So i'm stuck in traffic last night ,due to construction...it is around 1a.m. next to me is a big 18 wheeler full of cattle ,crammed into the trailer, with NO room to move around , they where very nervous, i could hear their hooves stomping around as good as they could in such cramped quarters.i started to think about where they were headed and how they would be tortured and inhumanely treated,just so some guy at the Texas Roadhouse could send his steak back because it was too tough.... i got a pain deep inside my stomach and my heart began to beat fast...as i looked over at the trailer i could see one little calf trying his hardest to poke his nose out the small hole, to breath fresh air to see ..freedom, His eyes looked my way..i couldn't help him...The last time i felt this sadness was a year ago when my sweet dog ,Libbee was dying and i had to say goodbye, as i put her leash in the doctors hand to lead her off for the last time....Why do some people NOT make the connection...Cow, Dog, Child...they all feel pain, they all feel fear ,they all feel sadness...as i did this night as i watched the trailer take the next exit a truck full of death..hidden in the late shadow of the night...
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A VEGAN (pronounced like "begin", VEE-gin ) (some say veg like beg) is basically someone who shuns all animal products, from their diet, their clothes, and even other items they use.
While some choose being vegan for health reasons and environmental reasons, most choose it because they don't believe in causing any pain to any creature, particularly since it is so unnecessary, and/or they believe we just should let all animals live their own natural lives, without our interfering.
The main difference between a vegan and a vegetarian is that a lot of vegetarians still use dairy and egg products and aren't as strict in their lifestyles. Some people are vegetarians for supposed health reason, and/or environmental protection reasons, while some are for anti cruelty/animal rights. Although cutting down on any animal product will be better for ones health, the environment, and reduce some cruelty, to be truely best for ones health, the planets health, and to reduce animal cruelty to a minimum, one must be a vegan.
BUT, it is important to note that ANY steps a person can take, to reduce their consumption of animal products is a good thing, and hopefully lead to more...
