Posts tagged with cow:
I just adore this shot of my friend Sarah Lux with a rescued cow at Farm Sanctuary. This is why I do what I do.
Jessica’s Blood Test: Is Veganism Healthy?
Me with a beautiful rescue pig at Animal Acres
I’ve been dreading this doctor’s visit for a while. I know my vegan diet drastically reduces my risk of cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, and type 2 diabetes, but I also know most Americans think consumption of animal proteins is necessary for adequate intake of protein, iron, B12, and other vital nutrients. My Mom (who is now vegan, but is still neurotically obsessed with my health) talked me into getting a full blood test to make sure I’m doing alright. While I eat relatively healthy, I’m not obsessive about supplements or vitamins, so I had no idea what to expect.
My doctor ran a bunch of tests, but the highlights are below.
Spoiler alert: I’m disgustingly healthy.
In conclusion, while it’s very important to pay attention to nutrition (and I promise to do a better job), even if you don’t, a standard vegan diet can provide an exceptionally healthy amount of nutrients and saves you from a multitude of devastating and crippling diseases.
Also, you don’t have to unnecessarily murder any animals, and that’s nice too.
Interested in going vegan? Check out ChooseVeg.com!
My incredible friend Amanda Fortino snapped this shot today at Farm Sanctuary, and I couldn’t help but share. This pig and cow were bred to end up on someone’s plate or body, but fortunately were rescued by the heroic Farm Sanctuary team. Billions of others just like them are massacred annually to satisfy human greed and selfishness.
These magnificent animals express tenderness and curiosity just like our beloved cats & dogs. They are intelligent, social, and just as capable of fear, loneliness, and misery as any other being.
Choose compassion over convenience. Choose honor over horror. Choose integrity over insensitivity. Choose progress over pain. Choose truth over tradition. Choose action over ambivalence.
Choose vegan.
A Cheese Story.
Step 1: Mother gives birth to baby.
Step 2: Baby takes his first steps. Mother nervously stares at human observers. She knows what’s coming. She’s seen it before.
Step 3: Less than 15 minutes after birth, the still-wet baby is taken from his mother.
Step 4: Mother is hooked onto mechanical milk suckers, so her baby’s nutrients can be fed to humans (thus significantly increasing humanity’s cancer, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes rates…but I digress…)
Step 5: Newborn baby is sent to live the rest of his short life on a veal farm.
(most of the photos above were taken by my hero Jo-Anne McArthur)
Dairy = Veal = Cruelty.
Break your cheese addiction. I know it’s tough (trust me, I KNOW it’s tough- at first), but I promise it goes away.
It’s worth it.
BEST. NEWS. EVER.
I’ve been raving about Bold Native FOREVER, but until now it hasn’t been available to stream online. Of course you should buy the DVD (I own three copies), but this is a good start! The WHOLE movie is on YouTube!
Seriously, if you’ve ever loved an animal in your life, this movie will rock your world. If you’ve seen it, what did you think?
This photo says more than I ever could.
…but I’ll try: We come into this world with such a beautiful appreciation, respect and love for the other animals that share our planet. Only because of society’s conditioning do we convince ourselves that needlessly slaughtering those who we once considered our friends is justifiable.
“A slave of the flesh and dairy industry gives loving affection to a cat passing by. She will spend her short existence being utilized as a machine to generate inordinate amounts of milk whilst enduring severe stress, pain and be forced to watch her babies taken to slaughter. When she has endured more abuse than her body can cope with and her milk yield grows poor, she will then be horrifically slaughtered, herself…
This is your steak, begging for love and mercy.” -Anthony Damiano
