It all started in 2016 when Mercy for Animals found me on Facebook. I watched a video of an animal being slaughtered and decided right then and there that I would not support an industry like that. I eventually saw posts saying that dairy equaled rape and murder.

I couldn't fathom how that could be true. As I learned about how cows are forced to be pregnant over and over again, forced to go through painful labors, their babies taken from them when they're just a few days old, male babies killed for veal and females killed around four years old, I realized it was true. It took me a little while to figure out what plant-based products made good substitutes for dairy, but as soon as I did, I never looked back.

I then learned about the egg industry. The horror starts with forcing birds to breed over and over again. (Look up the process of artificial insemination for all animal industries to see how disgusting this process is. It is truly legalize bestiality and rape of an animal.) Male chicks are then grinded up alive because they are of no use to the egg industry. Yes, you read that right. It's called "chick culling". Females are then forced to live a life of slavery, usually in terrible living conditions. Even if they have a nice life on a local farm, laying eggs hurts them. So why continue to force these birds into existence to eat their secretions when we have other options now? Speaking of secretions, consuming eggs is consuming mucus that comes from their orifice. It's so gross when you think about it!

Any other animal product you can think of is a result of forced pregnancies and usually premature death (wool and leather for example.) When it comes to fish, they feel pain and fear! Imagine being ripped from your home and then slowly suffucating to death.

Check out my informativate blog that discusses the best animal product substitutes I have found in my search over the past six years. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!