I wonder why is it so hard for people to make the connection between an animal used for food really isn’t any different from our very own pets? Personally I had to have to pointed out to me, but as soon as it was I got it. So many people just don’t want to see the pain caused just to please themselves but why? Is it people fear change? Yes, going vegan can be difficult in the beginning. But so was learning to ride a bike and tie my shoes. I just find it so hard to believe that people have become so self centered that no matter the cost they choose to look the other way when it comes to this topic. There has to be something more to it. There has to be a way to open people’s eyes to the suffering. Not only for the animals but for our won health as well. We are literally poisoning ourselves. We have created so many diereses and illnesses that people just think that’s the way life is. But it isn’t. It isn’t natural to have to take prescription medications as we grow older to survive. If only I could help more people me age see what they are doing not only to their own bodies, but our environment, and eco system. These things should be cherished, not taken for granted. People bitch about our healthcare system, but they don’t realize most of it wouldn’t be an issue if we all were living more healthily. We wouldn’t have to complain about the high cost of prescription drugs because we wouldn’t need them!
Ok, having that said why aren’t more vegetarians vegan? Hello! You to have failed to make a connection somewhere. Bravo on realizing meat is murder and unnecessary, but you have to realize that the eggs and dairy you consume have more suffering than the very same meat you’ve rightly given up. ‘Beef cattle’ go straight to slaughter when ready. When I say ready I of course mean when the farmers have fattened them up enough. But I digress, the ‘dairy cows’ on the other hand have to serve months and years of one, constantly being pregnant and having their babies taken away. Two, being so overworked they cannot walk or sometimes stand, not that they actually get to roam freely. Three, suffer painful illnesses such as mastitis, and swelling of their utters, or having their tails cropped so the workers aren’t hit when hooking them up to the machines. They go through all this and more and still have to in the end offer up their lives to become someone’s dinner. An eggs! Please don’t get me started. The poor hens are cooped up in tiny cages with so many other hens they can’t even spread their wings. These cages are stacked causing the unfortunate bottom hens to be covered in feces and urine. The light, or lack of, and room temperature is regulated for ‘optimum egg laying’ conditions. Many hens die in the cages but are not removed. When the hens are considered ‘spent’ meaning their egg production has gone down, they are sold to be made into canned soup, or thrown into bins to be gassed. So you see consuming eggs and dairy products are actually much worse than eating meat. Just do some research and open your hart and minds. Are you ready to make the change?
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