A petition by Brother Wolf
Animal Rescue, a no-kill dog and cat rescue group in North Carolina, urges
animal welfare and rescue groups to adopt a public vegan policy.
Animal Rescue, a no-kill dog and cat rescue group in North Carolina, urges
animal welfare and rescue groups to adopt a public vegan policy.
A vegan policy doesn’t mean everyone needs to go vegan
overnight, but it would be, as the petition describes it, “a powerful, symbolic act that
presents a unique opportunity for animal rescuers to start this urgent
conversation with their colleagues, their supporters, and the public about the impacts of
meat and dairy consumption.
overnight, but it would be, as the petition describes it, “a powerful, symbolic act that
presents a unique opportunity for animal rescuers to start this urgent
conversation with their colleagues, their supporters, and the public about the impacts of
meat and dairy consumption.
While many rescue groups do amazing work to help companion
animals, very few have a vegan policy to help animals who are raised and killed
for food. The petition aims to get rescue groups to extend their vision to all
animals, not just dogs and cats.
animals, very few have a vegan policy to help animals who are raised and killed
for food. The petition aims to get rescue groups to extend their vision to all
animals, not just dogs and cats.
Surprisingly, many self-proclaimed animal lovers contribute
to suffering by consuming meat, dairy, and eggs. But with your help, Brother Wolf
Animal Rescue can reach its goal of 100,000 signatures and take this challenge
to rescues across the country.
to suffering by consuming meat, dairy, and eggs. But with your help, Brother Wolf
Animal Rescue can reach its goal of 100,000 signatures and take this challenge
to rescues across the country.
So why should dog and cat lovers go vegan?
Well, for starters, the animals we raise and kill for food are
just as sensitive and intelligent as the dogs and cats we adore at home.
Consider, for example, that chickens can recognize more than 100 individuals,
cows form close friendships, and pigs are thought to have the intelligence of a
three-year-old child.
just as sensitive and intelligent as the dogs and cats we adore at home.
Consider, for example, that chickens can recognize more than 100 individuals,
cows form close friendships, and pigs are thought to have the intelligence of a
three-year-old child.
In all the ways that matter, farmed animals are very similar
to dogs and cats. Yet we relegate them to intense and nightmarish abuse: gruesome amputations and burns; cramped
confinement and overcrowding; and terrifying, grisly slaughter. If we treated
just one dog or cat the way the meat, dairy, and egg industries treat billions
of animals, we’d be behind bars for animal abuse.
to dogs and cats. Yet we relegate them to intense and nightmarish abuse: gruesome amputations and burns; cramped
confinement and overcrowding; and terrifying, grisly slaughter. If we treated
just one dog or cat the way the meat, dairy, and egg industries treat billions
of animals, we’d be behind bars for animal abuse.
The truth is, we can’t call ourselves animal lovers while we
continue to eat animals.
continue to eat animals.
Thankfully, no one needs to eat animal products to thrive.
In fact, ditching meat, dairy, and eggs greatly benefits our health and the planet.
In fact, ditching meat, dairy, and eggs greatly benefits our health and the planet.
So if you love your dogs or cats and see them as the unique,
sensitive, and intelligent beings they are, it’s time you opened your eyes and
started seeing farmed animals the same way.
sensitive, and intelligent beings they are, it’s time you opened your eyes and
started seeing farmed animals the same way.
Sign the petition to urge
rescue groups to adopt a vegan policy here.
rescue groups to adopt a vegan policy here.
Ready to go vegan? Click here to get started.
