Veganism

Today’s society is constantly changing. People everywhere are changing beliefs, appearances, and even ways of life. One of these new ways of life, known as Veganism, is one that is rapidly sweeping the nation. Veganism, as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is a strict vegetarian who consumes no animal food or dairy products. Are all of these so called Vegans just part of a new trend, or is there something legitimate behind the lifestyle? Vegans live by the idea that they are bettering the world through saving animals, benefiting personal health, and also helping to solve much larger world hunger problems. At first, these ideas sound fabricated, as if no one way of living can do all these things. When looking into the matter, however, the
For logical reasons this is true. The more people who go Vegan, the less animals are killed to be served on the dinner table. Veganism is saving animals from the horrible mistreatment they endure on a daily basis. Cows are known to be constantly impregnated so that the dairy industry can have more milk and the meat industry can have more cows to slaughter. In America, we live by a double standard. We teach our children about cows, pigs, and all other types of animals. They go to zoos and farms to see these animals. So, why are we killing these animals for food that we know and love? When it is thought about in this manner, the reality is that it just doesn’t make sense. Either Americans need to claim to hate the animals, or go Vegan. When someone goes Vegan, the animals are not only saved from being killed, but also from a life of torture. The meat industry is constantly trying to keep up with the rapid demand for meat, and as a result is unnaturally fattening animals and keeping them in poor conditions. If more people were to go Vegan, then the natural pressure to maintain a certain quota would decrease, and animals would not be forced to live in these bad and unnatural habitats. This, in turn, would create a safer environment for animals to live in. Animals would also not be unnaturally repopulated as a result. Veganism is helping animals to get out of this by putting a stop animal cruelty and
The livestock and agriculture industry is responsible for using 55% of water in the United States (PETA 2). The amount of water it takes to maintain the lives of the approximately 70 billion animals used for food is enormous. In fact, just cows alone take a whopping 45 billion gallons of water to keep maintained, while humans only use 5.2 billion (PETA 2). This 45 billion gallons of water could be used elsewhere to benefit the world. Children in third world countries are dying everyday from dehydration. Wouldn’t all this water being used to repopulate the already too big population of cows be better used providing water for these children? On average, it takes 660 gallons of water to produce a fourth of a pound of hamburger meat, and 1,000 gallons of water to produce one gallon of milk (Fergusson 1). This alone is completely outrageous. Imagine how much water could be saved just in one day if more people were to start living by a Vegan diet. The results would be incredibly substantial. Some people are doing this very thing and helping to be apart of the solution. Vegans are saving water and as a result, things are starting to change for the