Healthy, Young and Poor

[ciaosalvadore]

Please, stop eating fish. The world’s stocks of seafood will have collapsed by 2048 at present rates of destruction by fishing. This means the ocean will be empty by 2048 if people don’t stop eating fish. The fishing industry is the biggest killer of animals in the world, more than 1 trillion fish die each year. Please ask yourself if your fish consumption is worth the total extinction of all marine life. Please stop eating fish and alert everyone you know what will happen if we don’t. 

[loren-vance]

holy shit this is actually true

[groovygorl]

i dont even buy fish that much and golly i love fish but its not worth this

[adviceforvegans]

I love seeing posts like this circulating, getting big. I’m GLAD people are finally scared.

[ebisusama]

im so glad i dont like to eat fish

[jamaicanpumpum]

But what about those who have diets primarily consisting of seafood because it’s what they have access to? I’m from Jamaica and let me tell you: the people whose diets are mainly fish eat it because it’s what they can afford and it’s what’s accessible. There are people there who absolutely need to fish to survive. There are homeless kids and adults alike who are hungry and you know what? Some beg and some steal but most fish. The poor who live in island nations rely on fishing as a source of both food and income so sorry, they can’t just stop eating fish and/or fishing.

I will say though, if you feel strongly about this and you are able to give up fish then absolutely. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t eat fish except when I go home (to Jamaica). When I’m there I mostly eat fish, chicken, fruits, and veggies. Especially fish and fruits. So this makes me think from both the viewpoint of being able to help by giving up fish and the viewpoint of the poor and homeless I know who need it to survive. It really makes me think.

I also personally don’t think the ocean will be 100% empty in 33 years, but as OP said, not eating fish can help. If only more people could see this. And I probably won’t stop eating fish, but aside from the extremity of that link, it was an eye-opener.

[lilitharcane-blog]

You know, people that are fishing themselves, in a lower income country such as a lot of those in the Caribbean aren’t really who this was aimed at. However I see a lot of people who know how environmentally damaging, cruel, as well as exploitive to the people working animal agriculture, the meat industry is, so they view eating fish as idk, like something they should be patted on the back for. I know many people are not going to stop eating fish but I would implore them to download the monteray bay aquarium sea food watch. Many farm raised fish are either caught from the wild, or the process is extremely environmentally damaging.

[healthy-youngandpoor]

The oceans are collapsing due to large scale fishing operations, not because of the folks out there who fish to survive.

I'm looking at the people paying $15 for all you can eat Red Lobster.

I'm shifting my eyes at the people paying top dollar for fish at the corporate sushi go-round twice a month.

[angryinthebones]

Slaughterhouse workers are more likely to be violent, study shows

[healthy-youngandpoor]

MEATWORKERS are more prone to violence – and women are the worst, according to a new study.

[lady-doe]

Vegetarian poops

Amiright?

[darthfeyder]

I’m honestly shocked at how many environmentalists eat meat and animal products. Like, okay cool you recycle, but you also pay for 80% of deforestation and the biggest driver of climate change. But your Prius is making a real difference. 

[vegan-yums]

Simple vegetable soup / Recipe

[healthy-youngandpoor]

Soup and bread is perfect.

I need to learn how to make buttery rolls.

I bet fatassvegan can help.

[dazeylo]

*does drugs but won’t eat white bread*

[mylittlerewolution]

This is how people react when they find out the truth behind how animals are treated before they get to their plates. Ignorance is not bliss. Learn more at http://meatvideo.com

[kady-xvx]

If you can’t watch it, why pay for it?

[fuckyeahcompassion-blog]

[vegan-lavellan-deactivated20210]

Hey, I've read a couple of times that the nutritiens in meat are important for brain growth and healthy development in humans. Is it okay to put kids who are still growing on a vegan/vegetarian diet?

There are many children who are raised vegan and vegetarian. I haven’t seen a single article that states these kids are any less healthy than nonvegans or omnivores. I am not a nutritionist so I really can’t give you a lot of information on this honestly.

All I know is that there are many groups for vegan parents raising their kids vegan, and cookbooks and online resources as well. Infants do need to have milk of course, whether it’s from their birth mother, donor or a formula (nondairy ones might be on the market? I have no idea.)

Here is one article I found on the subject and it does mention brain health so maybe take a look? I believe there are some vegan parents here on Tumblr too! :)

[healthy-youngandpoor]

The official ADA statement says vegan diets are acceptable for all stages of life, including pregnancy and childhood.

It goes on to note many benefits of a vegan diet, as most chronic illnesses are directly related to excessive consumption of animal body parts and secretions.

[fuckyeahcompassion-blog]

[transmasculine-spock]

Believe it or not "Bacon!" is an argument. It's just a really scary one. The argument is that if I enjoy something, it is moral. Which is utterly terrifying.

[healthy-youngandpoor]

For many...

...the first symptom of underlying heart disease is erectile dysfunction. But, #bacon right?

[sabelmouse]

Vegans typically think they have found a fair and just balance between human self-interest and non-human-animal interest with the abolition of animal farming and hunting, animal entertainment and animal research, even though humans would still be hurting and killing animals in all sorts of other ways. To convince us that abolishing only these particular harms to animals is nevertheless not an arbitrary stopping point for humanity’s concern for non-human others, vegans (deontological especially) have to show that hunting and farming and slaughtering animals constitute special forms of selfishness that are particularly worse for the animals than all the various ways a vegan world would harm them. The typical appeals are to Kantian notions of intent or an objection to exploitation as being inherently bad no matter what the exploited feel about it. There is also of course the consequentialist argument that works really well against factory farming but less well against high-welfare animal farming and hunting. If all of these fail to convince us that there is something in particular that is innately more harmful about animal farming and hunting (no matter how they are done) than all the other ways vegans are fine with harming animals, we can say that vegans are making an essentially meaningless distinction that we are ethically safe to ignore.

http://letthemeatmeat.com/post/106360510372/vegans-and-intactivists (via sabelmouse)

However, vegans are the only people I know who, without flinching, stick to their morals when faced with everyday dilemmas regarding food and service ethics. For instance, vegans by and large are the group that:

-began boycotting quinoa once the truth about farming practices and unequal, unfair trading -mention the PTSD suffered by slaughterhouse workers -talk about domestic violence associated with desensitization towards cruelty experienced by slaughterhouse workers’ families -boycott Ivory Coast chocolate due to unsavory child labor -boycott most conventionally available coffees due to unfair trading and unsustainable farming. -buy organic cotton products -begin using reusable menstrual products, thus lessening the environmental burden -buy fair trade -join CSA’s, co-ops and other food markets outside of the big box retailers who exploit migrant workers domestically and international. - talk about water pollution and equal water distribution (much water pollution is a direct result of animal agriculture)

That’s what people forget to mention regarding veganism. It’s not just a diet. It’s so much more than food.

Vegans care about human rights issues.

Who, other than vegans, cares about the human and non-human animals, the planet and ecosystems?

(via healthy-youngandpoor)

Who, other than vegans, cares about the human and non-human animals, the planet and ecosystems?

lots of people!

 no isn’t just about food, but vegans ignore everything in their own lives, food or other things, that make their own impact negative. 

and obviously kid themselves about their superiority. 

(via sabelmouse)

To the contrary, vegans I know reduce consumption of harmful products more than any other group. I rattled off a handful of examples.

Get back to me when big box, drive thru double bacon culture gives a shit about migrant workers or chocolate slaves.

[vbasement]

Quote from Peter Singer, an Australian moral philosopher. 

[healthy-youngandpoor]

Meat is the #1 cause of global warming, pollution, species extinction, deforestation, et al.

Meat is also the #1 cause of death in humans due to heart disease, associations with multiple cancers and diabetes.

Your cheeseburger is killing this planet and you are too selfish to care.

The ADA (American Dietetic Association) has an official statement that veganism is 100% healthy and safe for all stages of life, including pregnancy, infancy, childhood and beyond.

As far as B12 goes, animals convert B12 from soil microbes. Factory farmed animals don't eat soil microbes in their GMO soy, corn and antibiotic diets. Over 90% of all meat is factory farmed, so don't you dare claim exemption. Truth be told, meat eaters are JUST as likely to be B12 deficient, according to ADA studies.

I have spent more time researching diet than most medical doctors.

I was anemic for years, ironically until I became vegetarian. Now my iron, hemoglobin and hematocrit are so high the Red Cross staff are often amazed at how healthy I am.

A whole food, plant based diet is the single most important thing you can do for yourself, the planet and the animals.

[sabelmouse]

Vegans typically think they have found a fair and just balance between human self-interest and non-human-animal interest with the abolition of animal farming and hunting, animal entertainment and animal research, even though humans would still be hurting and killing animals in all sorts of other ways. To convince us that abolishing only these particular harms to animals is nevertheless not an arbitrary stopping point for humanity’s concern for non-human others, vegans (deontological especially) have to show that hunting and farming and slaughtering animals constitute special forms of selfishness that are particularly worse for the animals than all the various ways a vegan world would harm them. The typical appeals are to Kantian notions of intent or an objection to exploitation as being inherently bad no matter what the exploited feel about it. There is also of course the consequentialist argument that works really well against factory farming but less well against high-welfare animal farming and hunting. If all of these fail to convince us that there is something in particular that is innately more harmful about animal farming and hunting (no matter how they are done) than all the other ways vegans are fine with harming animals, we can say that vegans are making an essentially meaningless distinction that we are ethically safe to ignore.

http://letthemeatmeat.com/post/106360510372/vegans-and-intactivists (via sabelmouse)

However, vegans are the only people I know who, without flinching, stick to their morals when faced with everyday dilemmas regarding food and service ethics. For instance, vegans by and large are the group that:

-began boycotting quinoa once the truth about farming practices and unequal, unfair trading -mention the PTSD suffered by slaughterhouse workers -talk about domestic violence associated with desensitization towards cruelty experienced by slaughterhouse workers' families -boycott Ivory Coast chocolate due to unsavory child labor -boycott most conventionally available coffees due to unfair trading and unsustainable farming. -buy organic cotton products -begin using reusable menstrual products, thus lessening the environmental burden -buy fair trade -join CSA's, co-ops and other food markets outside of the big box retailers who exploit migrant workers domestically and international. - talk about water pollution and equal water distribution (much water pollution is a direct result of animal agriculture)

That's what people forget to mention regarding veganism. It's not just a diet. It's so much more than food.

Vegans care about human rights issues.

Who, other than vegans, cares about the human and non-human animals, the planet and ecosystems?

[vero-in-technicolor]

[streetdogmillionaires]

When people say ‘This is my baby,’ they don’t always mean a baby. Sometimes they mean a dog.

A Somali student, on what has surprised her most about the United States. (via africandogontheprairie)

And yet they slaughter billions of equally intelligent, emotionally complex land animals each year...