"Why do you care about animals when there are millions of suffering humans in the world?” Many vegans have received this criticism, which we happen to find illogical and contradictory. In this episode, we explain just why veganism is part of the social justice movement and how leaving animals off our plates actually promotes peace.
We are not only vegan for the animals, but also for the humans.
Here are some of our sources and references from our research.
https://youtu.be/ZCzD4l9Whxk
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/034015/meta
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2012/05/08/we-already-grow-enough-food-10-billion-people-and-still-cant-end-hunger
Environment
http://www.cowspiracy.com/facts/
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/environment.html
Workers
https://www.hrw.org/report/2005/01/24/blood-sweat-and-fear/workers-rights-us-meat-and-poultry-plants
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/the-human-cost-of-industrial-animal-agriculture/
Books
"The Jungle" By Upton Sinclair
"Make Room! Make Room!" By Harry Harrison
"Soylent Green" Film 1973
Music by Lee Rosevere