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Perhaps the most common question one receives regarding a plant-based diet is simply "why?". There are a plethora of reasons, both individual and collective, for abstaining from including meat in one's diet. These reasons broadly include personal health, environmental sustainability and animal rights and/or compassion towards animals. Similarly the support for these reasons range from personal validity and belief to undisputed scientific fact. In this section we will discuss all of the above to familiarize you the reader with the individual, collective, and environmental impact that a meat-based diet has on all of life. |
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Number of animals killed in the world by the meat, dairy and egg industries, since you opened this webpage. This counter does not include the billions of fish and sea animals killed annually. |
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| Hamburgers are the new Hummers - Nathan Pelletier, Dalhousie University in Canada | |
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The following video is not only educational but also demonstrates how well-understood the environmental impacts of a meat-based diet are. Even the host from CNN admits, though somewhat astonished, that he agrees with PETA: |