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Even if you accept that your food comes from animal byproducts, being vegan will drastically reduce your "animal footprint". Turning blood/bone/manure into whe

• dogma1138 9y ago
  I never made the argument that one can’t be vegan the argument was that if you can eat almonds you shouldn’t eat most mass produced produce since it’s not free of animal products. I really couldn’t care what people eat, and those that don’t eat meat just leave more ribeyes for me.
• Fnoord 9y ago
  > being vegan will drastically reduce your "animal footprint" The biggest difference to animal death one can make is going vegetarian. But even someone who goes reducetarian is already decreasing their personal and the global footprint. The difference between vegetarian and vegan is much smaller however. Most people are carnists/omni. For them, vegan is a long shot. If we lower the barrier and stop with this defeatist all or nothing approach we can slowly but surely reduce animal suffering. Do you tell your kid who's running first time that they're not quite yet a marathon runner? No, you don't do that either. Set lower standards instead. For yourself, and society. The lower barrier of entry will feel welcoming and allows carnists/omnis to try delicious vegetarian and vegan dishes. Because, yes, those do exist.