With his usual eloquence, the Rev. Al Sharpton steps on the canvas to defend some of the humblest creatures.
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IF YOU ARE A DECENT PERSON, the video on this page describing the inherent cruelty involved in factory farming should provide ALL the reasons you need to oppose a meat-based diet in all its variations. But there's plenty more. There is the question of health (which may be of interest to some, as meat-based diets contribute to cardiovascular illness and cancer, not to mention obesity) and also of environmental protection, as animal factories contribute a huge amount of pollution to the planet. Lastly, for those who are only motivated to political action on the basis of "human" issues, there is the unavoidable fact that in a world accursed with food scarcities, meat-based diets depend on the most inefficient use of agricultural resources. It's a "rich man's diet." In the last few years, there is also mounting evidence that factory farming, and animal husbandry in general, may pose the biggest danger of all, the possibility of new viral diseases capable of pandemic morbidity. |
