And yet there is some Good News to report as well … For it seems that there is a growing cry for justice these days ; a growing call for the liberation of our animal friends and the cessation of the massive cruelty humanity still inflicts upon them . Yes , as a consequence of this outcry , the meat & dairy consuming community has come forth en masse to defend their preferences of palate – to defend their choice to treat animals as mere commodities ; as mere pieces of private property ; as slaves ; indeed , even as convicted criminals . And yet , as a direct consequence of this loud & unjust & sometimes aggressive defense , this book was born .
In the chapters that follow , I will be addressing 84 of the most prevalent arguments meat eaters & dairy imbibers use to rationalize their consumption of animals . Note that I will not be doing so to “ convert ” any of you to veganism per se , but rather simply to provide each of you with “ the facts ”; to present each of you with an objective , unemotional glimpse into the reality of what it means to eat meat & drink milk & consume cheese and yogurt ; information that will allow each of you to make better-informed & fully conscious ( and potentially more ethical ) choices as to how you are going to live the rest of your lives .
Essentially , I simply figure that if any of you are truly going to keep eating meat &/ or continue consuming dairy products ( and I do realize that more than a few of you are indeed going to continue to do so ), at the very least you should do so openly and honestly – without relying on the cowardly crutches of myth & misinformation with which the meat & milk industry has inundated us & our society ; fully aware of the truth about the consequences of what you are doing … and fully conscious as to the real reasons why .
Yes , this synopsis took a bit of time to compile – and yes , it might take a bit of time to read , and yet if you are a consumer of animals it is extremely important for you to do so … After all , while there are indeed many other very important issues facing humanity these days , our consumption of non-human animal flesh & non-human animal secretions ( a . k . a . “ dairy ”) is far & away the most important challenge facing the health of ourselves , the happiness of our loved ones , the continued viability of our planet , and indeed the ultimate survival of our species .
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