Save 100 Lives

Greetings to all my fellow vegetarians! I know you might be a bit stressed about how your whole I-don’t-eat-dead-animals philosophy will go down among the predominantly carnivorous students at your chosen university, but guess what? I’m here to help!

First and foremost, if there’s an animal rights group at your university, join it. It’s an amazing way to mix with like-minded people, get involved in something you’re passionate about and make new friends. I joined Rhodes’s ROAR society (Rhodes Organisation for Animal Rights) at the beginning of the year, and it’s really opened my eyes. They gave us a lot of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) activism materials and information, which really encouraged me and strengthened my passion for this cause. I especially loved the animal rights stickers they gave us – they’re a fantastic way to spread the word and interest people in your ideas. A cute sticker on your notebook or a poster on your res room door is a great talking point and may even sway one of those meat-eating friends of yours!

If you’re staying in a residence, you can usually pick what you want to eat. There are different menus you can choose from, so it’s easy to simply book ‘vegetarian’ or even ‘fast food vegetarian’, if you’re lucky enough to attend a university which allows you that option. Dining hall meals are notorious: my friends are always complaining about how terrible the meat looks/tastes (or discussing what exactly it is that they just found in their chicken), so you’re much better off.

If you’re living off-campus in a flat/house (‘digs’ in university lingo), you’re going to have to do your own cooking (unless you want to live off Margherita pizzas from Debonairs. Which is cool too. But probably not good for your cholesterol level). But this isn’t a problem, thanks to those fantastic people at Fry’s. Their vegetarian boerewors / hotdogs / mince / sausage rolls / schnitzels / hamburgers are probably the reason I haven’t died of malnutrition over the last 6 years of my herbivorous life. They are the easiest things to make – you can stick most of them in the microwave for a minute and ta-dah! Edible soya protein! And you can stick them in almost every dish to replace the meat. Best thing since Mugg ‘n Bean’s frozen mocha coffee.

So there you go. You’ll survive just fine. And you can carry on on your merry vegetarian way and save the lives of more than a hundred animals a year.

***For all you omnivorous readers out there, you should see where your meat comes from. And then we’ll see if you still enjoy your Big Mac. Go veg! ***

Mwa mwa!
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