I converted to vegetarianism about a month ago. i can tell you right now that it is one of the best things i have ever done. you get this proud feeling that you will never have another animal slaughtered to feed yourself. I find it disgusting. i never really thought about it until i saw an ad about free range chicken. i think it really set me off. at the end of the ad the woman said:
"We take care of our chickens."
It was something like that. Anyways, it really got me angry because if they really did take care of their chickens then they wouldn't be slaughtered. It was then when i decided to become fully committed to being a vegetarian. i had been contemplating it for a while but i couldn't decide until then. So there ya go folks. my vegetarianism start :)