Why I am not a vegan

[Diana]

OMG. How did that man (yogi) even get an audience? Humans are idiots sometimes.

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Now, this is the fulcrum of the point and what I have been trying to express. You can't "save" an animal after it is dead, nor can you alleviate its suffering, it has already experienced those things.

No, but why wait until after it's dead? We CAN alleviate its suffering by not participating in the cause of the suffering, and raising awareness of others to do the same.

I can understand what is meant by transmutation now, but I still see it as point B. Point A is the way the animals are treated while alive (including the slaughtering).

If Unbound can make a difference through transmutation, that is good. I will set the example of doing the least amount of harm.

I personally don't expect to stop anything (however much I would love to end suffering), but I don't have to add to animal cruelty or support the market by buying meat. I can also just be the energy of not being a predator (in the sense that I don't eat animals; that's what predators do in the animal kingdom).

A good example is the way the deer and javelinas—who come to my house for the water (which I supply to the desert animals because humans have destroyed their local watering sources) and snacks of apples and carrots—react to people. They seem to be able to smell or sense that a person eats meat, and they are more frightened and on alert when they are there. I have observed this many times over 4 or 5 years. There are times when I am feeding a deer and our noses are a couple of inches apart. They stare right into my eyes. They have huge brown eyes and long black eyelashes. They are so beautiful.