Why I am not a vegan

[Steppingfeet]

My wife and I just finished a documentary called Cowspiracy. (Cheesy name, I know, but, catches the attention and memory.)

Successfully makes the case linking diet with the destruction of the biosphere. (e.g.: ocean dead zones from nitrogen run-off, destruction of rain forest for cattle grazing, massive consumption of water to grow plants to feed animals, methane released into the atmosphere, etc.)

As I've heard mentioned here before, it seems that animal agriculture is one of the main if not biggest drivers of the ecological disaster facing the planet.

My meat consumption was already intentionally reduced a couple/few years ago thanks to being made aware through the forums of animal suffering through the factory farm system. I find that if I am to be a citizen of planet Earth with responsibility for my footprint and contribution to our collective situation, I need to take further steps to at least reduce meat and dairy, with focus on the latter especially.

The documentary is available on Netflix.


Their website: http://www.cowspiracy.com/