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Veganism and Climate Change

Since the IPCC report recently came out, there has been a lot of discussion about veganism. The IPCC report recommended that one of the best things to individually reduce your carbon footprint is by switching to a plant-based diet. Many people of course, hate this suggestion but there are a few things I want to debunk: 

‘100 companies are responsible for 71% of the global emissions so me being vegan won’t change anything.’

While yes, corporations are by far more responsible for the climate change crisis than individuals, we still have a personal responsibility. These companies are mainly fossil fuel companies, and we should be pushing our governments to hold them accountable to their actions, but if everyone who said them going vegan won’t do anything, I bet you, something will happen. 

‘Veganism still has a large carbon footprint if you buy food that has to be shipped in’

Yes it does! If you live in England and are buying produce shipped from Asia, then yes, the footprint of that produce will still be large. But it won’t be as big as animal produce, especially factory farmed animal produce shipped from abroad. The best thing you can do is to buy local vegan produce. 

Raising animals to eat produces more greenhouse gases (nitrous oxide, methane) than all of the CO2 produced from transportation (cars, trains, planes), combined. Nitrous oxide and methane have a far stronger climate change potential than carbon dioxide, meaning they are more potent in influencing the greenhouse effect and raising the earth’s temperature. 

Not to mention the amount of water, land and pollution animal agriculture causes. In the Amazon, roughly 70% of forests have been cleared for animal agriculture, that is either producing animal feed (usually soy) and grazing land. Animal agriculture uses a LOT of water to produce, beef in particular and also contributes to environmental pollution, through eutrophication, degeneration of coral reefs and contamination.

I often hear the argument that if everyone went vegan deforestation would still be high, which is true, because the human population is growing exponentially. However, if you are vegan, the forests cut down to produce your food is less than the forests cut down to produce animal meat. This is because to feed animals you must grow their feed AND make room for them to graze. Going vegan cuts out the second part. 

These are the 2 most common arguments I have heard in defence of eating meat in regards to the IPCC report. I’m sure there more and I’d love to hear them. Going vegan is so so important for the environmental health of our planet. Yes it’s not the be all and end all, we need a economic focus, we need a shift in the way we live in all aspects of our life. But going vegan is an easy way to reduce your carbon footprint and if you can, then why won’t you? It’s no longer just a ‘personal choice’ when the future of our planet is at stake.  

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So this one is for the vegans who are all alone. The shy vegans, the isolated vegans, and just any vegan who feels really alone in all of this. Maybe you don’t have irl or internet vegan pals, and that’s hard and making your fight feel like an up hill struggle. Lemme tell you something, I see you. I’m here for you and I’m never gonna forget y’all. So shout out to the vegans wondering, “Am I even making a difference?”, “I feel so alone,”, “No one understands me”, “My friends don’t get it,”, “My family doesn’t care”, etc. Everything you’ve done and will do matters. You’re making a difference. A ripple is a ripple no matter how small. Sending my love your way and may you find your own veg squad whether irl or online. 🐷💚🐰

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sometimes i just stop and think .. about how much i love veganism and what it’s done for me and im so grateful to have found it and im so excited to be vegan for the rest of my life because i’ve never been more passionate about anything

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The Commiserative Vegan Look

My prof just said "plants have feelings", and I instantly turned towards the other vegan in the class and she quickly turned to look at me, and we just silently shared the "Office" look from across the room. The Vegan Conspiracy in action, folks.

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6 Entertaining Podcasts Every Vegan Should Be Listening To

Written by Rachel Krantz.

I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for a good new podcast. Especially since I went vegan, I’ve looked to different podcasts to educate me about the animal rights movement, my health, and the latest news. Luckily, there are lots of vegan podcasts out there—so many that it can be difficult to know which are worth subscribing to! Well, I’ve done some digging and listening, and here are my six picks for vegan podcasts worth listening to on the regular. • Our Hen House Want to know what’s going on today in the animal right’s movement? Our Hen House features an interview with just about every major player you can think of. Though the shows run a little long (sometimes with as many as four interviews per episode), it’s easy enough to fast-forward to whichever segment you want to hear most. Hands down, Our Hen House consistently spotlights the most impressive guests. Hosts Mariann Sullivan and Jasmin Singer have recently had everyone from The Food Empowerment Project’s lauren Ornelas to Miyoko’s founder, Miyoko Schinner, to photographer Jo-Anne McArthur. I love listening when I want to learn something while also staying thoroughly entertained. If you want to delve even deeper into Our Hen House, you can also check out their spinoffs, Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan and The Animal Law Podcast (both of which are about exactly what they sound like they would be about). • Nutrition Facts With Dr. Greger While there are plenty of vegan nutrition and food podcasts out there, Dr. Michael Greger’s Nutrition Facts is my favorite. The short episodes are perfect for learning more about any topic related to plant-based nutrition and are great for sharing with skeptical family members. You can learn anything from how to debunk the merits of the Paleo diet to why soy is actually great for you. Because it’s from Dr. Greger of How Not to Die fame, you know it’s well-sourced and trustworthy information. If you have a hard time retaining all the facts like I do, you can also check out NutritionFacts.org for related videos and transcripts. • Animal Rights Zone For a more international perspective on the animal rights movement, look no further than Animal Rights Zone. With everything from an ongoing interview series with intersectional vegans to episodes like “Animal Liberation and Atheism,” Animal Rights Zone is an intelligent podcast featuring different expert guests each week (a recent episode even included MFA’s own executive VP, Nick Cooney, talking about his new book, How to Be Great at Doing Good—check it out!). • Brown Vegan If you like to keep your veganism intersectional (and honestly, if you don’t, what are you doing?) and could also use practical advice for transitioning to a plant-based diet, you’ll definitely want to subscribe to Brown Vegan hosted by Monique Koch. With an awesome variety of topics, from how to deal when one person in the relationship is vegan and the other isn’t to tips to saving money as a vegan, you can learn something whether you’re brand-new to the lifestyle or a veteran. This is also the perfect podcast to send to your friend who is open to trying a plant-based lifestyle but isn’t sure where to start. It’s nonjudgmental and practical in every way. • Curiously Veg Radio MFA employee David Powell (hey, I can’t help it if we’re great podcasters) hosts another great podcast, Curiously Veg Radio, and makes the list for its various topics and guests. You can hear episodes on everything from what being an undercover investigator in a slaughterhouse is really like to lighter topics, like tips on vegan bodybuilding. Most vegan podcasts tend to focus on either animal rights or the lighter lifestyle topics, so this is a good one to subscribe to if you want both in one podcast. • Food For Thought While amazing animal rights activist Colleen Patrick-Gourdeau also hosts the fascinating podcast Animalogy (a vegan linguist’s dream, focusing on the origins of the language we use to talk about animals), Food For Thought is the one I’d recommend you start with. Offering practical advice each week, the longtime vegan tackles topics from how to be an effective activist to how to answer questions like “If the world went vegan, wouldn’t we be overrun by animals?” Each episode is informative, applicable to daily life as a vegan, and somehow pretty entertaining as well. Even cooler, she also offers full transcripts of each episode in case you forget any of her expertly crafted arguments. Check it out!

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VEGAN MASTER POST

           This is a master post I made out of several other vegan

                                                  master posts,  

                                  MORALITY AND VISUAL AIDS

There’s No Such Thing As Humane Animal Farming Inside A Slaughterhouse  Over 30 MILLION male chicks are mutilated and ground up alive each year in ONE FACILITY ALONE  The Truth Behind The Dairy Industry Free Range Myth (basically, they have maybe 30 feet to roam around in instead of five) Why Honey Isn’t Vegan (another source) New horrific images in a decisive year for the fur industry 

Only 100 billion people have ever lived. 7 billion alive today. And we torture and kill 2 billion animals every week.

WATCH WHAT YOU PAY FOR. (dairy)

WATCH WHAT YOU PAY FOR. (eggs)

Earthlings

From Farm to Fridge

Circuses in 60 Seconds Horse Racing in 60 Seconds The Fur Industry in 60 Seconds The Dairy Industry in 60 Seconds The Down Industry in 60 Seconds AirCruelty in 60 Seconds Factory Farming in 60 Seconds China Fur Trade in 60 Seconds Puppy Mills in 60 Seconds Animal Testing in 60 Seconds

oh and btw no… more animals are not killed via crop harvesting than via animal agriculture. 

                                       ENVIRONMENTAL  

40% of global marine catch is by-catch (basically we are throwing back enormous amounts of unusable species into the sea, dead and wasted)

An estimated 300,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises die in fishing nets every year.

Overgrazing is blamed for 35% of soil degradation, deforestation for 30%, and agriculture for 27%. These main causes are directly or indirectly related to the consumption of animal products.

Studies indicate that a varied vegan diet requires about a third of the land needed for conventional Western diets. We do not have enough land to feed everyone on an animal-based diet.

The livestock sector is a major player, responsible for 18% of greenhouse gas emissions measured in CO2 equivalent. This is a higher share than transport.

Animal product consumption is causing deforestation: there are undiscovered plants and other things in these areas that could help with medicine, not to mention that rain forests and other land contributes to 20% or so of the Earth’s oxygen. 

60% of deforestation is related to animal agriculture

For every 4 lbs of retail fish caught, 1 lb of other fish dies.

It has been predicted that all the world’s fisheries will collapse in 2048 unless something is done to stop it.

It is estimated that over-fishing threatens the food security of about 200 million people.

Big, rich, Western, white countries go into other countries: usually (again) poor, underprivileged, native areas that are (again) usually inhabited by PoC. This takes land away from the people in that region or country and gives it to a) the livestock and/or b) the crops raised for that livestock.

Even in the west, people who live near slaughter farms have shitty water, shitty soil, shitty air, and they get really really sick. 

They’re also more likely to be poverty stricken.

Animal Agriculture Sickens Everyone

Antibiotic use in meat production has been linked to the rise in ‘super bugs’, which are antibiotic-resistant bacteria, found in a lot of meats available in supermarkets. These maladies can kill people.

“Plant based is the future, out of necessity,“ and the UN agrees.

CO2, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide from the livestock industry are killing our oceans with acidic, hypoxic Dead Zones.

By 2048 all our oceans will be overfished to the point of collapse.

10,000 entire species are wiped out every year because of the actions of one species. We are now facing the 6th mass extinction in cosmological history.

Water is the new oil. Nations will soon be going to war for it. Underground aquifers that took millions of years to fill are running dry.

It takes 50,000 litres of water to produce one kilo of beef.

1 billion people today are hungry. 20 million people will die from malnutrition.

If everyone ate a Western diet, we would need 2 Planet Earths to feed them. We only have one. And she is dying.

Greenhouse gas from livestock is 50% more than transport: planes, trains, trucks, cars, and ships.

You Could Feed Hundreds of People with What It Takes To Raise 200 Kilos of Boneless Beef

An acre of land can produce 40,000 pounds of potatoes, 50,000 pounds of tomatoes, but only 250 pounds of beef.

Environmental Impact of a Vegan vs. Conventional Diets (PDF file)

Meat subsidies strip other food industries to the bone

If Britain went vegetarian, less than half the farm land would be needed; vegan, less than a quarter.

We currently produce enough food to feed the world, but feed it to animals we later kill instead.

Studies confirm increasing population must abandon meat by 2050.

                               FUCK ZOOS AND CIRCUSES 

Ten Facts About Zoos You Don’t Want To Know

11 Facts about Circus Animal Abuse

Animals in Entertainment: Circuses

Ringling Bros. Infographic

“We need to abolish all zoos,” says Britain’s most famous zoo owner Damian Aspinall.

                                     FUCK ANIMAL TESTING

In a Move Surprising No One, Animals Feel Emotions

Rats feel empathy (so much so that they will selflessly give up their own food - chocolate chips, no less - to a rat having a bad day who didn’t get any.) And we still subject them to brutal testing.

Animal experimentation: cruel and unnecessary (more, more)

Animal Testing Investigation - Imperial London, England, UK

10 Amazing Facts About Animal Sentience

Coldblooded Does Not Mean Stupid

Does animal testing help human medicine? 33 facts to consider.

              FEIGNED CONCERN FOR MIGRANT WORKERS

People working in slaughterhouses are at a far higher chance of being perpetrators of domestic violence due to trauma, desensitisation and the normalisation of violence, compared with the general population. They are also much more likely than average to have problems with alcohol abuse and with mental health issues like PTSD from working under extremely stressful conditions. Unfortunately these are most often poor immigrants with no other choice. These are the same slaughterhouses who process animals regardless of whether they are factory farmed, free range, organic or grass fed. In 2004/5 there were 2270 injury claims made in the meat processing industry, most of which were due to falls, injuries with knives and ‘body stressing’. People working in tanneries to make leather from the skin of animals that have been killed are exposed to numerous dangerous chemicals (chromium being the worst).  The chemicals can cause cancer, skin diseases, respiratory illnesses while the machinery is also dangerous and can result in amputations.  In India, people have died due to the exposure to these chemicals, due to unsafe working conditions.  People have also died in Bangladesh and are affected by the chemicals in a multitude of ways. These chemicals can also leach into the water supply and affect the air and soil quality, which in turn causes illnesses and diseases in nearby populations.

                        “ WAHHHH VEGANISM IS EXPENSIVE”

Vegan on $2 a day 

Vegan on $4.00 a Day 

Vegan on $5 a day 

Vegan on $10 a day

Vegan on $15 a Week

18 Tips for Minimizing Your Food Costs + Final $2 a Day Menu

Vegan Dollar Menu (Vegan for $3 a Day)

Eating Vegan on $21 a Week (The Food Stamp Budget)

Eating a Healthy Vegan Diet for Less Than $5 a Day Vegan on $10 a Day (or less!)

Vegan on a Budget: Tips for Creating Delicious and Affordable Meals 6 Tips to Eat Vegan on a Budget

Here is a prison that went vegetarian soley because of it being cheaper

Junk Food Costs More Than Healthy Food

4 billion people on this planet live on an almost exclusively vegan diet due to poverty.

The less people eating meat, the cheaper produce gets for everyone.

                           "WE EVOLVED TO EAT MEAT”

Ancient Humans Mostly Vegetarian, ‘Paleolithic Diet’ Critic Says

 Ancient Egyptians Had Vegetarian Diet, Mummy Study Shows

 A Grassy Trend in Human Ancestors’ Diets

 Even Our Ancestors Never Really Ate the “Paleo Diet”

 Our ancestors did not eat a Paleolithic diet

The “evolutionary need” for animal products is irrelevant, no matter what you think animal products helped our ancestors to do. Unless you feel like eating babies, anyway.

                                               HEALTH

Plant based diets are superior to animal product inclusive diets and can prevent, treat, and reverse nearly all of the top 15 causes of death in the US. x x x x x x x x 

Whole-food vegan diets rich in omega-3s may treat and prevent many autoimmune disorders (study)  (Vegan sources of Omega 3s)

Tennis Star Venus Williams follows raw vegan diet after autoimmune disease diagnosis

Why I Chose Vegan: Coping with IBS

Veganism and rheumatoid arthritis 

Managing IBS while Adhering to a Vegan Diet 

Diet and Arthritis

“A 2009 research review indicated that vegan diets tend to be higher in dietary fibre, magnesium, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin E, and iron“ (x)

Veganism and Anemia

Natural calcium, iron, and b12 for the vegan diet.

Pregnancy and the Vegan Diet

It is entirely possible to be vegan even if you are allergic to soy, gluten, or have oral allergy syndrome. Here’s a great resource to help out anyone suffering from food sensitivities.

For anyone out there who has anemia, diabetes, or crohn’s disease.

Pink Slime, which makes up 25% or more of your beef

How It’s Made: Hot Dogs

Low or no meat consumption also decreases your risk of mortality from degenerative disease, and increases your life expectancy.

Meat and Cheese Consumption Linked to Earlier Death

Risks: More Red Meat, More Mortality (another source)

5 good reasons cutting meat can improve your life

Hormone Growth Promoters Fed to Beef Cattle Linked to Adverse Impacts on Male Sexual Development

Eggs are not healthy, nutritious, or safe, according to USDA.

EVERY FUCKING VITAMIN, MINERAL AND OTHER NUTRIENTS CAN BE ATTAINED THROUGH PLANT BASED SOURCES AND TO PROVE IT HERE’S A HUGE FUCKING LIST

VITAMIN A/BETA-CAROTENE – açaí, alfalfa sprouts, apricots, avocados, bananas, broccoli, cabbage, cacao/chocolate, cantaloupe, carrots, cayenne pepper, celery, cherries, chlorella, garlic, grapefruit, green vegetables (leafy), green peppers, honeydew, kale, kelp, lucuma powder, mango, nori, oranges, papaya, parsley, peas, persimmons, pineapple, prunes, pumpkin, spinach, spirulina, sprouts (all), sweet potato, tomato, watermelon, wheat, winter squash, wheatgrass, yams, yellow fruits, yellow squash and yellow vegetables (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

VITAMIN B-1/THIAMINE – açaí, alfalfa sprouts, almonds, avocados, barley, beans, broccoli, cacao/chocolate, chlorella, dates, figs, garlic, grains (all), greens (all), kelp, lentils, nutritional yeast, onions, parsley, peas, pecans, prunes, raisins, seeds (all), soy, spirulina, sprouts (all), vegetables (all), wheatgrass, wild rice and yams (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

VITAMIN B-2/RIBOFLAVIN – alfalfa sprouts, apples, apricots, asparagus, avocados, bananas, beans, black currants, broccoli, cacao/chocolate, cashews, cherries, chlorella, dates, figs, garlic, grains (all), green vegetables (leafy), kelp, mushrooms, nutritional yeast, nuts, okra, onions, parsley, pineapple, prunes, seeds (all), soy, spirulina, sprouts (all), watercress, watermelon, wheatgrass and wild rice (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

VITAMIN B-3/NIACIN – alfalfa sprouts, almonds, apricots, asparagus, avocados, bananas, cacao/chocolate, cantaloupe, chlorella, corn, dates, figs, garlic, grains (all), green vegetables (leafy), kelp, lucuma powder, mushrooms, nutritional yeast, nuts, onions, parsley, peas, plums, potato, prunes, raspberries, rice (brown/wild), seeds (all), squash, soy, spirulina, sprouts (all), strawberries, tomato, tempeh, watermelon and wheatgrass (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

VITAMIN B-5/PANTOTHENIC ACID (destroyed by heat) – alfalfa sprouts, almonds, asparagus, avocados, beans, broccoli, cabbage, cacao/chocolate, carrots, cauliflower, chlorella, corn, flax (oil/seeds), grains (all), green vegetables, legumes, mushrooms (shiitake), nutritional yeast, nuts, oats, onions, oranges, papaya, peas, pineapple, potato, seeds (all), soy, spirulina, sprouts (all), tomato, walnuts, watermelon, wheatgerm, wheatgrass and yams (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

VITAMIN B-6/PYRIDOXINE (destroyed by heat) – alfalfa sprouts, apples, asparagus, avocados, bananas, barley, beans, beets, bell peppers, blueberries, buckwheat, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, chlorella, corn, flax (oil/seeds), grains (all), grapes, green vegetables (leafy), lemon, mango, mushrooms, nutritional yeast, nuts, onions, oranges, peas, plum, prunes, raisins, squash, soy, spirulina, sprouts (all), sweet potato, tomato, watermelon, wheatbran, wheatgerm, wheatgrass and yams

B-12/CYANOCOBALAMIN (destroyed by heat) – barley, beans, chlorella, dulse, grains (all), grapes (concord), kelp, mustard greens, nori, nuts, plums, prunes, sauerkraut (unpasteurized), seeds (all), soy, spirulina, sprouts (all), wheatgerm and wheatgrass and EAT LOTS OF UNWASHED (i.e., some soil intact)ORGANIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. You can also add Red Star nutritional yeast to your meals.

B-15/PANGAMIC ACID (destroyed by heat) – almonds, apricot seeds, brown rice, cabbage, chlorella, grains (all), juniper berries, nutritional yeast, nuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds (all), sprouts (all), sunflower seeds, unwashed vegetables and wheatgrass

B-17/AMYGDALIN/LAETRILE (destroyed by heat) – almonds, apple seeds, apricot kernels, barley, blackberries, brown rice, buckwheat, cherry seeds, chia seeds, celery, chlorella, cranberries, elderberries, flax (oil/seeds), garlic, grains (all), macadamia, millet, mung beans, nectarine seeds, oats, peach seeds, pear seeds, plum seeds, raspberries, rye, sesame seeds, sprouts (all), strawberries and wheatgrass

BIOTIN (B Complex) – alfalfa sprouts, almonds, bananas, beans, brown rice, chlorella, corn, fruits (all), grains (all), green vegetables (leafy), grapes, nutritional yeast, nuts, okra, peanuts, raisins, seeds (all), soy, spirulina, strawberries, wheatgerm and wheatgrass

CHOLINE (B Complex) – avocados, beans, bean sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, chlorella, corn, fruits (all), grains (all), green beans, green vegetables (leafy), hemp (milk/oil/powder/seeds), lentils, nutritional yeast, nuts, peanuts, peas, seeds (all), soy, spinach, wheat, wheatgerm and wheatgrass

FOLIC ACID (B Complex) (destroyed by heat) – alfalfa sprouts, apricots, asparagus, avocados, beans, beet greens, broccoli, buckwheat sprouts, cantaloupe, cauliflower, chlorella, citrus fruits, cucumber, grains (all), grapes, green vegetables (leafy), kelp, oranges, papaya, peas, pecans, plums, prunes, raisins, rye, soy, spinach, spirulina, sprouts (all), sunflower seeds, sweet potato, walnuts, wheatgerm and wheatgrass

INOSITOL (B Complex) – alfalfa sprouts, almonds, artichokes, barley, beans, beets, blackberries, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cantaloupe, chlorella, corn, fruit (all), garlic, grains (all), hemp (milk/oil/powder/seeds), lima beans, nutritional yeast, nuts, oatmeal, oats, onions, oranges, peanuts, peas, raisins, spirulina, sunflower seeds, vegetables (all), wheatgerm and wheatgrass

PABA/PARA-AMINOBENZOIC ACID (B Complex) – beans, brown rice, chlorella, grains (all), green vegetables (leafy), molasses (unrefined), mushrooms, nutritional yeast, spinach, wheatbran, wheatgerm and wheatgrass

VITAMIN C/ASCORBIC ACID (destroyed by heat) – alfalfa sprouts, apples, asparagus, beets, berries (all), broccoli, cabbage, cacao/chocolate, cantaloupe, cauliflower, celery, cherries, chlorella, citrus fruits, cucumber, garlic, grapefruit, green vegetables (leafy), green peppers, guava, honeydew, kale, kelp, kidney beans, kiwi, kumquats, lemon, lime, lucuma powder, lychee, mango, onions, oranges, papaya, parsley, peas, persimmons, pineapple, potato, radish, raspberries, spinach, spirulina, sprouts (all), strawberries, sweet potato, tomato, watercress, watermelon, wheatgrass and yams (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

VITAMIN D/CALCIFEROL – alfalfa sprouts, avocados, basil, carrots, chlorella, fenugreek (powder/seeds), garlic, green vegetables (leafy), mushrooms (shiitake), papaya, parsley, seeds (all), spirulina, sunflower seeds, SUNLIGHT, sweet potato, watercress and wheatgrass

VITAMIN D2/ERGOCALCIFEROL – alfalfa sprouts, chlorella, spirulina, SUNLIGHT, yeast

VITAMIN E/TOCOPHEROL – açaí, alfalfa sprouts, almonds, apples, asparagus, avocados, barley, blackberries, broccoli, brown rice, cacao/chocolate, carrots, cherries, chlorella, corn, dandelion greens, dulse, flax (oil/seeds), fruit (all), grains (all), green vegetables (leafy), hemp (milk/oil/powder/seeds), kelp, leeks, nuts, oats, olive oil, oranges, parsley, parsnips, peanuts, quinoa, seeds (all), spinach, spirulina, sprouts (all), strawberries, sunflower seeds, sweet potato, tomato, vegetable oils, wheatgerm and wheatgrass (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

VITAMIN F/UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS (destroyed by heat) – açaí, almonds, avocados, chlorella, fruits (all), garlic, ginger, nuts, olive oil, oranges, parsley, peanuts, pecans, root vegetables, seeds (all), soy, spinach, spirulina, sprouts (all), sunflower seeds, vegetable oil, wheatgerm, wheat and wheatgrass

VITAMIN K/PHYLLOQUINONE – alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cayenne pepper, chlorella, corn, ginger, grains (all), green vegetables (leafy), kale, kelp, mushrooms, oats, oatmeal, oats, peas, potato, root vegetables, rye, safflower oil, seaweed, soy, spinach, strawberries, wheatgerm and wheatgrass

VITAMIN P/BIOFLAVONOIDS (destroyed by heat) – apricots, blackberries, buckwheat, cherries, chlorella, citrus fruits (inner rind), currants, grapefruit, grapes, juniper berries, lemon, oranges, parsley and plums

VITAMIN T (very little known) – alfalfa sprouts, chlorella, plantain, sesame seeds, sesame butter (raw) and some vegetables oils

VITAMIN U (very little known) – alfalfa sprouts, cabbage (raw), celery (raw), chlorella and green vegetables (leafy and raw)

ALLYL SULFIDES – chives, garlic, leeks and onions

ALPHA-CAROTENE – berries (all), broccoli, carrots, chlorella, corn, green vegetables (leafy), oranges, peaches, pumpkin, seaweed and sweet potatoes

ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID – broccoli, potatoes and spinach

ANTHOCYANINS – black currants, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, raspberries, red cabbage and strawberries

ARGININE – apples, apricots, beans, berries (all), cacao/chocolate, coconut, eggplant, grains (all), nuts, pineapple, seeds (all), strawberries, tomato and vegetables (except celery and turnips) (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

BETA-SITOSTEROL – açaí, chlorella, fruits (all) and green vegetables (leafy)

BIOFLAVONOIDS – apricots, blackberries, black currants, blueberries, buckwheat, cantaloupe, cherries, citrus fruits, citrus skins (inner rind), cranberries, elderberries, gooseberries, grapefruit, huckleberries, lemon, onions, papaya, parsley, peppers, persimmons, plums, prunes, pomegranate, raisins, raspberries, red grapes (with seeds), strawberries, tomato and walnuts

BORON – alfalfa sprouts, almonds, apples, beans, cabbage, carrots, dates, filberts, grapes, green vegetables (leafy), hazelnuts, kelp, pears, plums, prunes, raisins, soy and wheat

CATECHIN – berries (all), black tea, cacao/chocolate, green tea and rhubarb (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

CALCIUM – açaí, alfalfa sprouts, almonds (234 milligrams per 100 gram serving), apricots, avocados, beans, brazil nuts, broccoli, cabbage, carob, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chickpeas (150 milligrams per 100 gram serving), chlorella, coconut, cornmeal, dandelion greens, dulse, figs, filberts, grains (all), green vegetables (leafy), hazelnuts, hemp (milk/oil/powder/seeds), hijiki sea vegetable (1,400 milligrams per 100 gram serving), kelp, lemon, lentils, lettuce, lucuma powder, maca powder, mango, mesquite powder, millet, miso, nuts, oats, onions, oranges, parsley (203 milligrams per 100 gram serving), prunes, raisins, seaweed, sesame seeds (1,160 milligrams per 100 gram serving), soy (226 milligrams per 100 gram serving), spirulina, sprouts (all), sunflower seeds, watercress, wheatgrass, and yams

CHLORINE – alfalfa sprouts, avocados, bananas, beets, blackberries, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, celery, chlorella, coconut, cucumber, dandelion greens, dates, eggplant, figs, kale, kelp, lettuce, mushrooms, oats, onions, peaches, peas, pineapple, radish, spinach, spirulina, sprouts (all), strawberries, sunflower seeds, sweet potato, swiss chard, tomato, watercress, watermelon, wheat and wheatgrass

CHLOROPHYLL – blue-green algae, chlorella, spirulina and wheatgrass

CHROMIUM – apples, bananas, barley, basil, beans, beets, black pepper, broccoli, cacao/chocolate, carrots, chlorella, corn oil, dulse, garlic, grains (all), grapes, hemp (milk/oil/powder/seeds), kelp, mineral water, mushrooms, nutritional yeast, onions, oranges, raisins, seaweed, spirulina, tomato, walnuts and wheatgrass (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

COBALT – alfalfa sprouts, apricots, broccoli, chlorella, dulse, garlic, green vegetables (leafy), kelp, seaweed, spinach, spirulina, wheat, wheatgerm and wheatgrass

COENZYME Q10/UBIQUINONE – almonds, grains (all) and spinach

COPPER – açaí, alfalfa sprouts, almonds, apricots, avocados, barley, beans, beets, brazil nuts, broccoli, buckwheat, cacao/chocolate, cauliflower, chlorella, filberts, garlic, grapes, green vegetables (leafy), grains (all), hazelnuts, kelp, lentils, millet, mushrooms, nuts, oats, parsley, peas, pecans, plums, pomegranate, prunes, raisins, seaweed, soy, spirulina, sunflower seeds, tomato and walnuts (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

CRYPTOXANTHIN – apples, apricots, corn, green peppers, lemon, oranges, papaya, paprika, persimmons and starfruit

CURCUMIN – cumin seeds and turmeric

CYSTEINE – brazil nuts, soy and whole wheat

ELLAGIC ACID – apples, black currants, black walnuts, cherries, cranberries, grapes, pomegranate, raisins, raspberries and strawberries

FIBER – cacao/chocolate, chlorella, fruits (all), lucuma powder, lychee, maca powder, mesquite powder and vegetables (all) (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

FLAVONOIDS – cacao/chocolate, fruits (all) and vegetables (all) (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

FLUORINE (destroyed by heat) – alfalfa sprouts, almonds, avocados, beet greens, black tea, black-eyed peas, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chlorella, dandelion greens, dates, endive, garlic, green tea, green vegetables (leafy), kelp, mustard greens, nuts, oats, parsley, rye, seaweed, seeds (all), spinach, tomato, turnip greens, watercress, wheat and wheatgrass

FRUCTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES – artichokes, bananas, barley, garlic, onions and tomato

GAMMA-CAROTENE – tomato

GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID – black currant seed oil and borage seed oil

GERMANIUM – aloe vera, barley, chlorella, garlic, mushrooms (shiitake) and oats

GLUTAMIC ACID – dates and mushrooms (shiitake)

GLUTAMINE – oats, parsley and spinach

GLUTATHIONE – apples, asparagus, avocados, broccoli, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, garlic, onions, parsley, peaches, potato, spinach, sprouts (all), strawberries, tomato, walnuts, watermelon and winter squash

GLYCINE – avocados, oats, wheatgerm and whole wheat

HESPERIDIN – berries (all), buckwheat, grapefruit, lemon and oranges

HISTIDINE – apples, beans, nuts, papaya, pineapple, seeds (all) and vegetables (except celery, radish and turnip)

INDOLES – Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, mustard greens and radish

IODINE – apples, artichokes, asparagus, beans, beets, blueberries, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, celery, chives, chlorella, citrus fruit, coconut, dulse, eggplant, garlic, green peppers, kale, kelp, mustard greens, onions, peanuts, pears, pineapple, sea salt, seaweed, sesame seeds, soy, spinach, squash, strawberries, swiss chard, tomato, turnip, watercress, watermelon and wheat

IRON (consuming foods rich in VITAMIN C while consuming the following foods will INCREASE iron absorption) – açaí, alfalfa sprouts, almonds, apricots, artichokes, asparagus, bananas, beans, beets, blackberries, blackstrap molasses, bran flakes, cacao/chocolate, carrots, cashews, cherries, chick peas (cooked), chlorella, dandelion greens, dates, dried fruit, dulse, figs, grains (all), grapes, Grape Nuts, green peppers, green vegetables (leafy), hemp (milk/oil/powder/seeds), kelp, lentils, lucuma powder, maca powder, mango, mesquite powder, millet, nutritional yeast, oatmeal, onions, parsley, pecans, persimmons, pinto beans (cooked), pistachio nuts, plums, prunes, pumpkin seeds, raisins, seeds (all), seaweed, shallots, soy, spirulina, sprouts (all), squash, sunflower seeds, swiss chard, walnut, wheatgerm, wheatgrass and yams (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

ISOFLAVONES – alfalfa sprouts, berries (all), broccoli, cabbage, carrots and soy

ISOLEUCINE – apples, apricots, beans, dates, figs, nuts, peaches, pears, persimmons, rye, seeds (all), strawberries, tomato and vegetables (except celery, lettuce and radish)

KAEMPFEROL – asparagus, beets, cauliflower, dill, grapefruit and strawberries

LECITHIN – beans, grains (all) and nutritional yeast

LEUCINE – apples, apricots, dates, figs, grains (all), nuts, peaches, pears, seeds (all), strawberries, tomato and vegetables (except celery, lettuce and radish)

LIGNINS – flax (oil/seeds)

LIMONENE – caraway seeds, celery seeds, grapefruit, lemon, oranges and tangerines

LITHIUM – dulse, eggplant, green vegetables (leafy), kelp, peppers and tomato

LUTEIN – apples, apricots, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, chlorella, collard greens, corn, cranberries, kale, kiwi, lettuce, mustard greens, orange juice, orange peel, paprika, peaches, peas, potato, pumpkin, raisin, red grapes, red peppers, spinach, spirulina, tomato, turnip greens, winter squash and zucchini

LYCOPENE – apricots, carrots, chlorella, grapefruit (pink), green peppers, guava, tomato and watermelon

LYSINE – aloe vera, apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, beans, cantaloupe, dates, figs, grains (all), grapefruit, nuts, oranges, papaya, peaches, pears, persimmons, pineapple, seeds (all), strawberries, tomato and vegetables (all)

MAGNESIUM – açaí, alfalfa sprouts, apples, apricots, artichokes, avocados, bananas, beans, beets, broccoli, cacao/chocolate, cantaloupe, carrot, cauliflower, celery, chlorella, coconut, corn, dandelion greens, dates, dulse, fenugreek (powder/seeds), figs, garlic, grains (all), grapefruit, grapes, green vegetables (leafy), hemp (milk/oil/powder/seeds), lemon, lentils, mango, mesquite powder, mushrooms, nuts, oranges, paprika, parsley, peaches, pears, peppers, pineapple, plums, prunes, rice (brown/wild), seeds (all), sesame seeds, spirulina, sprouts (all), squash, strawberries, sunflower seeds, sweet potato, tomato, watercress, watermelon, wheat and wheatgrass (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

MANGANESE – alfalfa sprouts, apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, beans, beet greens, beets, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, cacao/chocolate, carrots, celery, chives, chlorella, cucumber, dandelion greens, grains (all), grapefruit, green vegetables (leafy), kelp, legumes, mango, nuts, oats, oranges, parsley, peas, persimmons, pineapple, plums, prunes, seaweed, seeds (all), soy, spirulina, sweet potato, walnuts, watercress, wheatgrass and yams (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

METHIONINE – apples, apricots, bananas, brazil nuts, brown rice, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cantaloupe, cauliflower, chives, dates, figs, garlic, grains (all), lentils, nuts, onions, oranges, papaya, peaches, pears, persimmons, pineapple, sesame seeds, soy, strawberries, sunflower seeds, tomato and watercress

METHYL-SULFONYL-METHANE/MSM – aloe vera, pine nuts and rain-watered fruits/vegetables (unwashed)

MOLYBDENUM – apricots, beans, cantaloupe, carrots, chlorella, garlic, grapes, green vegetables (leafy), grains (all), legumes, raisins, seaweed, spirulina, strawberries, sunflower seeds and wheatgrass

MONOTERENES – basil, broccoli, carrots, citrus fruits, eggplant, parsley, peppermint, tomato and yams

OMEGA FATTY ACIDS – açaí, beans, black currant seed oil, blue-green algae, borage seed oil, cabbage, canola oil, flax (oil/seeds), chlorella, corn, green vegetables (leafy), hemp (oil/seed/powder/milk), pine nuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, soy, sprouts (all), squash, vegetable oils, walnuts and wheat

PECTIN – apples, bananas, blueberries, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, figs, grapefruit, lima beans, mustard greens, onions, turnip greens and watercress

PHENYLALANINE – almonds, apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, beans, beets, carrots, figs, grains (all), nuts, parsley, peaches, pears, persimmons, pineapple, seeds (all), strawberries, tomato and vegetables (except lettuce and radish)

PHOSPHOROUS – açaí, alfalfa sprouts, almonds, apricots, asparagus, bananas, beans, beet greens, broccoli, cabbage, celery, chlorella, coconut, corn, dates, dried fruits, dulse, grains (all), garlic, grains (all), green vegetables (leafy), kale, kelp, lentils, mango, nuts, oats, onions, parsley, peas, pistachio nuts, potato, pumpkin seeds, raisins, rice (brown/wild), seaweed, sesame seeds, seeds (all), spirulina, sprouts (all), swiss chard, watercress, wheatgerm and wheatgrass

PHYTOENE/PHYTOFLUENE – tomato

POTASSIUM (destroyed by excessive heat) – açaí, almonds, apples, apple cider vinegar (unpasteurized), apricots, avocados, bananas, beans, beet greens, black currants, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cherries, chlorella, citrus fruits, cucumber, dandelion greens, dates, dulse, figs, garlic, grains (all), grapes, green vegetables (leafy), hemp (milk/oil/powder/seeds), kelp, lentils, lychee, mango, mesquite powder, mung beans, onions, oranges, papaya, peaches, pecans, pistachio nuts, plantain, potato, prunes, pumpkin seeds, raisins, sesame seeds, spirulina, sprouts (all), sunflower seeds, tomato, turnip, watercress, watermelon, wheatgrass, winter squash and yams

PROANTHOCYANADINS/ANTHOCYANOSIDES – blackberries, blueberries, citrus fruit seeds, cherries, elderberries, grape seeds and raspberries

PROTEIN – beans, broccoli (40%), brown rice, cacao/chocolate, cauliflower (40%), chlorella, fruit (2-3%), grains (all), hemp (milk/oil/powder/seed), lentils, lucuma powder, maca powder, mesquite powder, nuts, seeds (all), soy, vegetables (all) and wheatgrass (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

QUERCETIN – apples, blue-green algae, black tea, broccoli, buckwheat, cherries, citrus fruits, garlic, green tea, green vegetables (leafy), onions (yellow/purple) and red grapes

RESVERATROL – grape skins and grape leaves

RIBONUCLEIC ACID/RNA – asparagus, beets, green vegetables (leafy), lentils, mushrooms, nuts and radish

RUTIN – apricots, blackberries, buckwheat, cherries, citrus fruit peels (inner rind) and hawthorn berries

SELENIUM – alfalfa sprouts, asparagus, beets, black-eyed peas, broccoli, brown rice, cabbage, carrots, cashews, celery, chlorella, dulse, fenugreek (powder/seeds), garlic, grains (all), kelp, mango, mushrooms, nutritional yeast, nuts, onions, parsley, seaweed, soy, spirulina, sprouts (all), squash, sunflower seeds, tomato, wheatgerm and wheatgrass

SILICON – alfalfa sprouts, almonds, apples, apricots, artichokes, asparagus, bananas, barley, beets, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cherries, chlorella, corn, cucumber, dandelion greens, figs, grains (all), grapes, hemp (nuts/oil/powder/seeds), horseradish, kelp, leeks, lettuce, mustard greens, oats, onions, plums, pumpkins, radish, raisins, seeds (all), skins of fruits/vegetables, spinach, spirulina, sprouts (all), strawberries, swiss chard, sunflower seeds, tomato, watermelon, wheatgerm, wheatgrass and wild rice

SODIUM – alfalfa sprouts, apples, apricots, asparagus, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cantaloupe, carrots, cashews, celery, chlorella, coconut, collard greens, dandelion greens, dates, dulse, figs, garlic, grapes, kale, kelp, lentils, mango, millet, okra, olives, onions, parsley, plums, prunes, raisins, red cabbage, sea salt (unrefined), seaweed, sesame seeds, spinach, spirulina, sprouts (all), strawberries, sweet potato, swiss chard, tomato, turnip, watercress, watermelon, wheat and wheatgrass

SULFORAPHANE – broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale and turnips

SULFUR – alfalfa sprouts, apples, apricots, asparagus, avocados, beans, blue-green algae, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cayenne, celery, chives, chlorella, corn, cucumber, eggplant, figs, garlic, grains (all), green vegetables (leafy), hemp (nuts/oil/powder/seeds), horseradish, kale, kelp, lima beans, nuts, oats, onions, parsnip, peaches, peas, plums, potato, prunes, pumpkin seeds, raspberries, sesame seeds, spinach, spirulina, string beans, swiss chard, tomato, turnip, watercress, wheat, wheatgerm and wheatgrass

SUPER-OXIDE DISMUTASE – broccoli, cabbage, green vegetables (leafy), nutritional yeast and wheatgrass

THERONINE – apples, apricots, beans, dates, figs, grains (all), nuts, peaches, pears, persimmons, seeds (all), strawberries, tomato and vegetables (except celery and lettuce)

TRACE MINERALS – alfalfa sprouts, chlorella, dulse, hemp (milk/oil/powder/seeds), kelp, nori, nuts, sea salt, seaweed, seeds (all), soy, spirulina, sprouts (all) and vegetables (all)

TRYPTOPHAN – alfalfa sprouts, avocados, bananas, beans, cacao/chocolate, cashews, chives, dates, durian, figs, grains (all), grapefruit, nuts, oranges, papaya, peaches, pears, persimmons, pineapple, pumpkin seeds, seeds (all), strawberries, sunflower seeds, tomato, sweet potato and vegetables (all) (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

TYROSINE – alfalfa sprouts, almonds apples, apricots, asparagus, avocados, bananas, beans, beets, bell peppers, carrots, cherries, cucumber, figs, leeks, lettuce, parsley, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, spinach, spirulina, strawberries, sunflower seeds, watercress, watermelon, wheatgerm and whole wheat

VALINE – apples, apricots, beans, dates, figs, grains, mushrooms, nuts, peaches, pears, persimmons, seeds, strawberries, tomato and vegetables (except celery and lettuce)

VANADIUM – dill, grains, olives, parsley, radish, soy and string beans

ZEAXABTHIN – bell peppers, chlorella, corn, grapes, green vegetables (leafy), kiwi, oranges, paprika, raisins, spirulina, winter squash and zucchini

ZETA-CAROTENE – tomato

ZINC – açaí, alfalfa sprouts, almonds, aloe vera, beans, brazil nuts, cacao/chocolate, cashews, cayenne, chlorella, coconut, corn, dandelion greens, dulse, garlic, grains (all), green vegetables (leafy), hemp (milk/oil/powder/seeds), kelp, macadamia nuts, mesquite powder, mushrooms, nutritional yeast, onions, parsley, peanuts, peanut butter, peas, pecans, pine nuts, poppy seeds, pumpkin seeds, raisins, seaweed, sesame seeds, soy, spinach, spirulina, sunflower seeds, walnuts, wheatgerm and wheatgrass (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It’s a bean.)

Shout out for compiling these posts so I could make one huge one go to trans-vegan, angryinthebones, soycrates, evilchurchgoer, be-their-sound, veganvibez

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Animal Rights Sources: Masterpost

I’ve observed that vegans are constantly asked to back up even the most basic claim they make, and not all of us have the time or the inclination to do the research. With that in mind, I’ve compiled a list of sources for specific facts regarding animal rights, broken down by topic. Most sources are unbiased, but in cases where they’re not they’re either from animal agriculture interest groups themselves or from suitably reliable organisations/publications. This is very much a work in progress and I’ll be updating this frequently, so please click on the source for the most recent version of this post. 

Animals as Food

Cows only produce milk when pregnant and after birthing

Dairy cows restrained and forcibly impregnated

Dairy calves taken from their mothers

Calf seperation causes extreme distress

Dairy calf mother’s exhibit prolonged depressive states

Dairy calves killed after birth

Dairy cows killed when production slows

22.1% of female cows sent to slaughter pregnant

Throat slitting as kill method standard industry practice

Egg hens live 12-18 months

Hens kept in constant bright light to manipulate cycles

Poultry have the end of their beaks seared off

Poultry cannibalising due to overcrowding

Chickens dragged through electrified pools

Male chicks ground up alive

Free range does not mean kept outside

Free range no requirement for number of birds, space per bird, or slaughter method

Most piglets castrated without anasthetic

Most caught fish die from suffocation and stress

Current demand for animal products can only be met by factory farming

Illegal in several states to film conditions inside slaughterhouses

Emerging diseases in managed populations of bees could be a significant cause of wild bee decline

Queen bees artificially inseminated

Queen bees wings clipped

Beekeepers using smoke to panic and disorient bees

Beekeepers burning hives during winter to cut costs

Managed honey bees compete with wild pollinators and lower the effectiveness of their pollination

Animals as Entertainment

Only 16 out of 145 reintroduction programs worldwide ever restore animal populations to the wild, most of these not from zoos.

Surplus zoo animals sold to circuses or roadside attractions

Surplus zoo animals regularly culled

Elephant’s lifespan less than half in captivity compared to wild

Zoo animals exhibit stereotypical stress behaviour

Zoo animals exhibit depressed states

Zoo animals exhibit increased aggression

Average zoo visitor only spends about thirty seconds to two minutes viewing any given exhibit

Studies suggest learning from zoo visits very poor

Even padded whips do hurt horses

One horse in every 22 races suffers an injury which prevents them from finishing a race

Official figures from the BRA shows that 811 horses died in race meetings between 2010 and 2013 in Britain alone

Fatal collapse of horses during races common

300 out of every 1,000 horses purpose-bred for racing will race- rest will be discarded.

Foals taken from their mothers by racing industry

Horse-racing Regulatory Authority admits that the industry “doesn’t really know what definitely happens to the horses when they stop racing.”

63% of whales who died in captivity before 2014 had been in captivity for fewer than six years

Repetitive stress behaviour in whales and dolphins in captivity

Aquariums rely on wild-caught animals

Many fish endangered due to over-collecting by aquariums and pet trade

Unwanted greyounds sold to university for slaughter and disection

Unwanted greyhound pups killed or sold to vivisectors

Animals as Clothing

Most cows slaughtered before two years old

Newborn & unborn calves killed for softest leather

Estimated at least 22.1% of female cows sent to slaughter are pregnant 

64% of pregnant cows slaughtered in 2nd or 3rd trimester

Leather production significant environmental impact

Leather production uses harmful products

90% of water used in tanning discharged as poisonous effluent. 

Illness and death linked of workers linked to toxic tanning chemicals

Most fur sourced from intensive captive farms

Severe stress endured by captive fur animals

Fur treated with formaldehyde and chromium linked to cancer

Fur one of the world’s five worst industries for toxic-metal pollution

Real fur requires 20 times more energy to produce than faux fur

Sheep castrated and tail cut off without anaesthetic

Shearers paid per sheep not per hour encourages fast speeds

Sheep commonly injured during shearing

Commercial shearing and handling extremely stressful for sheep

Many sheared sheep die from hypothermia or exposure

Nearly a million sheep die each year during first 30 days after shearing

Lambs from wool sheep sent to slaughter

Lambs slaughtered between 2 and 4 months old

1kg of silk requires the deaths of approximately 5000 worms.

Animal Testing

Up to 100 million animals are used in experiments per year

Most animals used in experiment are not protected by the main federal legislation governing animal use in research

 9 out of 10 drugs that pass animal tests still go on to fail or cause harm in clinical trials on humans

Ability of animal experiments to predict effects on humans as low as 37%

Oncology drugs developed using animal testing have success rate of 5%

Extrapolated results from studies using tens of millions of animals fail to accurately predict human responses 

Too many variables in animal experiments to gain reliable results

In 2012 115 million animals in scientific experiments; FDA approved only 35 new treatments

Testing of one substance alone can involve using up to 800 animals

The US National Research Council has called for the replacement of animal tests

Allergic reactions, some blood disorders, skin lesions and many central nervous system effects cannot be anticipated by animal testing

Different drugs have radically different effects on different species

Scientific reports show that variation in drug metabolism between species is the rule rather than the exception

Artificially re-created animal diseases cannot approximate a naturally occurring human disease

Environment and Conservation

Meat consumption driving global species extinction

UN urges move to meat and dairy-free diet

UN’s report on environmental impact of animal agriculture

Animal waste causing ocean dead zones

Beef production linked to deforestation

Global meat production and consumption continue to rise

Animal agriculture water use unsustainable

1,000 gallons of water produce 1 gallon of milk

1/3 of planet’s  land surface and 2/3 of available agricultural land used for grazing farmed animals

2.5 acres of land are used per cow

Between 65% and 88% of  the deforestation of the Amazon is due to cattle ranching

Leather production uses harmful acids, salts, fungicides, bactericides, chromium, sulphides and sulphates

100% of water used in tanning discharged as poisonous effluent.

Animal agriculture responsible for 18% of all greenhouse gas emissions

Emissions for agriculture projected to increase 80% by 2050

7 million pounds of excrement  produced by animals raised for food in US per minute

Farm with 2,500 dairy cows produces same amount of waste as city of 411,000 people.

2.7 trillion marine animals pulled from oceans each yeah

For every 1 pound of fish caught up to 5 pounds of unintended marine species caught and discarded as by-kill

2 billion pounds of bycatch pet year

300,000 small whales, dolphins and porpoises caught in nets per year

37 pounds of “feeder” fish to produce 1 pound of commercially sold fish

Fishing severely damaging local ecosystems

Wild bees better pollinators than domestic honey bees

Domestic honey bees spreading diseases to wild bees

Domestic honey bees not endangered, many species of wild bees are.

Human Impact of Animal Agriculture

Eating vegan could save 8.1 million human lives per year

Animal agriculture severely effecting local communities

Human rights abuses rife in slaughterhouses

Prevlance of PTSD and alcohol abuse in slaughterhouses

Alcohol abuse prevalent in slaughterhouse workers

Slaughterhouse workers have high rates of injury

Many slaughterhouse workers poor immigrants with no other choice

Workers at animal farms exposed to antibiotic resistant bacteria

Many workers in slaughterhouses and meat-packing plants face real risk of losing limbs

Animal agriculture industries delay compensation claims from workers and take reprisals against those who file them

Poultry workers denied breaks, forced to wear diapers

Livestock consume 70% of all grain we produce

Livestock consume 75% of all soy we produce

Livestock accounts for 1/5 of all water use

An acre of land can produce 40,000 pounds of potatoes, 50,000 pounds of tomatoes, or 250 pounds of beef.

Water footprint of any animal product larger than water footprint of a wisely chosen crop product with equivalent nutritional value.

Farmed animals take in more calories than they give out in meat

4 billion people globally live on a primarily plant based diet

Animal agriculture heavily subsidised by taxpayer

Indigenous communities threatened by ranching

Over-fishing threatens the food security of around 200 million people

Food shortages could force the world to give up meat

Health

American Dietetic Association on vegan diets

National Health Service on vegan diets

Academy of Nutrition and Dietitics on vegan diets

US National Library of Medicine on vegan diets

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition on vegan diets

UN report on impact of meat on health

Physician’s Committee on meat consumption and cancer link

Red and processed meats linked to mortality

Eating red meat may shorten lifespan

World Watch Institute health risks of rise in global meat consumption

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in meat

Vegans have significantly lower risk of early death

Vegans have substantially lower death rates than meat-eaters

80% of antibiotics sold in US fed to livestock

Extensive use of antibiotics in intensive livestock production major cause of the increase in antibiotic-resistant diseases in UK

Swine flu pandemic linked to factory farming

Bird flu pandemic linked to factory farming

Gut bacteria on 97% of retail chicken breasts

More e-coli deaths caused by poultry than any other commodity

(More resources at Acti-veg.com)

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it took me a while to learn that being vegan isn’t about being perfect. just try your hardest to avoid animal exploitation. vegans do the best they can under their circumstances.

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Doing These 4 Things Might Just Get Your Friends to Go Vegan

Last week, we asked you to tell us what motivated you to go vegan, and it quickly became clear what the real “vegan makers” are.

So, in the spirit of world domination, here are four of the best ways to get your friends to go vegan.

1. Watch a Documentary Together

Watching a documentary about animal rights or veganism was the number one reason people moved toward a vegan diet. Here are some of the standouts:

• Earthlings: This 2005 documentary narrated by famed actor Joaquin Phoenix explores our relationship with non-human animals, including those used in food production. • Cowspiracy: Released in 2014, this documentary explains how our meat-heavy diets impact everything from climate change and species extinction to land and water wastage. Your friends will never look at meat the same way again. • Forks Over Knives: This 2011 film details the health benefits of a plant-based diet, such as reduced risk and even reversal of most chronic diseases, including heart disease and cancer.

2. Share Undercover Investigations

Most people have no idea how brutally factory farms abuse animals to bring us meat, dairy, and eggs. Sharing undercover videos is an effective way to expose friends and family to the truth and inspire change. Check out some of our most powerful investigative footage:

• Farm to Fridge: Narrated by James Cromwell, this powerful 11-minute film gives viewers an eye-opening look behind the closed doors of the nation’s factory farms and slaughterhouses. • What Cody Saw: One man’s search to uncover the truth put his life on a course he never expected. This film features a former MFA undercover investigator.

3. Visit a Farmed Animal Sanctuary

Many people are inspired to go veg after connecting with an individual farmed animal and realizing all animals are just as deserving of compassion as the dogs and cats we all know and love.

Take your loved ones on a trip to a farmed animal sanctuary to meet the amazing animals who live there and hear their moving rescue stories. This is sure to be an experience your friends and family won’t soon forget!

4. Share Delicious Vegan Food

Most people have no idea how delicious vegan food can be or that there is such an abundance of mouthwatering plant-based alternatives to meat, dairy, and eggs.

If you want your friends and family to consider veganism, they need to know that they can still have all of their favorites dishes. So get cooking!

Click here for a list of savory vegan recipes even meat eaters will love.

– The animals are counting on you. Good luck!

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Useful for understanding a meat-eater's position.

On how meat-eaters see us.

*According to Carol J Adams in “Living Among Meat-Eaters”, 2001*

The Ascetic

The vegan has adopted this lifestyle because of a driving personality trait of self-discipline.

Therefore: Although their lifestyle is something to be admired, it is obviously something too hard for the average person to do.

The Puritan

The vegan has adopted this lifestyle out of a driving force of self-denial.  They are viewed as someone who wants to experience no joy, and wishes the same for others.

Therefore: The real reason for why they want others to adopt the vegan lifestyle is because they want everyone to life a humourless, pleasureless life. Vegan food obviously cannot be as enjoyable as meat.

The Bambi Vegetarian

The vegan has adopted this lifestyle out of an “irrational” (in comparison to society’s apathetic values) love for animals.  Their emotion is misplaced and immature.

Therefore: The real “grown-ups” eat meat, as that is the way life goes. Male-identified vegans are often put in this category and are assumed to be feminine, or gay, because of their “immature, woman-like” emotions.  Within this logic exists sexist thoughts of veganism being more appropriate for women because they already have “out-of -control” feelings. (An example of how feminism and animal rights overlap)

The Freak

The vegan enjoys being weird and living in ways which alienate them from society.  That is their true motivation.

Therefore: Any “normal” person, who enjoys social interaction, could not possibly go vegan.

The Holier-Than-Thou Vegan

The vegan is overly angry about the injustices inflicted upon nonhumans, the planet, and our own species.  They believe that they are godlike and have the power to make others feel guilty.

Therefore: Any guilt is a result of their attitude, not one’s own moral inconsistencies and so no lifestyle change need be made.

The Phobic Vegan

The vegan lifestyle is about their weird food habits.  Their motivation is shallow.

Therefore: One does not need to analyse one’s own food habits since the issue rests with the vegan in question, and their food anxieties, nothing more.

SO WHAT?

Based on which type you (as a vegan) have been placed into, one can assess what main concern a meat-eater has about possibly adopting a vegan diet.

The Ascetic/Puritan: The meat-eater fears her/his own suffering in regards to missing out on food pleasures.

The Bambi Vegan: The meat-eater cares for animals themselves and does not wish to think about the suffering of nonhumans on factory farms. They do not wish to address this hypocrisy within themselves.

The Holier-Than-Thou Vegan: The meat-eater is very uncomfortable with self-reflection and judgement.

The Phobic Vegan: Reflects a culture of the over-pathologization of difference and non-conformity.

Now knowing this information, it may be easier to engage in a productive discussion with them!

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I wish people understood how much of being vegan is nodding along as people insult you, just so you don’t get labeled as That Obnoxious Vegan TM

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