A story worth listening to

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Some people think vegans have tickets on themselves. They condemn us for being proud of our animal empathy and our compassionate natures. But, in truth, we don’t only set out to protect animals. We also want to protect the people who eat them, especially kids who are the innocent victims of forced-feeding (they have no real say in the choice of foods they eat). Kids should be given the facts before they’re given any animal foods. If parents aren’t going to do it then it’s down to vegans, to inform parents and children, especially with information about the harm animal foods do to the human body. 

            Obviously we should be seen as considerate people who are worth listening to. Hopefully, eventually, our story will be heard. Until then we need to be patient, consistent and, most importantly, interesting enough to make people curious, to see how their children could develop so much better on plant foods. For the adult who takes on a vegan diet, it will be great for their health, for their kids, for the planet but it will also be the beginning of their own self-development. If they begin to listen to our story they’ll be nudged towards acknowledging the sovereignty of animals, and see it as an essential part of the whole jigsaw puzzle of consciousness-raising.