Conclusion … the end of the Myths of Meat (& Milk )
Conclusion … the end of the Myths of Meat (& Milk )
As I mentioned in this book ’ s introduction , over the last 699 days of living as a devout advocate for Justice & Compassion ( i . e . as a vegan ) I have been involved in many conversations with non-vegans about why they continue to support animal abuse by eating animals and consuming animal secretions ( a . k . a . " dairy products ") ... Some of these conversations have been a bit edgy , some of them have seemed a bit aggressive , and some of them have been truly fascinating – and all of them have proven to be deeply intriguing .
And , as evidenced by the publication of this very book , the first thing that deeply interested me about them was how many different “ reasons ” non-vegans could come up with to try and justify their choice to confine , kill & eat animals . I would start a conversation explaining the fact that we humans can easily get all the protein we need from plant sources , and then somehow 30 minutes later I would be talking about the dietary inclinations of cavemen – or the kind & respectful nature of " humane slaughter " – or the “ intelligence ” of plants – or what it really means to be an “ omnivore ” … On & on & on these conversations would go , with the list of different " reasons " seeming endless . And every time I would calmly point out that the reason being discussed was not accurate – and definitely not a justification for committing acts of great cruelty towards animals – my non-vegan conversation partner would simply shrug his of her shoulders and move on to “ reason ” next .
Now while all of this was happening , I would simultaneously ponder some very important questions : For one , I wondered how so many obviously rational & intelligent people could so often cling to such irrational beliefs &/ or say such unintelligent things … And I also wondered how so many patently Good people could support the immorality of purposefully causing other beings to needlessly suffer … And I wondered as well how so many innately Kind people could actively support an industry that is so inherently cruel ... And , of course , I wondered how so many of these people could sincerely believe so many different inaccurate , illegitimate &/ or illogical reasons for treating their sentient animal cousins as mere commodities – indeed , for needlessly causing them so much pain .
And it was some time thereafter that I realized a great Truth ; I realized that almost all of the justifications non-vegans give for confining , abusing , killing & eating animals aren ' t actually reasons at all … they are excuses . Indeed , the more I thought about it , the clearer it became that there are only four true reasons for treating animals as mere " things " – only four true reasons why we humans are treating animals with so much callous injustice & abject cruelty …
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