Letters to the editor

April 24 2017 - 9:00am
There is still plenty of chat surrounding a vegan society. What are your thoughts? Share them at news@dailyadvertiser.com.au.
There is still plenty of chat surrounding a vegan society. What are your thoughts? Share them at news@dailyadvertiser.com.au.

One for the vegans

I'd like to address a couple of the points made by those critical of the recent letters advocating veganism. Firstly, if we were to wake tomorrow to find the country had gone vegan then yes, there would be a logistical problem with the millions of animals used by meat, dairy and egg industries. Having lost their economic value they would, as Sharon Coggan (April 19) says, no longer receive any support and care from their owners. But there will not be a sudden, mass change to a plant-based diet. It will be a gradual change. These animals are killed at a very young age so there is a rapid turnover. Farmers will respond to the reduced demand by breeding fewer animals. And I agree with Bryan Pomeroy (April 21) when he says, "When you have to go, let’s hope it is as painless as possible". But Bryan, farmed animals do not “need” to go - there is absolutely no need for us to eat meat, dairy or eggs so, therefore, no need to be breeding, using and killing these sentient beings. There's a big difference between need and taste preference.

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