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I - Introduction Fluffy bunnies, fuzzy cows, feathery chickens, hairy pink pigs. When was the last time YOU have devoured one of these innocent animals? Many people don’t even think about the pain or the disparity that animals suffer while eating them but for the people that are aware of this, they choose to have a vegan diet. “By definition, a vegan (most commonly pronounced VEE-gun) is a person who does not eat animal products, including meat, fish, seafood, eggs, and dairy. But veganism is more about what people choose than about what they avoid. For example, vegans demonstrate respect for all life — their own, the planet's, and the animals' — not only by eating plant-based foods, but also by choosing nonfood items (such as non-leather shoes) that are produced without animal byproducts. Many vegans also go out of their way to choose cosmetics and personal care items that do not contain animal byproducts and are not tested on animals”(vegan.com, 1). A big question that comes to everyone’s mind is why the heck so much about animals cares and take on a vegan diet? Well, there are a whole lot of reasons why people decide to take on this strict lifestyle. Some people start because they love animals so much and just stop buying animal tested products and supporting industries that use animals for experimentation purposes. However, other people become began because they are concerned with life on earth and the quality within it (starvation, etc.) and the rest is usually just for health reasons. A responsible vegan diet can be wondrous and beneficial for your life, environment, other people and most importantly, animals. If more people chose to take on this diet, the world would be far better off. Think I am being crazy? Read more and I guarantee I won’t seem as insane by the end of the paper. II - Environmental Veganism as we know by now is basically an animal-cruelty free life which includes no meat, dairy or egg consumption, wearing animal products or supporting the companies that conduct such experiments on them. Also, it is very selfless and makes a lot of sense: “A vegetarian diet can feed significantly more people that a meat-centered diet. Almost a purely vegetarian diet can feed about 6.3 billion people while about 15% of calories from animal products can only feed 4.2 billion people”(veganoutreach.com, 1). I personally think this makes a lot of sense when you really put your mind to it. Think of how much money on food it costs to raise a single cow or pig and then the very few people it can feed. Conversely, if we are dealing with growing vegetable or bean crops it could feed a great deal more. “Those who claim to care about the well-being of human beings and the preservation of our environment should become vegetarians for that reason alone.
Approximate Word count = 1834
Approximate Pages = 7.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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