Yes, Andy has a view that might be deemed extreme by some however I agree with him 100%. The animals are owed this clear distinction.” We live in a time of such abundance where it is not necessary to treat animals as products for financial gain. To quote one of my favourite activists Andy Faulkner “ The word ‘farmer’ & ‘farming’ will now be preceded by the word ‘Crop.’ There are Crop farmers, who we need & support 3 times a day vs Commercial animal abusers & planet wreckers. However I also believe with all my heart that farmers who farm animals need to move with the times. I saw the struggles, the sacrifices, the massive uncertainty my grandparents endured. I have a lot of respect for the work ethic needed to run a farm. Do YOU value taste or life?Īt this point let’s introduce the farmers. Those hard working, often under valued, always under paid “salt of the earth” Aussies toiling away to provide us city slickers with food. I decided that the delicious taste, convenience and social acceptance of eating animal products is vastly less important than life.īecause it really does come down to that. I guess what I’m trying to say is, people change. If you know me at all you’ll be laughing at that as defining myself by someone else’s career is the last thing I’d do these days! Holidays at the farm account for some of my fondest childhood memories and I even thought I might grow up to be a “farmers wife” some day. In fact I spent 16 years eating animal products 3 times a day. I loved meat and I loved staying at my Grandparents sheep farm. To set the scene, although I haven’t eaten meat for 25 years and have been an ethical vegan for 2.5 years I didn’t always see the disconnect between saying “I love animals” and then deciding some animals are friends and some animals are food. Today I want to address an emotive and controversial topic: Myths About Farming and The Drought here in Australia.
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