Is vegetarianism a compassion philosophy?

Have you ever know, vegetarianism has about 20 different practicies?

Not only classical "no meat" as I thought. There are those that can eat only fruits, others eat only fish or fowl, others more eat row (uncooked) foods or whole grains and beans. Often they can't eat honey. I don't understand why, honestly.

Interesting is, that the name of this path comes not from "vegetable" but from latin word that means 'lively'

The first vegetarians were not only indians as we all know, but ancient Greeks in the 6 century b.C. too. This practice was connected with idea of nonviolence towards animals. And so we have a confirmation that the initial idea was this, and not "lively" as it became later when vegetarianism turned back in Europe (from Renessance period). The popularity of these practices grows in the last time (because of too fat life, I think).

Interesting for me was to know, that only Hinduism and Jainism teach vegetarianism as moral conduct. Other religions -no.

What say different sources about benefits of this practice?
1. this is the most effective diet for the prevention of cronic diseases
2. vegetarians actually have greater intakes of iron (twice) than meat-eater (because of fertilizers, I think, and not only iron)
3. It's the most natural diet for humans
4. this is a human existance without the need to take life

What say other sources against this practice?
1. More than 50% of pesticides come from fruits (Canadian food Inspection agency)
2. Paesants when they plow their fields kill incredible quantities of animals, than they put fertilizers and pesticides ecc, and kill everything alive in the zone.

This is true. I live in the zone where people grow tabacco. If you could see what poisons they use! And they contaminate all plants nearby because of wind that takes those poisons everywhere. Some years ago one pregnant woman was dead here after she has eaten cherries from the tree that grows near the field with tabacco of her neighbour.

So, the main nonviolence philosophy of vegetarianism has not basis today, I think. Only if you personally grow vegetables you eat and know how you do it.