bad name.

In case you were wondering, I’m neither a vegetarian nor a non-leather consumer. My M roadster and 540 both have extended leather options, I enjoy a good steak, and I have a bunch of gas guzzlers. Do I love animals? Yup, got a dog or two somewhere around here. Do I feel much affection for cows? Not particularly, which is why I eat them and sit on their tanned hides. I’m neither a hippie nor a tree hugger, but I believe that Megan, and others like her, should be free to make their own choices - after all, she’s not pushing it on you. Best option? Leave her alone and do whatever the hell it is that you want for yourself.

Cheers.

I am no vegetarian but can respect someone who has the ability to stand by their beliefs and fail to see the relevance of your maniacal rantings. Why does ethics equate with ‘hippie’ anyway, or is that just a term for anyone who happens to not share your particular views.

Another beautiful example ignorance and small mindedness disguised as opinion by bluster and aggression.

Let us pray we don’t all ‘grow up’ to your level.

Soccer mom pretending to be a vegetarian that cares, grow up.

Lions are evil!!! They eat them while they’re still alive! Kill all lions, oh wait, I like animals, even though they do what I don’t like!? Oh it’s so confusing to be a hippie.