SO many people out there (maybe such as yourself) are wanting to know... what do I do to help the planet& it's creatures ? It is a very hard question and a difficult task to accomplish when you are busy & un able to get a free second to ponder on what to do...(beyond the obvious like recycling, turning off lights, or carpooling...to name a few easy tasks.) WELL I, my friends, have a very idealistic solution... VEGETARIANISM & VEGANISM :) :) Let me properly define these two lifestyles for you:
1)Vegetarian: a person who does not eat, or does not believe in eating meat, fish, or fowl, but substitutes on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grains, etc
2)Vegan: a vegetarian that omits all animal products from the diet.
Now that we have properly defined the two...lets go on hahaha. Vegetarianism and Veganism are two great ways to help save animals, the enviornment AND a great way to get healthy. Here are some influential facts from PETA2.com :
1.Pigs are smarter than dogs & 3 year old children, they like to play video games
2. Fish keep underwater Algae gardens, and weed out the stuff that tastes GROSS :)
3.In factories today: chickens have their beaks sliced off with a hot blade, baby cows are seperated from their mothers within 24 hours of being born, and pigs get their teeth cut in half and fingeranils sliced off...all with being fully alive.
4.Female cows are forced to milk so much that their nipples get scabbed and start to puss, this puss goes straight into the non-organic milk that you drink.
5.Chickens are kept in small sheds, they are bred and drugged to the point that they can barely walk.
6. Hens are kept in cages so cramped and small that they can even spread their wings, so their muscle wastes away and by the time they are to be slaughtered they turn them into soup or cat foot because they are too worn out for anything else.
7.Cattle raised for beef have their horns and testicles cut off, third degree burns (branding) inflicted on them..all without pain killers.
8. Chickens are killed at 2 months old, pigs are slaughtered at 6 months, and calves barely see their first birthday.
9. Workers hang animals upside down and slit their throats, some animals are stunned, but most are completely conscious, kicking and crying out as they are skinned and cut up.
So, although being a vegetarian or vegan may seem difficult, think about what those innocent animals go through just so we can fufill a craving? Pleg to be Veg :) At least try it for a week or a month to see how it goes. peta2.org
At the top are the aweful truths....
Yesterday I sent you a list, although it was slightly frightening and sad, of what good reasons there are to become a vegetarian or vegan. So today, I decided I would write a list with pictures of some healthy alternatives to animal meat. Here are the descriptions in order of pictures :)
