Why We Should Go Vegan

May 20, 2012 By Amelia, 9
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I would like everyone to be vegan. Why? There are many reasons.

For one, I am a vegan myself, and I believe that no one should be cruel to animals. If everyone were vegan, they wouldn’t stuff chickens and pigs in cages so tiny that they couldn’t even turn around. They wouldn’t dump the animals in a truck and ship them off to a place where they will be killed. They wouldn’t force-feed them. They wouldn’t do lots of things that they are doing now.

Lots and lots of people believe that dairy cows have a long, happy life in big green fields then have a quick and painless death. But the truth is, that is actually not what happens. Instead of munching happily on grass and doing nothing except lounging about, dairy cows are forced to produce 20-50 litres of milk every day. Cows are made to be pregnant every year. Their young are taken straight away to be killed within days, raised for meat, or to become dairy cows. Separation from their calves is very distressing for the mother cows. Being forced to have babies and making so much milk, means a cow gets worn out. When that happens, it is shipped to the meat industry to be turned into food. Most humans ignore the truth just so they can go on eating the food that they love.

Secondly, people can survive perfectly well without meat. We could even be healthier by eating a plant-filled, delicious diet. Being vegan helps prevent lots of diseases, like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity.

Third, the meat industry also causes lots of pollution, just for a food that no-one needs. The waste from factory farms leaks slowly into rivers and streams, which poisons the water that people drink.

Finally, the grain that they feed to pigs, cows and such could go to starving families all around the world. So that is why I think everyone should be vegan.

Resources

Dairy Info: About QLD Dairying
Dairy Cows Fact Sheet // Animals Australia
Vegetarian Diets Can Help Prevent Chronic Diseases, American Dietetic Association Says
NRDC: Pollution from Giant Livestock Farms Threatens Public Health
All about animals>Primary Kids> Issues http://www.allaboutanimals.org.uk/SP-FactoryFarming.asp

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adella May 21, 2012 - 3:13pm

That may be true. But with all the other stuff that comes with the meat, (all the chemicals and other stuff) I doesn't even matter. Now there are resturaunts like Chipoltle for expample whose meat is not like that. You should try to find out which places do that.

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adella May 21, 2012 - 9:19am

no offense on the picture.

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adella May 21, 2012 - 5:32am

I totally agree with everything Amelia said. I am vegetarian. I hope to be vegan someday though. That is not all that people do to the animals. Look it up and do some research. A good person to look up would be Jamie Oliver. There are some videos on youtube where he shows what they do to the animals, How the meat is made, and why you shouldn't be eating it. After it gets to the restaurants and stores, it is not even meat anymore. It is chemicals that were never met to go in your body.

Also, try eating a vegetable sandwhich. I HATED them the first time I tried them. Now I would have them over almost every meal I can think of.

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Rachel Catherine May 24, 2012 - 1:21pm

I LOVE Jamie Oliver!! :) Have you ever seen Food Inc? It was kind of disturbing but it seems like you would appreciate it.

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adella May 25, 2012 - 1:12pm

It is very disturbing.

I seen bits here and there, but I have never really watched it.

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adella May 21, 2012 - 9:18am

your man,

The picture makes eating vegan look gross. It is not that bad.

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