Being vegetarian/vegan........?

Question

Who hear thinks that the world would be better-off if every one was vegan? I'm a vegan, but I feel like the only one. So please join me!!! The animals would agree with me, but before they can say anything there killed for there undersides.............

Answer 1

Esugrad97 almost got it right.

Without meat eating the problem of HUMAN (not animal) overpopulation would be MUCH worse! Just in terms of longer lifespan caused by a vegan diet (fewer deaths from heart attacks, less food poisoning, no prion disease, no parasites,etc.) you can easily see that human overpopulation would be much worse (that little problem of birth/death ratio you know).

I almost forgot that animal husbandry is the number one cause of water pollution worldwide! The reduction in water pollution would also allow folks to live longer and serve to fuel human overpopulation.

Since we know that most of the worlds food is wasted in the inefficient production of meat (70% of all grains goes to animals and it takes a minimum of 10 Lbs. of grain to get 1Lbs. of meat) there would be more food available to feed humans. This would reduce deaths from starvation and once again mess with the birth/death ratio increasing human population.

With all the meat animals taken out of the environmental equation the world would have much lower levels of methane. This would have the effect of reducing the increase of solar energy stored in the Biosphere (usually erroneously referred to as 'global warming'). The reduction in human deaths due to less severe weather would once again serve to increase human overpopulation.

Maybe all us vegheads should start thanking the meaties for all the environmental benefits they provide















































I sure hope no one takes these valid points as a serious endorsement of meat eating!

Answer 2

I do.

Not just for animals. The environment effects of the meat industry are quite frightening.

It's strange how so many people think we'd have to turn a lot more wildland into farms if we all went vegan. It's like they think the animals in factory farms/cows penned up in feedlots are out there gathering their own food or growing fat off air or something rather than eating corn and grain and soy that we grow for them.

Then there is the methane from all the cows that are raised for meat.... greenhouse gasses galore!

Answer 3

I have been a vegetarian my whole entire life (42 years) and did not become one because it was the "in" thing to do. I find that most people who have "become" vegetarians of some kind are self centered and very ego centric. Why would the world be a better place if all 'ate" like me???? My diet is what it is because I have been raised this way and now, because I choose for it to remain that way. I love animals but many people (especially those in far away lands) only have meat to eat. How would Eskimos survive if they only ate greens? They wouldn't. Please don't be one of those with arrogance JUST because of the way you eat. Don't put others down because of the way THEY eat. It is their mind, body and spirit and how they nourish it is up to them. Even if you don't agree.

mb

Answer 4

Of course I agree, and I understand your frustration at the lack of enlightenment you see around you. But that's just the way it is; you can't change society and culture. The only one you can change is yourself, and you have by choosing an ethical diet and lifestyle. You should always look for opportunities to acquaint others with veganism, but try not to let the lack of interest or (worse) the derision and misunderstanding you find when attempting to illuminate others dismay you.

Lots of sane, sage answers here. Surely you don't feel as alone as you had?!

Answer 5

Yeah, I do think that. Not because of the animals specifically, but there'd be less hunger (more room to grow crops) and less global warming (due to "bi-products" of feeding way too many animals way too much- you know, crap...) and it's possible that there would be less cruelty. You know, there's that quote, "as long as there are slaughterhouses there will be battlefields."- if we all decided on a more humane diet, we might in turn realize how horrible the attrocities are that we commit on each other, and try to stop those as well. If what I just said made sense, it's my opinion.

Answer 6

We are still killing each other, so for us to even get to thinking about not killing animals is far away. Even now, I thought that women and children were at least protected a little bit during a war, but now they are the targets. So I think it will get alot worse before we do anything. We only seem to do something when we hit rock bottom, or greed consumes us and we use our money to do it for us.

Answer 7

I'm not a vegetarian, but I do limit my meat intake. I shop for things like free-range, organic-fed, no-hormone,e tc....

and, I think testing on animals is absurd. Human skin does not act the same an animal skin.

I"ve been quite successful in finding products that do not test on animals (I can't stand Bath & Body Works' label of "finished product not tested on animals").

If you're looking for natural-based, vegan, cruety-free skin care & makeup, look into Arbonne!

Answer 8

I'm a vegetarian, not so much because I love animals, but really because...



I hate plants. :)


It's probably not reasonable for everyone to go vegan. But- we could all agree to eat a heck of a lot less meat.

Answer 9

You are SO right. If everyone were vegan, we would all be healthy and life would be good. And we would take all the meat in the supermarket shelves and let animals eat it till its all gone, then we would eat tofu, tofu and more tofu.

Answer 10

ABSOLUTELY.
That's my dream.

I know sometimes you get lonely and feel like it's an impossible fight being vegan in this world, but realize how amazing you are for making the right choice and being vegan!
It should make you only want to fight harder.

Vegan love. :)