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Animals are killed and endure suffering for the production of meat, unneccessarily.
Animals endure unneccessary torture, there is a plentiful variety of food without killing animals.
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The crops grown for animal feeds could be used for human nutrition, to feed people around the world. We are losing foods just so people can have meat!
This is very true, we are wasting millions of crops and vegetables just to raise animals and then kill them for meat. That is like raising millions of humans to be killed for meat, this would of course use up most of our resources.
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Vegetarians are more youthful from the non-exposure of animal hormones.
Yes, years of exposure to growth hormones, stress hormones and other toxins found in meat are ageing people significantly. Obviously, if you do not eat meat then you are not exposed to these hormones and are less likely to age rapidly.
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Animals are a different species from us but are still equals.
Animals should not be killed for meat anymore than a human being should be killed for meat. They are a different species from us but just as equal.
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Vegetarians live longer.
From the lack of animal fats and hormones and toxins, vegetarians are thought to live longer than those that eat meat and are also less prone to cancers.
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Vegetarians are 5% smarter than meat eaters.
IQ scores have proven that vegetarians, on average score five points more than meat-eaters.
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Vegetarians are at a lower risk of developing cancers.
The toxins in meat and arsenic found in antibiotics given to chickens have been found to cause cancer, so vegetarians are at a lower risk of developing cancers because of this.
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You will help save the planet by not eating meat.
The decrease in animals due to the lack of demand for meat would lower the greenhouse gases produced by the animals, mainly cows, that account for up to a quarter of the damage to the o-zone layer.
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You will live a more moral and spiritual life.
Knowing that you have not made an animal suffer for your food is a good feeling, it is also a feeling of independance. If you are interested in developing your spiritual life, then I would recommend that you become a vegetarian.
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Because he said so!
This huge gorilla below weighs about 30 stone! He feeds only on plants and vegetables, and has very large canine teeth used only for crunching into hard vegetables or bamboo. Occasionally he may show them to other gorillas or animals who threaten him or his family only in self-defense.
Why Vegetarian
