kiran’s pensieve

This is encouraging news for people who are compassionate towards all animals: KFC Canada listens to PETA.

Eat less meat

Not only are meat and dairy production & processing immensely energy-inefficient and polluting, the animals we eat are saturated with hormones and genetic modifications.

My partner and I decided on my last birthday (August 2007) to walk the Vegan path. It’s been at times inconvenient and at times very easy to keep it up, especially because we chose to not go too militant about it and so we keep our minds open for when practicality must win out over our ideals (like when we’re stuck somewhere and the only non-meat option out there is pizza with no meat but with cheese), it’s still very satisfying. We are both more energetic, we feel calmer inside in general and we are saving loads of money. And the food options are enormous! We both love Indian food which has countless vegetarian options, and we have discovered and rediscovered so many delicious foods from spicy and filling falafel to Licks’ juicy veggie burgers, rich vegan brownies, hot and soothing soups, exotic vegetarian pasta and so much more. The one thing I still love is eggs, and so we choose to buy only Free-Run (cruelty free), organic eggs raised on local farms .

We also try and buy products which are not tested on animals, products from relatively enlightened companies like Revlon, The Body Shop, Jamieson, Estee Lauder, M.A.C. cosmetics, Whole Foods Markets, Victoria’s Secrets and many more.  And we try to avoid buying products from companies that still perform unnecessary and cruel animal testing, like Clairol, Arm & Hammer, Cover Girl, Johnson & Johnson, Pantene, Pfizer, L’Oreal, Suave, Sally Hansen and others like them.

For most of my life I thought I didn’t have it in me to give up eating meat. But it’s been easier than I had imagined. Yes there are some changes we’ve had to make, but it’s been a lot less of a hassle than I had thought. Now, the thought of eating meat the way I used to is actually repulsive to me. Knowing the kinds of cruelties that factory farms put their animals through, and how,, at the grocer’s the meat is packed with artificial hormones, has made me cringe at the thought of consuming such Karmically poisoned flesh.

Something to think about… the powerful meat and dairy industries put a LOT of money in trying to convince you otherwise, but the truth is cutting back on meat and dairy is good for both your body’s and your planet’s health.

If you’re reading this, I dare you to check out the sites linked here and others, and try to become more vegan and be the cause/consumer of lesser and lesser cruelty in the world. Just try it for 1 month… I dare ya!

Related links:
Veg.ca
Vegetarian Resource Group
Caring Consumers
How to Avoid Genetically Modified (GM) Foods
Why is American Beef banned in Europe?

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