It means nothing. My daughter is being raised vegetarian (at least for now) because my husband is and it is part of his religious beliefs. I am vegetarian at home (I will have poultry or fish when at work or out). But out of respect for him, we keep a vegetarian home and agreed to raise our daughter in that. Are we violating her because she'll be told "In this house, we don't eat animals?" Is every parent who makes food choices for their family along ethical/religious lines abusing their kid?  Like most fat arguments, it falls apart the second you actually think on it.