I'm 12 years old and I'm going into 7th grade. I've always had a passion for animals and want to become a vet. I want to become a vegetarin not only for the health benifits, but to helo the poor animals! Whenever I eat meat the first thing that comes to mind is the poor little animal that is dieing just to be put on a plate and to satisfy my hunger. I really REALLY want to become a vegetarian but I don't know how to tell my parents. Any suggestions?

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I am in the same situation, except I am going into 8th grade
I love animal, my dream is to be a vet, and I feel the same way about animals dieing to be put on a plate. What kind of life is that?

Don't go out and say " I am a vegitarian so don't feed me meat ever again" that will just make them annoyed and they will of course make you eat meat.

What you should do is learn all about the things you need each day. such as protein. find out other ways to get protein. Such as eating veggie burgers, tofu, beans and nuts. To make things easier I'll tell you that you need 50 grams of protein. a few grams under won't hurt you, but try your best to reach that number. choose whether you want to cut out meat slowly or cut it out cold turkey! pardon the expression! If you have a sensitive stomach I recommend you cut meat out slowly. So your stomach has time to adjust. Talk to your doctor if you feel strange. If you lose feeling in any part of your body. Then you HAVE to get more Protein!!! Try to get alot of fiber in your diet.

Hope all goes well. P.S. I will be posting a vidio in a min stad by-
EDIT: ok here is the video- please don't watch it if you really hate to see animals in pain, I am warning you. I am only showing this to you becasue it will really get you motavaited to be a vegitarian. You could also show your parents what they EXACTLY do to animals too. I am going into 8th and you said you are going into 7th so I think you are old enough to handel the truth. Please DON'T WATCH IT if you don't want to see animals suffer, PLEASE, very graphic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odee3Jqzf...