Myth # 40 : " You vegans hate farmers ." ( also heard as “ Veganism is anti-farming .”)
Myth # 40 : " You vegans hate farmers ." ( also heard as “ Veganism is anti-farming .”)
Actually , once again the opposite is true . Not only will a transition from corporate factory farms to vegan farms provide farming communities with more jobs and individual farmers with more money , it will provide them with a far superior work environment to boot . And this says nothing of the peace of mind that would come to all the farmers who would finally begin to align their actions with their values ( as opposed to merely their jobs with their fears about their wallets ).
Black slavery was finally recognized as being morally repugnant even though it was highly profitable for the white elite in the Antebellum South . Similarly , the enslavement & murder of other sentient animals is equally wrong . And this is true no matter how economically advantageous such abuse might be for the relatively few big-time farmers who currently profit therefrom . After all , just because something is advantageous or beneficial , does not make it Right or Just .
In short , veganism is not trying to eliminate farming , my Friends … Indeed , going vegan will actually not only significantly expand the farming industry – it will significantly improve both the lives & the livelihoods of all farmers within it as well .
Current status of this Myth : Expunged Justification it provides for eating animals : NONE
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