Vegan Lifestyle
When you tell someone you’re vegan they usually have a lot to say. Unfortunately, much of what they say isn’t very nice. There are usually comments about how much you must miss bacon and cheese, and questions about how you get enough protein. You get used to been asked if you eat grass on a daily basis. I’m not really sure why vegans are scrutinized so much but it probably has to do with the fact that meat and dairy is considered a normal part of daily life.
Meat and dairy is pushed at us from every angle. Until you go vegan you don’t really notice it. The next time you’re at the grocery store, look around. You’ll see neat little packages with smiling chickens on top. Happy cows on milk and cheese, and friendly looking pigs on packages of hot dogs. The meat and dairy industry would like you to believe that farm animals are happy. This type of marketing sells more products and further removes consumers from the truth.
Life on the farm
The fact is that life on the farm is miserable. Animals are kept in incredibly small cages. They live in their own filth and are fed loads of antibiotics and/or hormones and are treated inhumanely. These animals live an awful life and die an even more horrible death. They are then packaged up neatly and sold to consumers around the world. The problem is that consumers never see the farms. The meat they buy looks nothing like the animal it once was, making it easy for people to never actually think about it.
More than a diet
Vegans do not eat meat. They don’t eat fish, cow’s milk, goat’s milk or sheep’s milk. They don’t eat cheese or eggs and they don’t eat honey. Veganism is more than just diet, it’s a lifestyle. Vegans don’t use products that contain or are tested on animals. They don’t wear leather or fur. They don’t support zoos or circuses. Vegans don’t do anything that involves the suffering or exploitation of animals.
Choose Compassion
Vegans are typically compassionate and gentle people. They care deeply for all living creatures. We should all strive to be so compassionate. The next time you meet a vegan think carefully before you throw stones. Chances are pretty good they aren’t going to insult you, shouldn’t you show them the same respect?
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