Mashing the Myths of Meat: Myth #01 … “But they are only animals.” (a.k.a. “Animals are too unaware, or too stupid, to suffer”) When it comes to justifying the killing of our animal cousins, their intelligence (or perceived lack thereof) has NOTHING at all do with it … Indeed, it can’t. Otherwise it would become […]
Seriously? … You’ve got to be kidding me.
To keep it simple: NO … WE … ARE … NOT! (which explains why meat-eaters live noticeably shorter lives than vegans, and why meat-eaters suffer dramatically higher incidences of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stroke and osteoporosis) (P.S. and even IF we were natural omnivores, a plant-based diet is still a thoroughly healthy & completely cruelty-free […]
Misleading Myth #05 … “But I need to eat meat to get my protein.”
Actually, this is not the case whatsoever …
Actually, this is NOT the case …
First of all, if you are placing your own fleeting pleasures of palate over the immense pain & suffering — indeed, the complete loss of life — that such food choices demand, then maybe it is time for you to look in the mirror and ask yourself what you truly stand for … Maybe it […]
Mashing the Myths of Meat: Myth #09 … “But I just can’t live without my meat/cheese” Seriously?!?! You do know that you will actually live a lot better & a lot longer (& a LOT more compassionately) without it, right?
Actually … there aren’t. Please consider the following facts: *Are you concerned with world hunger? Well, while 20 million people will die of malnutrition this year worldwide, 5 TIMES that number (that’s 100 million people) could be adequately fed if Americans alone reduced their meat & dairy consumption by only 10%. It takes 16 pounds […]
[ummm … seriously?!?!] First of all, plants have no central nervous systems, no limbic systems and no brains. Yes, there is new research showing that plants can sense entrants into their immediate environment and REACT to the same, and yet this is NOT evidence for self-awareness, this is NOT evidence for the ability to experience […]
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