Why Are You Vegan?
August 18, 2010
tags: veganismby Marji
.When I posted an article about a pig farmer going vegan to my sanctuary’s Facebook page, I found a few of the responses interesting.
The farmer went vegan for health reasons and no mention was made whether he still raises pigs.
One person was angry, because the farmer makes no mention of how his behavior inflicted immense suffering on the animals he raised and consumed. Another person suggested we should create a more supportive community and that, whatever their reasons, all vegans should be welcomed and embraced.
I went vegan because I love animals. In my 13-yr-old brain, eating animals = not loving them. Granted, it took my 22-yr-old brain to realize milk and eggs came from suffering animals too. Once I knew, gone were dairy-based milkshakes and scrambled eggs. All very simple for me.
If you are vegan, what compelled your choice? If you did so for health reasons, did you eventually embrace the ethical reasons too?
Should we embrace people like this pig farmer who isn’t vegan because he cares about pigs but because he cares about himself? If so, how?
August 18, 2010
tags: veganismby Marji
.When I posted an article about a pig farmer going vegan to my sanctuary’s Facebook page, I found a few of the responses interesting.
The farmer went vegan for health reasons and no mention was made whether he still raises pigs.
One person was angry, because the farmer makes no mention of how his behavior inflicted immense suffering on the animals he raised and consumed. Another person suggested we should create a more supportive community and that, whatever their reasons, all vegans should be welcomed and embraced.
I went vegan because I love animals. In my 13-yr-old brain, eating animals = not loving them. Granted, it took my 22-yr-old brain to realize milk and eggs came from suffering animals too. Once I knew, gone were dairy-based milkshakes and scrambled eggs. All very simple for me.
If you are vegan, what compelled your choice? If you did so for health reasons, did you eventually embrace the ethical reasons too?
Should we embrace people like this pig farmer who isn’t vegan because he cares about pigs but because he cares about himself? If so, how?
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