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o www.Supervegan.com o www.GoVeg.com o "vegetarian” page on Love to Know, www.vegetarian.
lovetoknow.com Here is a fact that many may not know: 60 billion animals give their lives annually for an industry that confines, tortures, and brutally slaughters them to feed us and to make a profit. Watch the documentary "Earthlings”, whichl looks in depth at the daily horrors animals endure throughout the world and you will likely have a change of heart about why one should be vegan. Finally, film actress and activist Alicia Silverstone has a fantastic cookbook called The Kind Diet and has a website called The Kind Life:http://thekindlife.com/. And the Post Punk Kitchen has dozens of delicious recipes and is full of extra resources: http://www.theppk.com/ A general ignorance about vegetarianism means that eating non-veg is taken for granted and so, many aspects of our daily life contain animal products and by-products. It is extremely disheartening that many companies are fooling vegetarians by adding non-veg ingredients to day to day consumable products, meaning that well-intentioned vegetarians unknowingly participate in animal cruelty.
HOW TO BE A COMPASSIONATE CONSUMER? Your choice as a consumer affects the lives and deaths) of millions of animals. By consciously avoiding the use of animal-based products, you not only save animal lives, you set an example to others and eventually persuade manufactures to use alternatives. When you buy animal-based products you are consciously supporting and promoting the exploitation of animals. There
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