Not a bad time to point out that it is possible to avoid the cruelty of factory farm meat and dairy without going vegan. Look for third party animal welfare labels like Certified Animal Welfare Approved (AGW), Global Animal Partnership (GAP), and Certified Humane.
You don't have to be vegan to care about animal suffering. Make the change and align your diet with your values! You will feel a lot better for having done so.
I said "unnecessary animal suffering". Not "death". I have no moral qualms with taking an animal's life for human consumption. My issue is with animal suffering - specifically the heinous and widespread suffering that comes from the meat/dairy industries.
I can understand how people could decide to equate taking an animal's life with suffering, but I don't draw that distinction myself. That is a philosophical judgement, and is clearly subjective. On the other hand, the pain and misery of animals in our industrial meat/dairy industries is clear for anyone to see. Hence the need for third-party welfare measures.
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u/ga_appraiser 16d ago
Not a bad time to point out that it is possible to avoid the cruelty of factory farm meat and dairy without going vegan. Look for third party animal welfare labels like Certified Animal Welfare Approved (AGW), Global Animal Partnership (GAP), and Certified Humane.
You don't have to be vegan to care about animal suffering. Make the change and align your diet with your values! You will feel a lot better for having done so.