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Vegetarian Leafleting: Extending a Helping Hand to Farmed Animals

3,018 views · Published 4 March 2010 · 1:06 · Indexed 25 September 2026

Channel: mercyforanimals · 2010 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Farmed animals now account for nearly 99% (and chickens alone for over 90%) of all the animals killed in U.S. by humans. Over nine billion cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys are killed for our nations dinner tables each year. In more personal terms, one persons lifetime of meat-eating subsidizes the abuse and butchering of over 2,400 animals. The vast majority of these animals live short, miserable lives of deprivation, intensive confinement, painful mutilations, stressful transport, cruel handling and violent slaughter.

Because our diets are, far and away, the leading cause of animal exploitation, our diets can also serve as the single most important tool to prevent and end farmed animal abuse.

Few consumers give meaningful thought to what, or who, they are eating each day  let alone the suffering they fund with their meat, dairy and egg purchases.

During a time when an ever-increasing majority of Americans proclaim empathy toward all animals  including farmed animals  it is crucial that conscientious consumers be presented with honest information about the consequences of their food choices on animals. Surely, as more individuals awaken to the reality that the hidden cost of burgers, hotdogs and omelets is egregious animal cruelty, more and more will begin transitioning to a violence-free, plant-based diet. Reducing and eliminating consumer demand for cruel animal products is the best way to address farmed animal abuse at its root cause.

Though a seemingly simple approach, leafleting  distributing free literature detailing the plight of farmed animals and encouraging readers to boycott cruelty by going vegan  holds incredible power in building a kinder future for all creatures.

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