Vegetarianism: a lifestyle that protects the environment

As for the deterioration of the natural ecological environment, everyone is aware of it. Some people ask: what can I do to protect the environment? 

Jay Lord, a vegan for 35 years, from Northern Animal Welfare Co-operative (NAWC), has been vegan since he was 19 and is now campaigning for animal rights. “I don’t understand why we love these animals and keep them as pets, but we still have chicken and beef and bloody animals on the table at home.” Jay said. Vegan is not a regime without eggs or milk; Vegan is a value that tries not to harm or exploit animals as much as possible. 

Apart from eating, they do not wear animal furs or leathers such as mink coats or ox boots. They did not use silk or silk quilt made of silk produced by silkworms; And they don’t go to India to experience riding elephants or camels; They don’t go to the circus, or the lion jumping through the fire ring, or the dolphin show at the Marine aquarium. Of course, they don’t want to visit zoos that hold animals for life but claim to educate them for life.

Indeed, they refused to experiment on animals in the name of any science. They do not want to receive vaccines that have been taken out after the virus has been hit on cows, nor do they want drugs that have been developed to kill thousands of mice and rabbits, nor do they want cosmetics and detergents that have been tested on rabbits’ eyes before being given to ordinary people.

Vegetarianism is a healthy, environmentally friendly, effective way to protect animal rights and animal welfare and achieve harmony between man and nature. Vegetarianism can overcome the harm of meat to the ecological environment, prevent the expansion of soil desertification, reduce the consumption of resources, energy and environmental pollution, protect biodiversity, and curb the process of global warming.

In Jay’s opinion, the vegetarian lifestyle is an important way to protect the ecological environment, which is the most important thing people can do, far more important than reducing transportation and taking fewer flights. From an environmental perspective, however, the livestock industry emits more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than all the world’s modes of transportation combined. “We can’t sustain population growth on an animal-based diet. We have to change that. It’s also the morally right thing to do. ” said by Jay. 

According to The vegan society, if the world went vegan, it could save 8 million lives by 2050, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds, save healthcare related costs and avoid $1.5 trillion in climate damage.