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Or something cheesy.

"Vegetarian" (without further explanation) does not preclude eating
cheese.

Anyone that eats anything made with the milk of X ought to be prepared to
eat the meat of X as well. You don't get cows' milk without calves, and the
male calves won't grow up to produce milk. If you drink cow's milk or eat
cheese made with cows' milk, you're implicitly condoning the slaughter of
young male cattle for food, so you might as well eat the beef that results.

That's a separate matter and is an argument that divides vegetarians from
vegans. Some people regard being a vegetarian as just one step they can take
in a particular direction. Others regard meat reduction in their diet as a
step towards being a vegetarian. Saying you must make an all or nothing choice
immediately is an argument well-used by the meat industry to attempt to turn
people away from reform of their diet. There is no such requirement whether
your reform is for health or moral reasons and most reasonable religious
prohibitions expect the occasional lapse.

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