"If one person is unkind to an animal, it is considered to be cruelty, but where a lot of people are unkind to animals, especially in the name of commerce, the cruelty is condoned and, once sums of money are at stake, will be defended to the last by otherwise intelligent people."
--Ruth Harrison (from Animal Machines)
The majority of people in this world do not want to contribute to animal cruelty, but that is exactly what we do when we buy that sirloin that's on sale or the generic dozen eggs for 79 cents. People just want to eat, to live their lives, and to survive as we always have. But let's face it, if we have internet access, if we have time to spend on Facebook, if we can afford to shop at any of the grocery stores in our neighborhoods, then we are able to devote some time and effort to thinking about what we eat and where it comes from.
Just take a minute to really think about the food choices you make, the buying choices you make. Find one way, just one way, that you can choose to contribute to a more compassionate diet. Perhaps it's as simple as leaving the bacon off your egg sandwich in the morning or even participating in meat-free Mondays. Or perhaps you're ready to take it one step further and go to a vegetarian or vegan diet. Whatever you choose, I urge you to think rather than to just go with the flow. Only good will come of it.
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