If you never feed them meat inside the house, nine times out of ten they are going to avoid it outside the house because they are going to feel like its off limits/ unknown. When they get old enough though to understand introduce them to peta and whatever else made you go vegetarian and let them make their own choice like your parents let you, I mean whose to say that forcing them to eat meat isn’t the same thing as forcing them to not. Of course if they decide to eat meat that doesn’t mean you have to agree to have it in your house.

Oh yes, my kids are deffo being raised veggie. I was raised that way so i’ve never known any different, my brothers on the other hand, do have burgers and things when they go out with their friends as they seem to give into peer pressure quite easily.

Probably not.

I am raising mine vegetarian. I cannot, however, control what he eats when he is with his father’s side of the family.

I plan on raising my kid vegan, but i do not plan on enforcing it.

I have a three-month-old son, and I fully intend to bring him up vegetarian. Hopefully by the time he’s old enough to decide for himself, he’ll stick with it.

Yes I would, perhaps even vegan. My parents raised me with eating meat. Later I decided it was wrong. I will teach my kid why its wrong to eat animals. If he/she then decides to eat meat in his/her teen years I can’t stop them. I will kick them out the house however hahaha(evil vegan laugh)

@Slayla I think that is pure genius, I would respect my children for fighting for what they believe in. Even if they believe in eating meat, I’d rather see them rallying against PETA than following the crowd instead of thinking for themselves.
@LydiaRawrxP I totally agree. We can raise them to be compassionate for animals and of the cruelties and murder they go through to be food, but ultimately it is their choice!

I think it should be their personal choice, but you can always serve them vegetarian food!

i hink you should raise your children to think for themselves first

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I think you should raise your children to think for themselves first and to not let others sway their minds. Children are like sponges, they will soak up any information around them. I would rather have the child scream in my face, standing up for themselves, than to have a kid who follows everyone else just because it’s easier. Creative people always stand out and think for themselves. We need more of them for our future than corporate drones.

I will teach my children the cruelties of the meat industry, and I will teach them love and compassion for all creatures. I will also teach them that eating meat is very unhealthy and eating them is wrong. Eventually, the choice will be up to my child whether or not they choose to eat meat. I will love them regardless, but I will not purchase them meat.

If I have children, I would raise them vegan. It is the most loving thing you can do because it is healthier and humane. Once they are able to make their own decision (I’d say 16) they can choose.

It’s not all that different to raising your kids eating animal foods.
Either way, kids will develop their eating habits from the people who raised them, so if kids are raised being told eating meat is okay, they’ll most likely hold that belief for the rest of their life, and vice versa for bringing up kids as vegetarians.

Also, they will eventually be able to make their own choice!

If I raise a child, they’ll be vegan until they get food from somewhere not involving my money. We “indoctrinate” our children with all kinds of beliefs. My lesbian parents “indoctrinated” me to think being homosexual is fine, for example.