2.1: Veal - should a sentient being suffer this imprisonment?

2.2: In their narrow prison waiting to be slaughtered.

In order to nourish all If everyone became a vegan, there would be more than sufficient food resources to nourish the entire world population. The reason is simple. The mass production of animals consumes enormous amounts of vegetables that the animals convert into meat, dairy products and eggs. But this transformation involves a great loss of protein and energy which is contained in vegetables: the majority simply serves to support the metabolism of the animals and it is not converted to edible tissues. Bycontrast, if the vegetables were grown directly for human consumption, they would feed a much greater number of people. Here is an example. If we assign an hectare of earth to the breeding of cattle, in a year we only get 66 Kg of protein; instead, if we cultivate soybeans, we get a harvest of 1848 Kg of protein: This is 28 times more protein!

2.3: Rabbits also experience the same hell in the breeding process.

2.4: In order to maximize profits, chicken breeders
inhumanly crowd the cages creating a harsh environment.

The scientific facts are that a vegetarian and vegan diet can nourish a greater number of people than an omnivore diet. Based on statistics by Professor Peter Ulvi of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, here is a breakdown of how many human beings can be nourished by a vegan diet versus an omnivore diet: Vegan diet: 6.3 billion people Omnivore diet which includes 25% animal products: 3.2 billion people. A study by the FAO indicates that the following environmental problems are created by the processes of breeding and animal production: Reduced biodiversity and severe damages to the ecosystem Land erosion and reduction in the quantity and quality of water tables Increased Greenhouse effect and contamination of the water supply with nitrogen, phosphorus and pesticides. Acid rains and contamination of the land with heavy metals Animal breeding and excrement creates artificial lagoons that can pollute the water supply. Pig and chicken excrement often ends up in thewater supply and contributes to the increase of pathogenic organisms that kill millions of fish and poison human beings. Also the industrial waste seriously damages the marine ecosystem. Source: Vegan Outreach From: Why Vegan, 2000

2.5: Chicken turkeys raised free range do not live a better life...

2.6: The guarantee of profit for animal breeders is worth more to them
than the guarantee of a humane and decent life for the animals.

In order to protect the environment If only a small amount of land is necessary to feed a vegan, then clearly his food choice makes a smaller environmental impact. Forests do not have to be pulled down in order to create new pastures and less fuel, pesticides and fertilizers are used in order to cultivate the fields (this includes the reduction of gas emissions that increase the greenhouse effect). According to this data, in the Amazonian forest, 88% of deforested lands are used for pasture, and since 1960 a quarter of the forests in Central America have been pulled down in order to create space for pastures. For every 16 Kg of cereals and soybeans given to the animals for feed, they produce only1 Kg of meat; the rest of the "product", composed mainly of excrement, ends up in rivers. And,a person who follows a vegan lifestyle saves on the average 0.5 hectaresof trees in a year. The way that we breed animals for food is a threat to the planet. It pollutes our environment while consuming huge amounts of water, grain, petroleum, pesticides and drugs. The results are disastrous. David Brubaker - Scientist - Johns Hopkins University From: Environmental News Network, Sept. 20, 1999