Veggie experiences: Ex-cattle farmer says no to meat

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Veggie experiences: Ex-cattle farmer says no to meat

Full story: Dartmouth College Newspaper, NH, US

 

 

Former beef cattle farmer and mechanic Harold Brown decided to become a

vegetarian after learning the word from a bumper sticker on the back of a

car that he repaired. The slogan read, " I don't eat my friends, " and after

asking the vehicle's owner what the sticker meant, Brown further

investigated and gained an appreciation for the concept of vegetarianism. " I

had gone four years to Michigan State University. I don't think I was that

stupid, but I had never heard that word. I hooked up with some people in

Cleveland, found out what these funny v-words meant, and started making

changes in my diet. My health improved, " Brown said.

 

Brown first began making changes to his diet after learning that his blood

pressure and family history dictated a need for an alteration in his

lifestyle. Without a change in his diet, doctors predicted that he would

need bypass surgery by the time he turned 35. Brown responded by giving up

red meat [and] cutting back on dairy products. Brown's decision to stop

eating beef while still working and eating on his grandfather's cattle farm

caused a tension between him and his family members. Life became so

stressful that Brown and his wife moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he saw the

bumper sticker that drastically changed his habits. He became a vegetarian,

and after one year, switched to a completely vegan diet. After a few years

on this regime, Brown is virtually safe from heart attacks. [brown is

featured in the documentary " Peaceable Kingdom, " a film that chronicles the

stories of farmers who left the agricultural industry to pursue the ethical

treatment of animals.]

 

 

Dartmouth College Newspaper, NH, US - March 6, 2007