anastasia: LOL - I think it's something that was a LONG time coming for me. I just couldn't deal with bones and such anymore (Thanksgiving Dinner - turkey, turkey, turkey - was always a rough one for me, even as a kid, I felt sad for the beautiful bird). I still eat some animal products tho, milk, eggs, butter, but hopefully nothing that any animals are actually "put-down" for (I guess). Both my sons are meat-eaters tho and that's entirely their choice ... I don't think our country makes it very easy to give up ... it's everywhere, true?