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Put Down That Hot Dog!
It’s World Vegan Day
I should be a vegan. So should you. It’s better for your health, and better for the planet. And its kinder to animals too. So what’s stopping us?
When I asked my Facebook friends why they hadn’t gone vegan yet, I got some very specific responses:
Bacon, eggs and chicken wings.
Sirloin, pork chops and ice cream.
Steak au poivre, coq au vin and sole meuniere.
Chocolate! My life’s blood.
And, of course, there’s a joker in every crowd:
Why would I want to be a vegan? Nobody gets out of this world alive. Pass the arsenic, please.
In my own case, it comes down to the three C’s — cheese, chocolate, and chicken. I can’t imagine enjoying life without them.
So maybe I should have a better imagination? I could, for instance, imagine the cruelty to animals that my diet encourages. But it’s much easier to enjoy my lunch if I don’t.
And my eating habits aren’t really all that bad. I rarely eat meat, and I don’t eat much dairy. I’m not a true vegan. But I’m vegan-ish.
Isn’t that enough?
Well, no. If everyone actually went vegan, it would drastically reduce pollution and climate…
