Our Symbiosis has been Perverted.

There are many hard-line vegans, who I respect greatly, that think that we have no right to use animals in any way. Their bodies do not belong to us, their eggs don't belong to us, their babies don't belong to us, and their milk doesn't either. I agree. However I do think that there is a symbiotic relationship that can exist between animals and humans. I think that relationship can even include eating their flesh. http://twwly.com/ and http://www.soulemama.com/ are two families that I think do it all very well, and very honestly. They clearly LOVE their animals. I think their animals live good lives. I can be on board with that kind of farming. But lets be real honest with ourselves here: NONE OF US ARE EATING DAIRY AND MEAT THAT IS FARMED THAT WAY.

"Free range organic!" you say?

Dont kid yourself. Lets take chickens for example all that free range means is that they arent in a cage, they are not however "free" to roam anywhere. They live in a giant warehouse packed with thousands of other birds. Their beak tips are still removed. Free range is a joke. 

http://www.chooseveg.com/free-range.asp

http://govegannow.com/free-range.html

"We're meant to eat meat though!"

Actually there is a lot of evidence that suggests that's not a complete truth. We certainly have evolved to tolerate it, however our digestive tract is much longer than that of a carnivore. (I am not denying that we are omnivorous here, just to be clear) And more importantly I think this argument is ridiculous because even if meat is a part of our ancestral diet, we dont HAVE to eat it anymore. You are not living in a small tribe, hunting buffalo, travelling across the plains. You live in a house with electricity, and are probably reading this on your Ipad. You get your food from a store. And that store sells plenty of things, that are meat and dairy free, that will keep you alive and healthy all the days of your life. Its just a silly excuse when you way that against suffering.

In the world that we live in it is just not possible to feed everyone meat and dairy in a way that doesn't sacrifice the dignity and well-being of the animals involved. As far as I can see the ONLY acceptable way to eat meat and dairy is if those animals are in your own yard. If you clean their shit, birth their babies, slop their feed, clean up their blood when its all said and done. If you know, and love them enough to be covered in all of that day to day to day. In all other scenarios the animals inevitably end up suffering greatly.

I cannot say anything that wont be said better by a vegan before me. So I suggest watching this video:

And i suggest setting aside an hour and a half to watch Earthlings as well:

I think if you choose to pass over this because you dont wanna see it you are a coward.