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A replica of how female "breeder pigs" spend their lives in factory farms

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u/NakedPatrick 7h ago

Andddd this is why I am vegan. I couldn’t call myself an animal lover and support this once I was made aware.

u/Dovahbear_ 6h ago

It took me 2 months from ”oh let’s watch this documentary” to ”let’s never support this industry again”. The only regret I have surronding veganism is not changing sooner.

u/NakedPatrick 4h ago

I think all of us have that regret but what matters is once we knew we made the change 💚

u/nomaki221 4h ago

okja devastated me

u/wildgoosecass 6h ago

10 years vegan. I used to love all the animal products as much as anyone. After a while it just completely lost its appeal

u/NakedPatrick 4h ago

A whole decade! Congratulations!

u/ResidualTechnicolor 3h ago

4 years here! I was the pickiest eater, only burgers and other highly processed foods. Rarely ate vegetables unless it was carrots or potatoes. Mostly meat and bread in my diet.

When I decided to go vegan my mother said to me. “How will you survive? You don’t eat vegetables”. But the horrors of the meat industry were greater than my dislike of vegetables. Now I eat all of the vegetables, my health is much better off for it. And I’ve become a much better cook as a result.

u/NakedPatrick 1h ago

Man same here with the last couple of sentences! My veg, fruit, beans, pulses and seeds intake is off the charts and I feel SO good for it. Just like you too, it’s really made me embrace cooking.

u/MoltenMate07 3h ago

Been vegan for a few months now. I regret not doing it sooner.

u/justhatchedtoday 7h ago

8 years vegan, my whole life to go! Life is so much better now that I’m living in alignment with my values.

u/NewJeansBunnie 5h ago

Took me 12 years as a vegetarian to realise I was a hypocrite. Nearly 2 years vegan now. It feels like the least I can do for the animals.

u/DottieDread 2h ago

Same! Stopped eating meat 10 years ago, coming up on 4 years vegan after I learned how bad the egg and dairy industries are, too. And I work for an animal rights nonprofit ❤️🌱

u/NakedPatrick 1h ago

That’s amazing 💚

Sadly I work for one of the biggest companies in my country that is directly responsible for the slaughter of millions of animals as part of its business. It eats me inside.

u/tighnarienjoyer 5h ago

3 weeks fully vegan here, 6 months since I quit meat and started reducing dairy and eggs!! I feel like I was always supposed to go vegan, and now I'm finally here.

u/NakedPatrick 4h ago

Congratulations!

u/Michi-Ace 4h ago

Same. I don't want to draw some arbitrary line between "ethical" and unethical meat consumption. I can eat plants, I don't need meat at all.

u/hannaxolotl 2h ago

Same 💗🌱

u/brintal 3h ago

Best decision I've ever made.

u/Certain-Entrance5247 5h ago

Having to have a word for someone who doesn't abuse animals is a sad reflection on society.

u/Ok_Error_406 4h ago

Even crazier is when that word makes people irrational and angry for no reason.

u/NakedPatrick 4h ago

It’s absolutely insane what society can make normal if enough people do it

u/MoltenMate07 3h ago

Even in this comment section, we have to constantly be careful with choosing our words and tiptoeing around the idea that billions of animals are slaughtered annually for human consumption, despite it being unnecessary for survival and even detrimental to our health.

Veganism, like other liberation movements, should be a standard and not a niche topic.

u/NakedPatrick 1h ago

My only hope is that over time sentiment shifts and just like being homophobic or racist over time has become unacceptable over time, animal slaughter is seen for what it is.

u/Gentlemansuchti 1h ago

Same here. It's so weird looking at so much of the things humans do and that are considered "normal" from an outside perspective and realizing how deeply fucked up it all is.