I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian. I am, in fact, one of those assholes that won't eat meat even in cases where it won't make a difference. I only buy free-range eggs, too. I find it incredibly ironic that I even bought Maddox's "For every animal you don't eat, I'm going to eat three" t-shirt after I read his first article on vegetarianism.
I don't think I'm a dick about my vegetarianism, and I certainly try to not be pretentious about it. It's not a big deal, and too many people make a fuss over it. I'm just trying to help out where I can, and I know that my diet is making a difference.
I didn't even plan on being vegetarian. My girlfriend is vegetarian, and after being with her after a couple months, I saw how easy it was and decided to try it out after I had incidentally already gone 4 days without meat. I have a few reasons why I stuck with it, but I don't think it's worth getting into in this post.
ANYWAYS...
I've never had pet die on me, for some reason my family has always found new homes for them when we moved. Which is funny after 2 dogs, 3 cats, a bird, a fish, and 2 chinchillas. What.