Veganism is an ethical philosophy about not being a d*ck to animals, not a religion. If it were a religion, why is striving to do the least amount of harm to animals possible a bad thing?
If you think animal abuse is wrong, then being vegan is the only right decision to make.
Unlike most religions, veganism is based on reality - the reality of ubiquitous animal cruelty in factory farms and slaughterhouses.
It’s impossible to force another person to be vegan since it is an ethical philosophy. Being vegan requires the belief that supporting unnecessary animal cruelty is wrong, not just following a plant-based diet, and the action of not purchasing any animal products that aren’t necessary for one’s survival. In practice, it is a boycott and an effective harm reduction strategy.
Because non-vegans purchase the products of violence, vegans are forced to pay taxes that go on to subsidize animal agriculture or face imprisonment and live in communities with reduced accessibility in food systems. It’s not the other way around. Think of all the advertisements for animal products a person who is against killing animals sees on a daily basis that are paid for by your dollars when you buy dead bodies and secretions from fast food corporations.
This idea that the animals rights movement is forcing people to follow plant-based diets is ridiculous, and if you’re not vegan, you’re forcing animals to die. I didn’t force you to watch this video. I hope your conscience compels you to do better for animals that are suffering because of you, and if you do decide to cause less pain and suffering to them, that’s an internal force.
The breeders for small scale goat and cow dairy operations supply factory farms in most cases. Buying starter animals from these places keeps them in operation. Animals cannot consent to giving their bodily secretions to humans. Chickens will often eat their own eggs and it improves their health. Cow milk is for baby cows, not humans.
If you buy any animal products from a grocery store, they’ve come from what you would think is a factory farm. Vital Farms Eggs for instance labels their eggs small family farm sourced, ethical, free range. But the farmers they source from still grind up baby male chicks on their first day of life because they can’t lay eggs. They gas the hens once they stop laying enough eggs.
[youtu.be/LQRAfJyEsko ](This is a documentary called Dominion, it shows the reality of animal agriculture)
That’s a strange definition of love if it involves killing the individual you claim to care about. I don’t think a person can love someone and then kill them unnecessarily. I don’t think the length of time something has been happening makes it morally right or wrong. Slavery and colonization have been going on for long periods of time and most people recognize those might makes right practices as unethical. If there was another species that hunts, kills, and consumes humans, would you be OK being the victim if it was a part of their culture and in their same ecosystem?
You’re still supporting animal abuse if you’re vegetarian. Dairy and egg industries sexually abuse cows and grind up male chicks. If you care about animals, go vegan.
Culture vs. Compassion: Does Culture Justify Eating Animals? (youtu.be)
Animal Abuse Isn't Wrong? Vegan Debates Skater with Reverse Psychology (youtu.be)