1. You think animals
raised for meat are treated well.
raised for meat are treated well.
The vast majority of farmed animals are subjected to extreme
confinement, mutilations without painkillers, and ruthless slaughter. Their
short lives are filled with misery and deprivation.
confinement, mutilations without painkillers, and ruthless slaughter. Their
short lives are filled with misery and deprivation.
2. You think eating
meat is necessary.
meat is necessary.
No one needs to eat animal products to survive; it’s quite
the opposite. In fact, there are tremendous benefits to ditching animal
products for our
health and the
environment. Right now millions of people are thriving on a delicious and
humane plant-based diet.
the opposite. In fact, there are tremendous benefits to ditching animal
products for our
health and the
environment. Right now millions of people are thriving on a delicious and
humane plant-based diet.
3. You think eating
meat is “natural.
meat is “natural.
We don’t have claws and large canine teeth to catch prey. And
we don’t have digestive tracts built to optimally absorb nutrients and discard
toxins from animal flesh. We do, however, have a physiology friendly to plant
eating, and science clearly shows many health advantages to sticking to what
nature grows: plants.
we don’t have digestive tracts built to optimally absorb nutrients and discard
toxins from animal flesh. We do, however, have a physiology friendly to plant
eating, and science clearly shows many health advantages to sticking to what
nature grows: plants.
4. You think you can
love animals AND eat them.
love animals AND eat them.
But if we truly believe that it’s wrong to hurt animals, we
must accept that there is absolutely no humane way to kill animals who do not
want to die.
must accept that there is absolutely no humane way to kill animals who do not
want to die.
5. You think that
plants have feelings too.
plants have feelings too.
Seriously? Plants have no brain or central nervous system,
which means they can’t feel anything. It takes a reported 16 pounds of grain to
produce just one pound of beef, so if you’re really concerned about plants, you
should be avoiding meat anyway.
which means they can’t feel anything. It takes a reported 16 pounds of grain to
produce just one pound of beef, so if you’re really concerned about plants, you
should be avoiding meat anyway.
6. You only buy
“humane meat.
“humane meat.
All animals raised for meat will face the same violent and
unnecessary death. You may see “cage-free, “free-range, and other
so-called humane labels on meat, dairy, and eggs, but don’t
buy the hype.
unnecessary death. You may see “cage-free, “free-range, and other
so-called humane labels on meat, dairy, and eggs, but don’t
buy the hype.
7. You would never
hurt your dog.
hurt your dog.
For many of us, our dogs and cats are family members, and we
make it a priority to ensure their happiness. And in the ways that matter most,
farmed animals and our cats and dogs are
the same. They all have unique personalities, experience joy, and feel
pain.
make it a priority to ensure their happiness. And in the ways that matter most,
farmed animals and our cats and dogs are
the same. They all have unique personalities, experience joy, and feel
pain.
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