Should veganism receive the same legal protection as a religion?

[handmade34]

42. well

I don't feel as if you're preaching but... it is not fair to make blanket judgements

I try to respect all life and do my best to do the least harm possible... I border on veganism, I am an apiarist and eat honey, and I raise chickens and once in awhile I eat the eggs (mostly give them to neighbors and friends)
... my food choices center around concern for my health, the health of the environment, the well being of all other life around me and what I just enjoy eating

I also grow most of my vegetables and marvel at how they grow and act in their environment... on my growing shelves in the house these days, I watch as the tomato and pumpkin plants move back and forth under the grow lights throughout the day... I marvel at the seedlings and sprouts as they rise above the soil in the flats... I know all too well life is a series of choices, sometimes difficult and sometimes not...

I don't eat meat but I will kill a mouse or predator that is harming my home or charges, if I must (I do try to trap and relocate when I can) sometimes, no easy choices... so I try hard not to judge others too much