Sorry, Goldberg, I was being funny… ha ha ha… grin
Actually, this story sounds more like the parents are vegan and not vegetarian. ( HUGE difference) Vegans eat no animal products at all, and that would explain why the baby was not being breast fed. And yes, this is a stupid reason, since all babies are supposed to have breast milk.
And sorry guys, vegetarians and vegans are not all wackos and they are not all unhealthy. Unfortunately it's a big fad right now and people are not doing all their research, so they are extremely undernourished. I know a few very healthy vegetarians and vegans, and I went to a natural BB show where the pro who won was a vegetarian. It can happen.
The simple fact of the matter is, babies can not eat most animal products. Breast milk is the single most important food item for every baby. After that come infant formulas and then milk. A baby can be fed as a vegetarian until 18 months or so easily. Unfortunately these parents are idiots, and did not even provide basic nutrition.