There is a lot of talk about the difference between being vegan or vegetarian. Vegan blogs, etc. talk about how a vegetarian is at best deluding themselves and at worst hypocritical. I do agree that being vegetarian is only going part way toward the goal of being compassionate and caring of animal rights. Many vegetarians currently, and I was in this group in the past, believe that milk and eggs don't harm the animal so that makes consuming them ok. It's absolutely not ok - the dairy and egg industry are no better than the meat industry and in some cases are even worse. However, I'm not prepared to wage war against vegetarians as I strive to become vegan. Those that limit their intake of animal products are taking steps in the right direction. I like seeing that many people are eating less meat even though they aren't ready to become vegetarian. The flexitarian movement is a positive sign as well. Baby steps, folks - baby steps.