On veganism: “I’ve been reading so much about climate change and just sitting with what it means to eat animals and animal products—the environmental cost of it, more than anything. It all came to a head when I read Jonathan’s book; he just laid out the facts so clearly. And I just sighed to myself, like, Oh, God, I’ve really got to do this. Am I going to be a person who acts, or am I going to be a person who doesn’t act?”
Aside from the grotesque framing of this as “an economic loss” rather than a loss of life, maybe it’s time to stop shipping live animals? Since, you know, typically 1-2% die in transit: “Usually they arrive every three weeks like clockwork,” she said. “And out of 100 birds you may have one or two that die in shipping.”
“Diseases originating from animals, called zoonoses, have “caused nearly every pandemic in human history” per TIME Magazine, yet that causal relation is largely relegated to scientific and activist discussions that don’t permeate the popular conversation. Widespread reluctance to examine the root cause of the pandemic is creating a disconnect in the prevailing discourse.”
“The reality is that people of colour, especially Black people, are more likely to give up meat than white people. According to a 2018 Gallup poll, only 3 percent of white Americans said they follow a vegetarian diet, whereas 9 percent of “nonwhite” Americans identified as vegetarian. A 2016 Pew Research Center Poll found that 3 percent of people in the U.S. follow a vegan diet, but the number jumps to 8 percent for Black people. In fact, Black people make up the fastest growing vegan demographic right now.”
this is why we should try to ban meat. because even when all we try to do is change dietary guidelines that no one reads anyway, people *still* accuse us of trying to take their meat away. so we might as well try to take their meat away. https://t.co/g0CyTuVYN2
— Jeff Sebo (@jeffrsebo) August 13, 2020
Excuse the ad, but this somehow feels like a moment in time:
The 1/3 of chickens in chronic pain is sadly likely a low-end figure for the industry.
KFC UK uses small birds, changes litter regularly, & is improving welfare.
The US chicken industry raises its birds twice as big, doesn't change litter regularly, & isn't improving welfare. https://t.co/BThAHugLKw
— Lewis Bollard (@Lewis_Bollard) July 30, 2020