# Reasons for adopting a vegan diet
(as vegan as possible and practical)
In Animal Liberation, Peter Singer highlights the inherent suffering involved in rearing animals for food on a large scale. Even traditional farming practices, which might seem less harmful, involve significant distress to animals. This reality challenges us to reconsider our behaviors and the choices we make. To truly address the ethical concerns of animal welfare, we must change our behavior and align our actions with our values. There is no humane way to raise animals for food.
Every day, we are presented with a choice: to support or reject a system built on exploitation and suffering. Our food choices hold immense power. They can either sustain cruelty or foster compassion. Embracing veganism transcends dietary preference; it is a commitment to justice and kindness. It involves making deliberate decisions that resonate with our core values. Be part of the solution, advocating for a world where all beings are treated with respect and dignity. The time for change is now.
# Other reasons for adopting a plant-based diet (unrelated to animal welfare and veganism)
Dramatically reducing deforestation
Dramatically reducing your carbon footprint
- Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local
- What are the carbon opportunity costs of our food?
Decreasing the chance of a global pandemic (bird-flu, swine-flu, covid-19, etc)
Leaving more land for biodiversity
- Half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture
- If the world adopted a plant-based diet we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares
Ethical reasons & reducing your cognitive dissonance
- The Meat Paradox, Omnivore’s Akrasia, and Animal Ethics
- Why do people hate vegans?
- A video about carnism vs veganism
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