2017

Vegetarianism vs Omnivores

Lyles Dominique
SDUSD
1/1/2017
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Some of these include helping not only

The History of Veganism
world hunger, reducing the rate of

J
ohnny Depp once said,
If you dont like seeing
pictures of violence
towards animals being posted, you need
to help stop the violence, not the
animal cruelty, and multiple health
benefits. On the contrary, veganism is
also said to limit certain nutrients.
People question why so many people

pictures Veganism is a way to

help solve or alleviate this

problem. Veganism is a way of life

where people do not use or eat

products that come from animals.

Veganism is somewhat
want to live such a new life.
controversial, because most people are

omnivores. An omnivore is someone

who not only eats both meat and plants,

Veganism originated in Greece
but also uses meat products. It is also
and India. In ancient Greece, civilians
controversial, because some people
used to eat plant based foods to help
also believe the body does not retain
preserve their food- especially during
enough nutrients, and in general,
suffrages. In India, Buddha came up
question how someone can live with
with the idea of not eating or using
such a different life. Although veganism
animal products. He believed in treating
is not always positively looked at, it does
animals well, and with the same rights
indeed have some positive factors.
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as human beings. He did not believe in growing things that are beneficial, for

hurting animals. they use the land to store animals in the

factory farms. A small piece of the land

is also used to grow wheat. Wheat is not

By eating meat we share the responsibility

of climate change, the destruction of our forests,

and the poisoning of our air and water. The simple

act of becoming a vegetarian will make a difference

in the health of our planet.

Thich Nhat Hanh, The World We Have: A

As people aged and migrated Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology

these views began to spread all

around the world. As the views

began to spread, so did a huge

epidemic in our forests. Our forests as beneficial as some fruits or

were slowly becoming smaller and vegetables that could be grown.

smaller due to taking away land for rural Deforestation is an ongoing issue, and

purposes. Although this sounds goes along with our health.

pleasant, it really is not. There are now

only forty percent of forests left on our Factory Farms and other
planet. When the forests started to be
Issues
taken apart, they would not be used for
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A
factory farm is a farm strong smell of fecal matter, sometimes

that is used to keep even sweat. It is described as cat urine.

animals. Although The ammonia normally burns the

factory farms have the name farm, they

are not necessarily considered a farm,

because the animals are locked in

cramped, dark rooms/ storage unit. The

animals are mistreated and said to be

raised in sustainable environments.

Peter Dinklage once stated Each year,

billions of animals are subjected to

animals eyes, noses, and throats. Once
cruelty on factory farms, feedlots, and
this occurs, the animals are subject to
slaughterhouses. The brutality that
more infections. The males who are
these animals endure would be grounds
castrated are also at risk for infection
for felony cruelty charges if inflicted
due to not having any antibiotics or
upon our cats and dogs. As the illusion
painkillers (Newkirk 2016).
continues, the animals are not from a

small little farm in Tennessee that loves

Yesterday vs today
their animals. The animals are from

N
owadays, Veganism
farms that treat the animals with brutality
is more popular
(Newkirk, 2016) the animals are also
among the current
kept in dark spaces where the air is
society, and is helpful in terms of being
filled with ammonia. Ammonia is a
able to help people with allergies as well
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as diseases. Some people believe that My Opinion

veganism is beneficial to the health of
Veganism is beneficial in today's
humans, and the stabilization of our
society and provides a healthy outlet for
planet. They believe that veganism
multiple issues in the world. Many
helps prevent deforestation and also
people are born with allergies to dairy
creates more space in general. This is
and cardiovascular disease. In severe
due to the availability to not have as
cases, their allergies prevent them from
many factory farms and farms in
Eating things that are products of gluten
general. On the contrary, veganism can
Dr. Caldwell explains how for some
also affect the ecosystems that have
people, not being able to change their
been adapted to within the past years.
diet has changed their life. By eating
This also feeds into deforestation
healthier, plant-based foods, your body
because the ecosystem was messed up
retains more nutrients rather

than fat, and the body can

Some people think that the plant-based, digest better. For example,
whole-foods diet is extreme. Half a million
people a year will have their chest opened up when someone is diagnosed
and have a vein taken from their leg and sewn
into their coronary artery. Some people would with high cholesterol and told
call that extreme
to change their diet, they might
- DR. CALDWELL ESSELSTYN
not take it seriously until it is

too late. Too many people wait

until the last minute to address

in the forest when large chunks of land their issues, and when it

was taken out for other reasons. comes to health, the best thing to do is
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act fast. Along with benefitting health,

veganism also helps animals live in a

more stable environment, where they

receive proper treatment.

In conclusion, Veganism is a

beneficial aspect in our society as a

whole. Like all things, it has some cons,

but for the most part, it has multiple

positive outcomes. Veganism allows an

outlet for people with diseases and

allows them to have a healthy outlet.

With this new diet, people are beginning

to come out of their shells, and create a

new outlet of life.

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