I might get hate for this, and thatâs okay.
I went vegan 10 months ago and at first it started off as a health endeavor. Instinctively, we know that fruits and vegetables are the best things to eat for optimal health. It turned into something so much bigger.
I just canât keep quiet anymore. I will respect peopleâs dietary choices as I would respect their beliefs, but that does not necessarily mean I support them. And no, I do not support eating animal products.
I cannot believe how much fog clouded my mind and my eyes.
So please, truly sit down and ask yourself, âWhy am I actually eating meat? Would I get down on both knees and suck on a cowâs udders to drink their milk? Would I go out and hunt and kill animals in order to eat? Would I thoroughly enjoy throwing a slab of bloody meat onto a grill, smelling it as it cooks before my eyes, thinking of the innocent living creature that looked me in the eyes as I put a knife into it for my taste buds?â
Does a slab of meat actuallyâŚtasteâŚthat goodâŚ?
So many of us talk about how much we love nature, the ocean, the beach, the trees, the forestsâŚPLEASE watch Cowspiracy. The biggest detriment to earth today is animal agriculture.
I cannot keep quiet anymore. I canât.
Iâve heard some pretty amazing examples, like the following, both from the book âWhy We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows:â
1. It is pretty much guaranteed that if you put a chick and an apple onto a bed with a baby, every single time the baby would choose to put its mouth to the apple and just play with the chick. When did it change for us? Did we ever sit down and actually ask when we started to eat meat and why?
2. Imagine yourself around a table at a dinner party. The host serves you a huge stew. And you take your first bite. The meat in the stew melts in your mouth. You think it might be some tender pork, veal, or a great cut of steakâŚand you decide to ask the host, âHey, what meat is in here?â The host responds, âOh, just a few slabs of golden retriever!â Do you still eat it? Or does your stomach start to churn as you think of your pet golden at home? Why are chickens, pigs, cows, or ducks any different?
Think about it. Think about it. Read. Watch. Please.
Cowspiracy (now on Netflix!)
Forks Over Knives (on Netflix!)
Earthlings (viewer discretion advised)
Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death
Books: (just the ones I have read so far, I have a whole list of books I need to read)
âWhy We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cowsâ by Melanie Joy
âSkinny Bitchâ by  Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin
âEat and Runâ by Scott Jurek
âHow Not To Dieâ by Michael Greger
Veganism changed my entire life. I will not miss out on the chance to try to spread the message to change yours too.
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