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Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 | 8:06 pm |
Poll #21584
Open to: All, results viewable to: AllIs horse riding vegan? | Saturday, January 28th, 2023 | 1:54 pm |
It's allways halal if you eat vegan.
"All creatures are like a family of God, and He loves the most those who are the most kind and compassionate to His family." | Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 | 2:29 pm |
| Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 | 12:29 pm |
| Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 | 7:24 pm |
| Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 | 12:55 pm |
| Friday, December 16th, 2022 | 12:52 am |
| Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 | 3:49 pm |
| Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 | 5:04 pm |
| Friday, November 25th, 2022 | 2:49 pm |
Mine is a very strange one: I progressively reduced my meat intake (mainly red meat) over years for environmental reasons.
One day a friend of mine said that he was thinking about trying a carnivore diet (only animal products). I had a lot of free time at that moment, so I prepared a PowerPoint for him explaining every issue related to the production of animal foods. (It may seem too preachy, but the guy is a true fan of PowerPoint presentations).
For once, I couldn't believe that, for basically every possible threat our planet is facing, animal agriculture was the number one, two or sometimes three reason. It is so unefficient, a cause of world hunger, main driver of species extinction..... I knew I couldn't call myself an environmentalist if I consumed those products on a regular basis. Still, I wasn't thinking about giving up all my consumption forever.
Then, as a footnote on the presentation, I wanted to address the ethical aspect. Deep in our hearts, we all know that no nice things go on in these farms, let alone the slaughterhouses.
But I was so naive.
I was absolutely horrified when I read and watched how it all works. I couldn't believe both the numbers (for food, 86 billion land animals and 1-3 trillion marine animals) and the extent of cruelty we inflict on them. I can't possibly imagine a hell that is worse than the Dominion documentary.
I have always called myself an animal lover, so I thought: "Man, who are you trying to convince with these slides? You can't stop this from happening, but you won't give those industries one more € to kill on your behalf."
So the presentation didn't make my friend vegan, but it made me! (He didn't go carnivore, at least) | Monday, November 21st, 2022 | 1:24 pm |
| Sunday, November 20th, 2022 | 11:39 am |
| Thursday, October 20th, 2022 | 2:33 pm |
| Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 | 4:20 pm |
| Saturday, September 3rd, 2022 | 6:10 pm |
In addition to the standard stereotypical vegan jokes and bullying, a study found that: One-quarter of vegan subjects said that a friend cut communication with them soon after announcing their veganism. Anxiety about revealing one’s vegetarianism/veganism was a problem for over one-third of veggie and vegan participants. Over 40% of vegetarian individuals and over half of vegan respondents reported experiencing everyday prejudice, preparing for potential discrimination, and employing coping strategies. | Thursday, June 9th, 2022 | 11:21 pm |
Veganism is an ethical commitment to oppose the exploitation of nonhuman animals. |
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