An Interview with Jonathan Safran Foer

Sit down with the author of Everything Is Illuminated, which won the National Jewish Book Award for Fiction and The Guardian's First Book Award as he shares his thoughts on the kosher meat industry and vegetarianism. To learn more please visit http://www.goveg.com/jsfkosher.asp?c=...

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[Lirave]

Probably because plants can't sense pain since they do not have a nervous system.

[TheHumina]

dude...you spelled the word 'fucking' wrong. so what does that say about your life???

[CrakShaft]

I think he had his Ukraine experience in the '90s when things were different in this part of Europe :)

[CrakShaft]

Soy, milk, cheese, eggs...all good vegetarian protein :D It must be harder for a vegan to keep a balanced diet...I tried being a vegetarian when I was 13 but the carnivore beast inside won and I got back to eating animals. I own 6 pets (dogs, cats, rodents, birds) love them all and share my food with them, according to their preference :D I eat bread with the bird, fruit with the Guineea pig and meat stuff with the cats and dogs. They don't seem to mind.

[nickorization]

I'm working out and I am vegan, vegan athletes:

Bill Pearl, Robert Parish, Carl Lewis (yep), Mac danzig (UFC), Marlon Dedakis.

In my personal experience I can tell you my recovery is WAY faster, not

to mention whenever I pause for a few weeks I get back into shape a lot quicker than I use to.

oh and Mike Tyson is vegan these days too.

[nickorization]

Mussels, Oysters, and Clams have shown nervous response to induced pains actually.

And by learning just a little bit of the common fishing methods

you understand that the habitats in which they live in is being destroyed by fishing, not to mention they are caught with much bigger, definitely sentient fish (want some Dolphin with that Tuna?)

Oceans are one of the most harmed environment by humans, with 90% of big fish gone in the last 60 years (!!)

[Katherine Thorsteinson]

neither do clams, oysters, scallops or mussels... it's okay to eat them?

[Soapjuna]

It is not simply about infliction pain.

[Soapjuna]

Read his book, Eating Animals.

[Soapjuna]

Read his book, Eating Animals. 

[tim bartorillo]

dude your no better than any other person for not eating animals, do you think a lion or tiger or bear (oh my) would have a second thought about eating you, i dont think so! "vegetarians" good on you for not eating meat but get some protein you look sick!!

[Юлия Шило]

Totally agree with you. I am a Ukrainian and a vegetarian. For me it is not difficult to find a veggie shop, cafe, snack bar. Of course it's about big cities.