Vegetarianism

"'Just don't like the idea of eating animals - they show no signs of wanting to eat me.'" Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animal slaughter. Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient life. Such ethical motivations have been codified under various religious beliefs, as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, environmental, cultural, aesthetic, economic, or personal preference. There are variations of the diet as well: an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet includes both eggs and dairy products, an ovo-vegetarian diet includes eggs but not dairy products, and a lacto-vegetarian diet includes dairy products but not eggs. A vegan diet excludes all animal products, including eggs and dairy. Some vegans also avoid other animal products such as beeswax, leather or silk clothing, and goose-fat shoe polish.

Links To Peel
In the Delicious Way To Earn A Living book, Peel, interviewed in 1975/76, explained why he had been vegetarian:

"'I got into the Love/Peace Flower Power era, like a lot of people in the glamourous world of Rock-a-Boogie. Everyone draws the line at what they're willing to kill, mine's a bit further down the evolutionary scale. I say you don't eat me, and I won't eat you.'"

Despite being a vegetarian, ............. (tbc)