Are there more conservative or liberal vegetarians?

Answer 1

There are very few conservative vegetarians. Conservatives tend to value their freedom very highly, and as most people enjoy meat, conservatives think of vegetarianism as handing over your freedom to eat what you like. Often they view all the instances of meat-eating in The Bible as acarte blanche to eat any meat today. Liberals think more about the effects of their diet choices, and when you think of all the various horrors of industrial meat farming, it makes sense to stop supporting it. Liberals can also tend to think of animals being on an equal plane with humans, while conservatives, being steeped in biblical thinking, recall with relish God's command to take dominion over the earth and rule over it. God, in fact, created animals to be Adam's companions (pets, basically) and then later said they were all right to eat. He never said anything about stuffing animals in crates and cruelly squeezing from them every drop of profit available, but I've found that the conservatives I know (I grew up immersed in them) just don't care.

You are kidding me, aren't you? I am very conservative and a vegan. Conservatives absolutely do care about the care and treatment of animals. If you go to our local shelter, most of the donations are from, you guessed it, Conservatives. Personally, I think that it is a matter of respect, whether for animals or people.... Whether Liberal or Conservative. Your statement has no basis in fact or statistics. Most of us "grew up" eating meat. That is the way it was. Things have changed over the years. Knowledge is power. I taught in a low income, very liberal school district. There were no vegans there and they made fun of me. By the end of the term, the children were more accepting of my views and I certainly understood theirs.
Conservatism is based on the belief that the Government should stay out of our personal lives and that the individual is responsible for his/her well-being. Liberalism believes that the Government should control everything from highways to health care.
When you raise taxes you cut off donations(by either eliminating them all together or taking away the tax credit) to all of the Shelters (Animal and People). . . the money that you had to donate becomes essential to your well being. Liberal Government spending means less individual freedom. Conservative Government spending puts more money in the pockets of individuals and allows those with extra money to support the causes they wish to support.