Aside from the treatment of animals, switching to a vegan lifestyle helps the planet. The animals need water. A pig needs an estimate of 75 million gallons of water a year! That's a lot of water from our planet; and all that water could be given to people who don't get fresh, clean water. Same thing with food, it takes 41 million tons of plant protein to feed U.S. livestock for one year. People in need of food and dying of starvation could eat that food. Also, let's not forget about health. When you eat chicken you're also eating antibiotics, growth hormones, and many more unnatural ingredients. It's not just the chickens, it's every animal. They are injected with the unnatural ingredients to make them more desirable; when in fact, you would not eat any of the stuff injected into the animal alone if you knew it was there. Overall, the consumption of meat, dairy, and egg is unhealthy.
In conclusion, veganism is for the animals, the people, and the planet. There's always more to the story, such as animal testing and animal skin/ fur clothing; which I haven't touched as a topic today. Also, fish are not victimless. Maybe another day I can talk about the things I didn't mention in this post. I hope that in the future the world's population will come to a realization of how humans use and abuse animals to our advantage and their disadvantage.
Vegan Facts:
- Veganism is a lifestyle choice and not a diet.
- Approximately 1 million Americans are vegan.
- Vegans get their protein from lentils, black beans, veggie burgers, tofu, nuts, peanut butter, and soy milk.
- Famous vegans include Ellen Degeneres, Woody Harrelson, Russel Brand, President Bill Clinton, Alicia Silverstone, Mike Tyson, Anne Hathaway and more.
- Chickens, turkeys, pigs, and cows are collectively the largest producer of methane in the U.S.
- If one person exchanges eating meat for a vegan diet, they'll reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1.5 tons per year.
Quote: "People eat meat and think they will become as strong as an ox, forgetting that the ox eats grass." -Pino Caruso
veg·an
ˈvēgən,ˈvejən/
noun
noun: vegan; plural noun: vegans
- a person who does not eat or use animal products.
Vegucated , Food Matters , and Food Inc. Click the movie links to open another tab to read about them.
Some movies to watch about health/veganism: