Say you’re at a restaurant and saw the following on the menu: “Golden retriever burger. Certified humane killing.” How would you feel? Would you consider it humane for someone to kill a happy, healthy dog for food? The reason we would not is because we have been socialized into an invisible belief system called carnism …
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One in nine people is chronically hungry, and it’s getting worse. According to the 2022 State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) report, 828 million people are currently impacted by hunger. Although world hunger is a systemic issue, perhaps the least-known solution for world hunger is also the most tangible: adopting a vegan diet. …
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As some people question whether shrimp even feel pain (they do), you might wonder – is shrimp vegan? No, shrimp not vegan because they are sentient creatures. But the problems with shrimp extend far beyond that. Many vegans don’t eat shrimp for five other significant reasons that you may never have heard. Farmed or wild-caught: …
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People sometimes object that veganism disregards the livelihoods of farmers. After all, if everyone stopped demanding animal products and plant agriculture took over, what would animal farmers do? Progress involves creating new and better jobs Firstly, we don’t determine ethics based on economics. War, the prison industry, and the tobacco industry all create jobs. That …
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The life of a dairy cow includes farmers forcibly impregnating them, taking away their babies repeatedly and exploiting them for 4 to 5 years until sending them to slaughter.
