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But... don't the
animals die anyway?
Some people imagine the animals we eat are just happily wandering
around, waiting to die peacefully and end up on someone's plate.
Sadly, this couldn't be further from the truth.
- More than 52 billion animals (8 x the human population
of the whole planet) are bred and killed each year for food
worldwide. Without the demand for meat, most of these would
never be born. (1)
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To feed the world on animal-derived foods, a massive population
of animals must be raised - and raised quickly.(2)
These requirements on a world scale simply cannot be met by traditional
or free-range farming methods - they necessitate intensive farming
practices.(3)
Whether intensively farmed or not, animals bred for food don't
live normal or enjoyable lives.
- Intensively raised animals live in tiny cages or pens,
crowded and sick, often without room to turn around or to
scratch themselves.(4)
- Even using non-intensive methods, farming animals for
food involves unnatural and cruel practices (castration,
constant pregnancy, separation of babies and mothers, &
more).(5)
- In both cases, an animal's natural life span of years
is often reduced to just months.(6)
- Animals bred for food also suffer horribly before and
while they are killed. They go to their deaths showing signs
of fear, often with broken legs, cuts, and other injuries.(7)
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Unfortunately, a meat-based diet without cruelty to animals is
just an illusion.
Respect life -
keep animals off your plate. (8)
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Whichever way you look, the future
is vegetarian...
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