Many people have prejudices towards vegans and vegetarians. Consequently, they are represented as crazy about not eating meat. Plus, trying to manipulate people towards being vegetarian or vegan. But what’s the mentality behind not eating meat?
As a non-vegetarian, I didn’t have much thought on people living their life as a vegetarian. If I’ve thought one thing, it would be “But isn’t it not healthy?”. Also, how vegetarians represented bothered me and got me thinking, does vegetarians really deserve this much hate from society?
Being vegetarian doesn’t mean not being healthy as they can provide their protein from nuts, seeds, oats, legumes and many more nutrients.
In addition, meat really means cruelty nowadays. Of course, hunting down other animals is in our nature and there is no problem with that. But in today world especially chickens, cows and some kinds of fish are raised in not-much-healthy farms which can cause intense pain, both physically and psychologically, for them. medicines used on them to make them grow faster and they are kept in confined spaces. Making them grow in pain.
As for the environmental impact of being vegetarian, it leaves much less carbon footprint compared to being omnivore. of course, the most environmentally friendly option is being vegan. But how does it affect our carbon footprint?
Cows release methane gas as they digest grass. Plus, meat production often demands a great deal of grass land which requires lots of trees cut down. Machines release carbon dioxide while making this action and take down much of the trees which provides oxygen and reduces carbon dioxide rates. As people buy meat, they need to make them reproduce more. But if vegetarian rates increase, industries will plant more plants which increases the rates of oxygen and reduces Greenhouse gases.
The outcome is being vegetarian or vegan greatly influences of World’s well-being. And if everyone becomes vegetarian, even if its meat-eating meat once a month. It will be useful for the planet and organisms all around the world.