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aprilstarchildI finally got around to seeing all of Earthlings (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jenhowell has youtubed chunks of it on her journal). I've dreaded watching it, because hey, I'm already vegan, right?
I'm glad I saw it. I'm sure as hell going to get more active. I think education is a huge thing--if more people knew what was going on, they would eat/wear a lot less animal products.
Nothing like watching pigs be beat for not obeying, hung upside down by their feet, and then having their necks sliced open so they'll bleed to death, to make you glad you don't eat pigs anymore.
The breeding sows are kept in tiny cages, so small they can't turn around, and have floors of concrete or metal grating. They are kept almost constantly pregnant, because they want to get as many litters of pigs as possible. The piglets have their tails and ears cut off without anesthetic, because they're kept in such crowded conditions, that they start biting at each other due to stress.
Pigs are smart--people who've kept them as pets say they're at least as smart as dogs, and just as affectionate. Would you want any of that happening to your dog? Why is a pig different? Just because it doesn't have a name? Does an animal only have value because a human cares about it?
In many states, there isn't a lot of regulation when it comes to waste, and pig shit is put into giant cesspools, that make the air nauseating for miles around, and leak into groundwater. During hurricanes, all the pigs drown, and all that pig shit ends up in the flood waters.
Do you really like ham and bacon that much? Is it worth it?
And that, of course, is just pigs.
If I could convince every member of my friends and family to watch Earthlings, I would. More than any other book or video on the same subject matter, I would want them to watch this one.
Yes, that means all of you.
jenhowell has youtubed chunks of it on her journal). I've dreaded watching it, because hey, I'm already vegan, right?I'm glad I saw it. I'm sure as hell going to get more active. I think education is a huge thing--if more people knew what was going on, they would eat/wear a lot less animal products.
Nothing like watching pigs be beat for not obeying, hung upside down by their feet, and then having their necks sliced open so they'll bleed to death, to make you glad you don't eat pigs anymore.
The breeding sows are kept in tiny cages, so small they can't turn around, and have floors of concrete or metal grating. They are kept almost constantly pregnant, because they want to get as many litters of pigs as possible. The piglets have their tails and ears cut off without anesthetic, because they're kept in such crowded conditions, that they start biting at each other due to stress.
Pigs are smart--people who've kept them as pets say they're at least as smart as dogs, and just as affectionate. Would you want any of that happening to your dog? Why is a pig different? Just because it doesn't have a name? Does an animal only have value because a human cares about it?
In many states, there isn't a lot of regulation when it comes to waste, and pig shit is put into giant cesspools, that make the air nauseating for miles around, and leak into groundwater. During hurricanes, all the pigs drown, and all that pig shit ends up in the flood waters.
Do you really like ham and bacon that much? Is it worth it?
And that, of course, is just pigs.
If I could convince every member of my friends and family to watch Earthlings, I would. More than any other book or video on the same subject matter, I would want them to watch this one.
Yes, that means all of you.
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Date: 2006-11-28 10:06 pm (UTC)More processed products seem to be what give people issues with soy.
Veganism is not all about soy, however. There are rice and almond (which I like better) milks. There are lots of beans, nuts and wheat gluten proteins (not to mention that protein is not really an issue - that's Vegan Myth #1). And most of all, there are vegetables. I didn't think I liked vegetables before I went vegan. I kind of resigned myself to eating them, because I figured my tastebuds were less important than those animals' lives. To my surprise, I now love nearly every vegetable, unless it's cooked in some crazy way I can't stand.
Kale is actually a delicious snack food to me now. I know that sounds sick and perverted, but hey, why not? It's actually awesome that one of the healthiest foods on earth (containing vitamins C and A plus calcium and iron) is like chips to me to now. Even brussel sprouts are awesome if you cook them per the directions in Vegan with a Vengeance
I guess the point is, veganism is not all about soy. It's perfectly possible to be a vegan without soy.
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