This is cruelty

Paul McCartney - "If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian."

Ethics 101: No Difference between abusing

And don't just pat yourself on the back because you've never personally abused a cat, dog, chicken, pig, or cow. If you're eating factory farmed meats (98 - 99% of meat in first world countries, btw) then you're abusing animals by proxy. You just pay someone else to do the abusing for you.

Fish: Catch and Release

I read something about this once. Fish have a mucous membrane that covers their bodies and protects them in the water. Catch and release disrupts this and dooms them.

Producing 1 pound of beef

For those that don't know, we have 7 billion (that's billion with a 'b') human inhabitants of this planet now. We're headed to 9 billion and it's going to be a challenge to feed everyone. It's time to stop making excuses and to learn to live without (best choice) or seriously cut back on your consumption of meat- especially if it comes from a 'factory farm.' (If you live in the first world, about 98 - 99% of your meat comes from a factory farm.)

Stuff your face with fast food

The unhealthiest people I know are the ones who chow down on fast food consistently- too bad they never seem to make the connection.

This is, if you stop and think about it, a testament to why 7 billion people eating animals at the rate that the United States does is completely unsustainable. Actually, just the USA eating animals at the rate that the USA eats animals now is unsustainable. The sooner more Americans (and Western Europeans and emerging markets like India & China) figure this out, the better.

This is factory farming

I don't care how much you like the texture or the taste; there's no excuse for supporting this type of cruelty- ever.

Optimus Prime - Freedom is the right of

He may be a fictional character, but he has a valid point.

Pigs: right & wrong treatment

I don't care how much people say they love bacon. There's no excuse for the type of conditions that are depicted on the right hand side of this image.

If every American skipped one meal of chicken

This would be a good start. Now, if Americans stopped eating chickens altogether, that would be like they took reversing environmental destruction seriously.

Gandhi Quote - The greatness of a nation

By this standard, the United States of America fares very poorly. Our pets are pampered but our "farm" animals (the majority of which are on "factory farms") are tortured- and most Americans are in denial or just don't want to know about it.

National Pork Producers statemet- So our animals can't turn around

Something's seriously wrong with a species that will do this to another species and then rationalize it and justify it.

Vegan food is real food

Maybe the only adjective that needs to precede vegan foods is the word "vegan." Maybe vegan cheese is the real cheese. And maybe vegan meat is the real meat.

Egg industry- male chicks

And, this is just one of the reasons to try and avoid factory farmed eggs.

How to feel f'in ace (for active people)

I don't know if this will make me feel "fuckin' ace" or not, but it seems like good advice.

John Lennon- I don't think animals were meant

I don't know if animals were "meant" to do or be anything but, I do know that modern factory farming is horrifically cruel to the animals and the workers; it is ruining the planet's ecosystem; and it is destroying people's health. Still, I like this quote by Mr. Lennon. Wish more of his fans felt this way too.

Make The Connection

Where I live, most people are exactly this type of specieist. I don't get it.

If You Were Alone On A Deserted Island?

This is the pic that got me thinking of starting this blog. I think the question that it asks is great. It is thought provoking. If I had any criticisms of it, it would be that it only mentions animal cruelty. Of course, animal cruelty is a hugely important issue to most vegans, but it's only one of the 3 big issues:

1. Animal Cruelty
2. Environmental Destruction
3. Personal Health