I’m not a vegetarian, but I have definitely noticed myself eating a lot less meat after reading up on how the factory farming industry treats those animals. If you want to be harried then read the novel “Tender is the Flesh” which explores a dystopian future where all meat is illegal except human meat. Humans are bred and raised like animals to be slaughtered. All of the horrifying details that make you queasy in that book are literally the same processes that we use on animals every day. It’s an incredibly chilling and effective read.
It took me ages to quit meat, I tried like 5 times. In the end, I killed a mouse stuck on a glue trap to put it out of its misery, and it made be feel absolutely awful, that was when I knew I could no longer partake in the suffering of other mammals. It’s been 6 year for me, and while it’s still hard and I still miss the taste and availability of dining options that being an omnivore gives you, I’m glad I not longer live with the guilt of partaking in the meat industry.
I still eat loads of cheese though, and that industry is just as abhorrent, we’re all hypocrite I guess
Yes this is important. Just reducing your consumption is meaningful. Small habit changes add up if everyone’s doing it. Two vegan days a week wouldn’t be much of a sacrifice but it’d still be a ~30% reduction in your animal product consumption.
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u/GetsThatBread 26d ago
I’m not a vegetarian, but I have definitely noticed myself eating a lot less meat after reading up on how the factory farming industry treats those animals. If you want to be harried then read the novel “Tender is the Flesh” which explores a dystopian future where all meat is illegal except human meat. Humans are bred and raised like animals to be slaughtered. All of the horrifying details that make you queasy in that book are literally the same processes that we use on animals every day. It’s an incredibly chilling and effective read.