I think they act defensive because they feel like they're being judged by vegans. I admit, when I thought of going vegan years back (I didnt), it was the thought of feeling superior that was the major draw. It wasn't a conscious feeling of superiority, just a vague feeling of purifying myself, which in retrospect I recognize as a feeling of superiority. Vegans may pretend that they dont feel superior to meat eaters, but we all know they do.
And maybe it's justified, but when it comes to people's eating habits, people like to be left alone to eat as they see fit.
it’s justified.
Yeah, both sides want to be left alone when it comes to our personal eating habits. But when one’s dietary choices has an extremely negative impact on everyone and the very planet,
then they make it everyone’s business what they eat.
‘Meat production accounts for 57 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions of the entire food production industry. It also results in widespread deforestation and loss of biodiversity, and each of these means that it significantly contributes to climate change’.
It’s becoming a well-known fact that beef is bad for the climate – but it’s important to understand the reasons why.
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People who follow a plant-based diet account for 75 percent less in greenhouse gas emissions than those who eat more than 3.5 ounces of meat a day, and a vegan diet also results in significantly less harm to land, water and biodiversity, according to new research from the University of Oxford.
‘Animal agriculture produces 65% of the world's nitrous oxide emissions which has a global warming impact 296 times greater than carbon dioxide. Raising livestock for human consumption generates nearly 15% of total global greenhouse gas emissions, which is greater than all the transportation emissions combined’
Researchers examined the diets of 55,500 people and found that vegans are responsible for 75 percent less in greenhouse gases than meat-eaters.
www.nytimes.com
The animal agriculture industry is the leading cause of most environmental degradation that is currently occurring. These detrimental effects happen as a result
www.colorado.edu
More and more people are going vegeterian or vegan in an effort to help fight climate change. But is a meatless diet really better for the planet?
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And needs to be mentioned how people’s poor and dangerous dietary choices impacts the healthcare system ….
‘In the United States alone,
eating meat leads to an estimated $28.6–61.4 billion per year in healthcare costs(as of 1992; Barnard, Nicholson, & Howard, 1995), and eating too much red meat, in particular, increases mortality rates (Pan et al., 2012) and increases the risk of diseases with a large societal impact such…..’
Objective. To estimate the medical costs that are attributable to the health effects of meat consumption. Methods. The prevalence of hypertension, hea…
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‘Introducing a health tax on red and processed meat could prevent more than 220,000 deaths and save over US$40 billion in healthcare costs every year, new Oxford University research suggests’
Introducing a health tax on red and processed meat could prevent more than 220,000 deaths and save over US$40 billion in healthcare costs every year, new Oxford University research suggests.
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www.morrisseycentral.com
"PETA’s video “Someday,” brought to life by Los Angeles animator Anna Saunders, was created in honor of Morrissey’s 55th birthday." 
you're going to give yourself a nosebleed being so angry all the time!!
