and I’ll add in some of my favorite quotes about the subject.  Click for the extended entry.

I didn’t crawl my way up to the top of the food chain just to eat vegetables.

Vegetarian is an indian word meaning “bad hunter”

I’m not a vegetarian because I love animals; I’m not a vegetarian because I absolutely _love_ animals!

(altered from above)I’m not a vegetarian because I love animals; I’m a vegetarian because I _hate_ plants!

You put a baby in a crib with an apple and a rabbit. If it eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, I’ll buy you a new car. ~Harvey Diamond

Think of the fierce energy concentrated in an acorn! You bury it in the ground, and it explodes into an oak! Bury a sheep, and nothing happens but decay. ~George Bernard Shaw

If we aren’t supposed to eat animals, then why are they made of meat?

Do vegetarians eat animal crackers?

If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?