International Lifestyle Magazine Issue 57 | Page 107

blinded by is collective karma.
We do not recognize that for as
long as we keep treating animals
poorly and inflicting suffering on
them, we are going to live with
controversy, depression, pain, and
suffering. Our actions against the
animal kingdom reflect on our
well-being.

“The act of regularly eating
foods derived from confined and
brutalized animals forces us to
become somewhat emotionally
desensitized, and this numbing
and inner armoring makes it
possible for us as a culture to
devastate the earth, slaughter
people in wars, and support
oppressive
social
structures
without feeling remorse. By
going vegan, we are taking
responsibility for the effects of our
actions on vulnerable beings and
we are resensitizing ourselves.
We are becoming more alive,
and more able to feel both grief
and joy.” – Will Tuttle, PhD, The
World Peace Diet

Aside from the ethical
reasons, I also promote veganism
because of the environmental
impact eating animals and their byproducts has on the planet. With
billions of animals being raised
in cages, forced to eat chemically
saturated GMO feed, and being
poisoned with antibiotics, we have
to question where all of the feces
end up, where they are getting the
feed, and where they are finding
land to raise these animals. On the
EarthSave website (earthsave.
org), it is noted that one-half of
the Earth’s landmass is grazed
by livestock – making this
land unlivable for humans or
wildlife. We also know that over
seventy percent of all U.S. grain
production is fed to livestock. For
those who worry about carbon
dioxide emissions from humans,
it seems odd to me that they are
not considering the enormous
population of caged farm animals
that are also em ][