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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

And there are religious reasons: According to the Bible , the original divinely-prescribed diet was an entirely plant-based, vegan diet: "And God said, 'Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit.

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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

Animal Ethics

Even those actively involved in the industry typically admit that these modern animal rearing practices cause animals severe pain and stress. Appropriately planned vegan, lacto-vegetarian, and lacto-ovo-vegetarian diets satisfy nutrient needs of infants, children, and adolescents and promote normal growth.