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Animals are getting killed in
their billions whilst the consumer is misinformed into believing that animal
products are somehow good for health. Advertising
and product promotion still work to make things as easy as possible for the
consumer - but consumers aren’t completely blind. There’s a sense that the tide is turning. It’s clear that meat-eating is becoming
unfashionable. And the rich by-products
are making people fat. Perhaps this
indicates a beginning of the end of the speciesist-era.
To date, most consumers
haven’t seriously considered this. Most
people haven’t even thought about radically changing their eating habits. Maybe they’ll hold out till the eleventh hour,
until they’re personally so afraid of death or afraid for their kids’ health,
or even for the future of the planet, that change is the only option left to
them. And if it’s not from fear of ill
health then they’ll feel it when their conscience pricks too painfully. To switch away from conventional foods is hard
for young people, but it’s even harder for older omnivores, who have spent most
of their lives eating animals and are still nowhere near being vegetarian let
alone vegan.
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