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Whatisavegan 
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vegan
(pronouncedVee-g'n)issomeonewhodoesnoteatanymeat,poultry,fish,dairyproducts(milk,butter,cheese,creametc),eggs,honeyoranyotheranimalderivedby-productssuchasgelatineandwhey.Theyalsousuallyavoidwearingleather,suede,woolandsilk-asthesehaveallbeenobtainedfromanimalsorinsects-andgenerallyavoidtoiletries,cosmeticsandcleaningproductsthathavebeentestedonanimalsorcontainanimalbasedingredients.Instead,
veganschoosefromthousandsofanimal-freefoodsandproducts.
Thereareroughly300,000vegansintheUK.
The  youngpersons guideto veganism
Vegan!
 
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Whyvegan?
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Goodquestion!Peoplechoosetogoveganfor:
TheAnimals
Inalifetimeameat-eaterwill,onaverage,chomptheirwaythroughoverFIVETHOUSANDanimals!*Byswitchingtoaplantbaseddiet,notonlywill youstopcontributingtothismassslaughterofcreatures,butyouwillalsosavethoseanimalsfromalifetimeofsuffering.
*ArecentstudybyViva!suggeststhisfigurecouldbeashighas11,000!www.viva.org.uk 
FactoryFarming
Factoryfarmingprovideslittleornothoughtforthewellbeingorcomfortoftheanimalsandbirdswhoarebredtogrowasbigaspossibleasquicklyaspossible.Thefarmerskeepdowncostsbynotprovidinganywherenearenoughspaceorcareneededbytheanimals.Chickensraisedformeat,forexample,aresquishedintogiantshedswithonlyanareaaboutthesizeofapieceof  A4paperforeachbirdandaregivennonaturallightorbedding.Thebirdsoftenattackeachotheroutof frustrationfrombeinginsuchanunnaturalenvironment,whichisnotsurprisingreally!Theslaughteritselfisastressfulexperiencefortheanimalsandmanycreaturessufferaslowandpainfuldeathwhentheyarenotproperlystunnedbeforebeingkilled.
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That'sTerrible!ButsurelyeatingfishisOKastheyswimfreeintheseaandweneedOmega3?
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Nope!Thesinglegreatestthreattosealifeisover-fishing.Farmedfisharenotthesolutioneitherastheyconsumelargeamountsofwildfish:1kgoffarmedfishwillbefedwithupto5kgofwildfish!And,thesedays,seafisharefullofnastypollutantslikePCBs,dioxinsandmercury.Sinceomega-3isalsofoundinplantsourcessuchasflaxoil,therereallyisnoexcuseforthatfishynonsense!
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Cuttingmeatandfishoutofyourdietisagreatstepintherightdirection,butdairycows(whoproducemilk)arenotgivenanyeasierlivesthanonesbredformeat.Likehumans,cowsonlylactate(producemilk)aftergivingbirthandsoarekeptinaconstantcycleofpregnancyandlactation.Thecalvesthatshouldbedrinkingthecow'smilkaretakenawayfromtheirmothersalmostimmediately:themalesarekilledstraightawayortransportedabroadtobefattenedupandkilledforthevealmarket.Inaddition,dairycowshavebeenbredtoproduce10timesmoremilkthantheirudders(that'scowboobstoyou!)aredesignedtohold,placingenormousstrainontheirbodiesuntilthedaywhentheirmilkyielddropsandtheyaresenttoslaughter.Mostlayinghensarekeptincagessosmalltheycan'tevenstretchtheirwings,peckorscratchtheground.Thesepoorbirdsaresenttoslaughterafterayearof eggproductionwhentheir yielddrops.Newchicksarebredtoreplacethehensbutonlythefemaleswillgoontolayeggs,soatjustadayoldthe'useless'malechicksareeithergassedtodeathormincedalive.
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So,shouldIbecomeavegetariantohelppreventthiscruelty?
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Andeggs?
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Ifapersonstopseatingmeatbutcontinuestoeatdairyproduceandeggs,theystillcontributetothedemandforfoodproductsthatcausethisimmensesuffering.
GoVegan! 
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