Me Be VeG

I’m not a huge fan of pain. In fact, I usually try to avoid it. This is a difficult thing since I’m not the most graceful person and tend to bang, bash, scratch and burn myself on a pretty regular basis. I also have two animals who keep me bruised and bleeding more than I’d like to count. But I love them, and they aren’t hurting my on purpose. And the truth is the few bruises and scratches I get from them aren’t anything I can’t handle.

But I do not seek out pain. I don’t have a tattoo (yet) because I hate needles. I tend to walk slower to keep from tripping and falling. I’m generally a careful person so as to avoid pain.

I also hate to hurt other people, and I will usually take on the pain to avoid causing another person pain. I try not to put myself in situations when I have to do this, but when I have to, I do. And I don’t usually think twice about it.

The animal industry is pain, from start to finish. Ignoring it doesn’t make this untrue. Choosing to believe the lies on TV about happy cows and free-range chickens doesn’t make it true. It’s a lie. I’ve seen behind the curtain and there is no going back. And I don’t want to, no matter how much pain I feel knowing about, I would rather know and avoid it than NOT know and be responsible for that pain.

Choosing to not consume animals was a very personal choice. I understand why people would want to ignore it. I understand why people look the other way and cover their ears when they hear about the conditions of the animals. If I eat beef, chicken, eggs, fish, milk, cheese or any other animal product, I am supporting an industry that thinks it is ok to lie and hurt and manipulate for money. So I CHOOSE not to support it.

Consuming animals is like ingesting their pain. It is completely unnecessary (humans are not carnivores) and completely avoidable. This is a pain I will never accept.

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