I am sure this has already been discussed but from what I have seen there has no board like this one in a good while.
So I begin:
Mankind has been living off of the other creatures of this Earth since the dawn of man about 200,000 years ago. This was necessary for survival, death was imminent without the sustenance, however barbaric it was. Now, lets fast forward to 2008; Man is still eating meat but now with the aid of a torture chamber known as a Factory Farm and another abomination known as Fast Food, I will leave that as it is for I am certain that we will get there.
Not only is eating meat cruel for the animals it is dangerous to your health.
Increased risk of ovarian and breast cancer for women and an increased chance of prostate cancer in men.
The number one killer in America is the infamous Heart Attack.
Risk for average "carnivore": 15 percent
Risk for average Vegan: 4 percent
Now on to Natural Resources,
Amount of water to produce one pound of wheat: 25 gallons
Amount of water to produce one pound of meat: 2,500 gallons
Percentage of fossil fuel energy returned as food energy by most efficient factory farming of meat: 34.5 percent
Percentage returned as food energy from least efficient plant food: 328%
Calories of fossil fuel expended to get 1 calorie of protein from beef: 78
To get 1 calorie of protein from soybeans: 2
Or if you care about people...
Number of people worldwide who will die as a result of malnutrition this year: 20 million
Number of people who could be adequately fed using land freed if Americans reduced their intake of meat by 10%: 100 million
~http://www.vegsource.com/how_to_win.htm
Now to Animal Testing...
We have been using animals as test subjects for years despite the fact that the results of tests done on them may not even be useful when applied to a human.
The amount of cruelty that animals have to bare before their pitiful life is eventually ended is ridiculous. For examples Look Here or Here.
I would like to here your arguments for...
Eating Meat
Any excuses for Animal Testing
Your opinions on the use of animals in entertainment
Or anything else regarding Animal Rights you would like to add.
So I begin:
Mankind has been living off of the other creatures of this Earth since the dawn of man about 200,000 years ago. This was necessary for survival, death was imminent without the sustenance, however barbaric it was. Now, lets fast forward to 2008; Man is still eating meat but now with the aid of a torture chamber known as a Factory Farm and another abomination known as Fast Food, I will leave that as it is for I am certain that we will get there.
Not only is eating meat cruel for the animals it is dangerous to your health.
Increased risk of ovarian and breast cancer for women and an increased chance of prostate cancer in men.
The number one killer in America is the infamous Heart Attack.
Risk for average "carnivore": 15 percent
Risk for average Vegan: 4 percent
Now on to Natural Resources,
Amount of water to produce one pound of wheat: 25 gallons
Amount of water to produce one pound of meat: 2,500 gallons
Percentage of fossil fuel energy returned as food energy by most efficient factory farming of meat: 34.5 percent
Percentage returned as food energy from least efficient plant food: 328%
Calories of fossil fuel expended to get 1 calorie of protein from beef: 78
To get 1 calorie of protein from soybeans: 2
Or if you care about people...
Number of people worldwide who will die as a result of malnutrition this year: 20 million
Number of people who could be adequately fed using land freed if Americans reduced their intake of meat by 10%: 100 million
~http://www.vegsource.com/how_to_win.htm
Now to Animal Testing...
We have been using animals as test subjects for years despite the fact that the results of tests done on them may not even be useful when applied to a human.
The amount of cruelty that animals have to bare before their pitiful life is eventually ended is ridiculous. For examples Look Here or Here.
I would like to here your arguments for...
Eating Meat
Any excuses for Animal Testing
Your opinions on the use of animals in entertainment
Or anything else regarding Animal Rights you would like to add.