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Can going vegan really make a difference?
I've bееח vegetarian(still consuming eggs&dairy) fοr quite a wһіƖе, аחԁ сһοѕе tο eat tһіѕ way based οח mу tһουɡһtѕ toward industry аחԁ animal cruelty. Considering tһеѕе reasons, wουƖԁ going completely vegan bе tһе better сһοісе? Dοеѕ life vegetarian οr vegan really mаkе a ԁіffеrеחсе?
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October 22nd, 2009 - 18:19
I’m a carnivore,
, but anyone can make a difference. You are but one person, but if every one person figured they wouldn’t make a difference & didn’t do anything, then no, you’d not be making a difference because you’re taking no action. But just you, just ONE person, does something & so does everybody else that believes in that cause, suddenly you’re a whole group of people making a huge difference in whatever you believe in. 
October 24th, 2009 - 22:01
fresh foods that are produced at home or on the farm or fresh foods are the best thing a person could possibly consume for ones own health and for the affects of the world around you.
I consume meats but meats thats I produce such as fish I caught or the deer I shot last fall.
It takes LIFE to produce LIFE. If it is a plant or animal it is still alive as each other. The disregaurds for life is a shameful thing and I do not reckon lightly of the animal I consume I thank GOD for the gift of its life for mine and hope that my life may be a gift to others.
October 25th, 2009 - 11:20
If you are really considering apt a vegan you really need to consider a organic vegan multivitamin. I like Rainbow from Santa Cruz. Take note of your protein intake (eat a lot of leafy greens). Take note to your body. When I went vegan I felt worn out and tired if I didn’t eat every two hours. Intake this way is pretty expensive.
If you still want to eat eggs and dairy look up a nice local farm at your local farmers market that have pleased cage free hormone free chickens and pleased cows and/or goats.
Try your local co-op and question them what farms are best in your area for your needs. They work one on one with these farmers and must know everything about there practices.
These products may be more expensive but it will give you peace of mind.
October 25th, 2009 - 20:18
Hi,
I eat meat– but since I’m an American-Muslim (and I greet you in Peace
) I dont eat Pork, and I try to limit the amount of meat I eat because also know that the meat produced in the west (America & Europe) is very, very terrible. Its terrible because animals are Not sopposed to be treated in this grotesquely, inhumane way. In my religion, we are only sopposed to eat meat that is “halal” importance that its been raised and killed in a humane, natural style–like Kosher. I’ve seen documentaries on meat in America–and literally got sick to my stomach. Beacuse farmers are so reckless to produce so much meat–they do things like place 1000 chickens in one cage–and burn the beaks off their noses so they wont pluck each other to death–Then they inject them with steroids that will remain in their meat. In reality, chickens are sopposed to roam free, be fed grains, and not given steroids.
Ok—here’s my opinion. Yes, meat is really terrible in the 21st century. But, you can still buy eggs and dairy products that are Organic. You can buy “caged-free/ no anti-biotic” eggs like Eggland’s Best (they go fantastic). And instead of drinking cows milk and cows dairy–you can switch to Soy Products. Many supermarkets now carry Soy. There is Soy Cheese, Soy Milk, Soy Yougurt, even Soy Ice Cream. With all the soy products–there’s no reason why you have to buy cows dairy at all these days. Even Walmart makes their own organic Soy Milk now. Even though I eat meat–I still drink Soymilk, eat Egglands Best Eggs, and use Soy & organic prodcuts all the time.
I dont reckon you must give up eggs and (soy) milk products because you need these things as a woman. And life a vegetarian is not about making your life miserable. God blesses us with this food on earth, and its meant that we respect it. If treated by the book with respect–its very excellent for us.
October 26th, 2009 - 21:04
I have been a vegetarian for about a year now and I am going to go vegan very soon. Although going vegetarian was a fantastic way to stop animal cruelty, veganism will certainly help even more. Cows for milking and chickens for eggs are still under dreadful conditions. In a way, just by using animal products, you are still killing animals. So, by not using any animal products you aren’t contributing to the cruelty.
It is a bit harder than life vegetarian because you have to make sure you are getting enough nutrients. But there are many soy substitutes. There is even vegan ice cream, which is tasty.
For more facts, just go to peta.com. With seeing that site, the entire world would go vegan.
October 28th, 2009 - 14:56
Do you care about animals?
Do you care about the environment?
Do you care about other people?
What about your family’s health?
If the answer to any (or hopefully all)
of these questions is ‘YES’ then we’ve
got another question for you:
DO YOU REALISE HOW EASY IT IS TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ALL OF THESE
AREAS?
If you want to prevent animals from
suffering unnecessarily, to help reduce
deforestation, water pollution and global
warming, to avoid contributing to the
hunger of the world’s poorest people, and
to look with your health and that of your
family now and in the future, then it’s time
to make some positive choices.
You have the choice to use the power of
your purse to take control – to raise your
hand and say ‘enough is enough’. What
you buy and the way you live has a direct
impact on the way the world facility, and
it’s time to make a conscious choice that
that impact will be a positive one.
By choosing to live a life free from animal
products you choose a path that is kinder
to people, animals and the environment. In
fact, there are so many excellent reasons to
snub meat, eggs and dairy products and so
many tasty animal free alternatives that
the real question is not ‘why vegan?’ but
‘why not?’
October 28th, 2009 - 17:26
just do it