All it takes to understand the complete fuckery that is the human species is to just look at what we have done to just a few species of animals that we have domesticated:

Dogs

Horses

Cows

Chickens

Sheep

No animal deserves what we have done and continue to do to them. The best thing we can do for them now is to stop breeding them for profit or personal ideals. It’s time we learned we have no fucking right to manipulate anyone like this.

The animal here all look healthy ??? Yes the pug is a crime against dog breeds but the Arabian show in the horse section looks great he’ll most of the creatures here look to be well bred animal like yea the cows look kinda funky but the other animals appear to be well cared for.

If the animal is loved and cared for and proper care is taken in creating healthy animals then there isn’t anything to be worried about we domesticated animals for different jobs and trust me most creatures shown here were breed for a specific purpose while also making sure the animals is again healthy .

Im gonna stop the rant now I’m tired of people …

Providing appropriate care for an ill-bred animal with congenital and hereditary issues doesn’t excuse those issues being present. These appear to be well-cared for, however you are mistaken in them being healthy for the below reasons.

Pugs and other brachycephalic breeds of animals are prone to several syndromes relating to their shortened airways and (frequently) stunted bodies. These animals are frequently seen by myself/my colleagues and nearly always have some form of breathing difficulties or other physical limitations reducing their ability to thrive and cope with their environments. 

German Shepherds look healthy, fit, and strong. But the stance depicted in that picture is one I see commonly in practice. Particularly when I’m trying to treat that very same animal for hip dysplasia and related osteoarthritis. 

Dachshunds? Intervertebral disc disease, osteoarthritis, and also generalised physical limitations from their stunted limbs and elongated back.

An arabian horse is a fine animal and often they are healthy and normal. However breeding for deep dished faces is not healthy, and is not desirable for these animals. Anything that impedes on the upper airways of a horse is extremely bad news, as they are obligate nasal breathers.

Quarter horses are just one well-worn example of poor conformation leading to increased incidence of degenerative joint disease and lameness. That horse pictured in question is exhibiting a post-legged conformational fault and excessively muscled hindquarters. These horses often experience hock or fetlock injury or osteoarthritis, or ligament and tendon injury. These injuries occur in other horses, in other sports, however are at higher risk of occuring with pre-existing conformational defects. 

Miniature animals of any form are predisposed to deformities and physically limiting conditions. This is not healthy nor humane. Miniature forms of any typical animal should not be bred to exist.

A dairy cow with a large udder like pictured may seem normal to you, however when you experience first-hand the rate of mastitis and their inability to nurse a normal calf comfortably due to being bred to produce too much milk, you start to realise that it’s not as healthy as it seems. These animals are often culled before they reach 10 years of age as they struggle physically cope with the level of milk they produce.

That bull has been genetically selected to be “double muscled” to produce more meat per animal and increase production. There is absolutely no reason any animal requires this and it is detrimental to their health in a number of ways including reduced fertility as well as increased susceptibility to dystocia, respiratory disease, and stress.

A broiler chicken has been selectively bred to reach market weight in just 7 weeks. This predisposes them to cardiac failure, stress, and inability to walk as their bodies struggle to keep up with their enhanced rate of musculoskeletal growth.

And lastly, the Merino breed of sheep is one that has been bred for increased skin wrinkling, the inability to shed their wool, and a finer character of wool. These animals experience an increased susceptibility to fly strike and are completely reliant on humans to remain healthy.

I care about animals deeply and my job is to help other humans keep them as healthy and happy as possible. Because of this, I make sure to be aware of the faults of particular breeds including those shown above. Caring about animals means we need to understand our effect on them and how we can possible rectify that. Reducing the breeding of these congenital and hereditary issues is the main way we can rectify this.

things vegans need to know!

(and anyone else, for that matter)

I have nothing to really add about any of the other points made on this post, and I appreciate that your intentions in writing this were probably good. I just felt the need to address some of the misinformation being presented here, particularly since it was directed at my community.

thank you for being so thoughtful and not attacking me for this! i really need to do some more research on some of these topics, sorry! i was trying to make an informative post, but apparently im a bit stupid haha… im reblogging this to let my followers know that the people who responded know a LOT MORE THAN ME! im trying to learn from my mistakes as best as i can, as im new to all this stuff :) im gonna edit the original post to say to look at the replies.

@ people who are being needlessly mean to me, though. piss off and learn a lesson from this kind poster!

im very sorry for spreading misinformation like this, and i should’ve known better due to my large following… i am coming at this topic as a poor individual, so that’s why i focussed a lot on money! thanks for exposing me to a load more cheaper options!!

You’re very welcome. I could see that your intention wasn’t to mislead, and a lot of your factual errors were really just very common myths which are constantly reinforced here on tumblr, so it’s unsurprising that so many people are taken in by them. I can understand the focus on money too, I’m a working class vegan myself so I’m always very sensitive to the narrative about veganism being inherently expensive.

If you’re interested in reading more about the accessibility of veganism, you can find my budgeting page here. I also have posts offering a vegan perspective on eggs, wool and other animal rights issues here, as well as a more general post about why vegans choose to live this way here, which may help you understand where we are coming from a little bit better. I’m glad we were able to have a constructive conversation regardless- we’re all still learning afterall. Take care and I hope the new year treats you well.

🔥 We NEED sharks alive and thriving if we want to ensure our own future. 70% of our oxygen comes from HEALTHY Oceans...and in order to remain healthy, sharks are a vital and irreplaceable key component! Despite how much we need them alive, more than 100 MILLION sharks are slaughtered every single year. We are witnessing ‘the end’ grow nearer every single day. It’s not a time to tone down the dramatic vibe. It’s time to yell louder, call for action, seriously nix the excuses, stop using single-use plastics, and do whatever we can to protect ALL sharks. Every moment counts. ©️Sharktopia

I’d just like to point out that shark finning, while a serious problem, is not the only threat facing sharks. It is estimated that every year around 50 million sharks are caught as bycatch of the fishing industry. People talk a lot about Asia and shark finning, but but for example, in the north east Atlantic Ocean, 89% of hammerhead sharks and 80% of thresher and white sharks have disappeared in the last two decades as a result of bycatch. If you want to help sharks, whales, dolphins and other sea animals and then boycotting commercial fishing would be a great first step.

Just to give those who arent aussie or who dont live in Australia, an idea of just how bad this is. And it's only getting worse. This started in August. Our winter.

My country is on fire. I live in the Australian Capital Territory, or Canberra. My city is covered in smoke everyday from the fires that are all around us. Some towns are gone. Many people are stuck because the fires have surrounded them. People are dead and missing. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed. Today, it has gotten even worse. 4000 people are currently sitting on the water at the coast because the land is too dangerous. The fires are closing in everywhere. We are terrified. If this doesnt make the people in power, especially in my own country act on the climate crisis, I dont know what will. #ourhouseisonfire

best PETA ad i’ve ever seen

This is exactly why I absolutely hate diet-based vegans, and hate PETA for perpetuating the idea that body shaming goes hand in hand with animal rights advocacy. It furthers mental illness such as anxiety, depression, and eating disorders like anorexia. It sows hatred when the movement is meant to be based on respect and compassion. This form of advocacy is disgusting.

Fat is not shameful. Body shaming is horrific and skinny isn’t always best. Please do not support advertisements or advocacy like this within and outside veganism.

“Diet-based” veganism isn’t even veganism at all. You’re not fighting for animals (which is the intent of veganism) by promoting diet/ana culture and body shaming.

i disagree, it doesn’t matter WHY people go vegan as long as they’re not eating the animals. not everyone’s willing to go vegan for moral reasons, at least maybe they will go vegan for diet reasons. the animals dont care as long as they’re not being eaten. y’all fatties can stop being fake woke now, lol.

I’m sorry, but what?

A main point backing your argument in favour of shaming a large group of people and slandering the integrity of a rights based movement is because you personally find skinnier people hotter? Why on Earth do you think it’s okay to bully other people because of their body shape or size?

Veganism is a moral movement and involves more than just not eating animals. It absolutely matters why people go vegan and you are a prime example of that. There is no room in this movement, which is having a hard enough time being taken seriously as it is, for discriminating against other people. You are not helping the animals by advocating like this, and you are harming people by bullying them into dieting or developing eating disorders.

Guaranteed basic income to every citizen, whether or not they are employed to ensure their survival and that they live in a dignified, humane way, preventing poverty, illness, homelessness, reducing crime, encouraging higher education and learning vocations as well as helping society become more prosperous as a whole. 

Wow. Forget raising the minimum wage. This is much much better idea.

The minimum wage could actually drop if we had basic income.

But Americans would never go for it. Miserably slogging through 12 hour days and having businesses open 24/7 is too engrained in our culture.

“BUT WHERE WILL THE GOVERNMENT GET THE MONEY?” screamed Joe Schmoe, slamming a meaty fist onto the table and getting mouth-froth all over the front of his greying tank top. “You libt*rds all think money grows on TREES!! HAHA!” “But where will people get the incentive to work?!” Mindy Bindy cried, flapping her hands in front of her face. She’d had a fear of the unemployed lollygagging about ever since she was a child and her mother told her to be afraid of the unemployed lollygagging about. “You think people should get paid for nothing? I work hard for my money!”

“But who will serve me?” grumbled Marty McMoneybags. “Who will make me feel important? Who will do my laundry and cook my food and stand in front of me wearing a plastic smile while I take out all my stress—because I do have a lot of stress, you know, being this rich is stressful—on them?” He paused and straightened out the piles of hundred dollar bills on the desk in front of him, then raised his two watery, outraged eyes up to the Heavens. “Lord, if there are no poor people, how will I know that I’m rich??”

I laughed. This is perfect! Well said!

The thing is, while I’m sure you could scrape up a few people who’d be willing to just float by on a guaranteed minimum income? For most people the choice to work would be a no-brainer. “Hmmm. I can get by on 33k a year, or I can take that part time job and make 48k… enough to move to a better apartment, maybe take the family on vacation. Sold.” Hell, most people would want to work simply because it gives one a sense of dignity and something to do with one’s time. (Speaking as someone who’s been unemployed, on extended sick leave, etc. in her time, the boredom and sense of isolation that comes with not having a job is almost as bad as the humiliation of having to depend on other people for one’s survival.)

And with this system, part-time jobs and “non-skilled” jobs would be much more readily available because nobody would need to work two or three jobs just to stay afloat!

Which would ALSO mean that employers and customers couldn’t shamelessly exploit employees the way they can today, because if losing a job weren’t necessarily a financial disaster, more people would be willing to walk out on jobs where they weren’t being treated with dignity.

And if this also applies to students (and it should) then student loans would become much less of a problem, and fewer people would flunk out of school because of having to juggle studies and work.

Far fewer people would be forced to stay with abusive partners, parents or roommates because they couldn’t afford to move out.

And the thing is, all those people who suddenly had money? They’d be spending it. They’d be getting all the stuff they can’t afford now - new clothes, books, toys, locally-produced food, car repairs - and with each purchase money would flow BACK to the government, because VAT, also income tax.

The unemployed and/or disabled wouldn’t need special support any more - which would also mean the government could fire however many admins who are currently engaged in humiliating - *cough* making sure those people aren’t getting money they don’t deserve. Same for medical benefits and pensions. And I’m no legal scholar, but I somehow imagine less financial desperation would lead to less petty crime, and hence less need for police and security everywhere?

TL;DR Doomie thinks this is a good idea, laughs at those who protest.

reblogging for more top commentary

They tried something like this out in Canada as a sort of social experiment, called Mincome. What they found was that, on the whole, people continued to work about as much as they did before. Only new mothers and teenagers worked substantially less hours. 

But wait, there’s more. Because parents were spending just a little more time at home and involved with their families, test scores increased. Because teens didn’t have to work to support their families, drop-out rates decreased. Crime rates, hospital visits, psychiatric hospitalizations and domestic abuse rates all dropped, as well. More adults pursued higher education. Those who continued to work reported more job flexibility and more opportunity to choose employment they preferred.

Basically, now you can go prove to your asshole family members that society won’t collapse without poor people for you to feel better than.

The Mincome experiment lasted from 1974 to 1979 and proved people don’t become lazy shiftless leeches when provided with a basic income. 

Pretty much every aspect of society sees improvement, as stated above.

But citizens & politicians alike were uncomfortable with giving free money to poor families so the experiment results were quietly set aside and ignored.

Another example of science getting ignored because it doesn’t align with personal beliefs. :(

best PETA ad i’ve ever seen

This is exactly why I absolutely hate diet-based vegans, and hate PETA for perpetuating the idea that body shaming goes hand in hand with animal rights advocacy. It furthers mental illness such as anxiety, depression, and eating disorders like anorexia. It sows hatred when the movement is meant to be based on respect and compassion. This form of advocacy is disgusting.

Fat is not shameful. Body shaming is horrific and skinny isn’t always best. Please do not support advertisements or advocacy like this within and outside veganism.

A question to non-vegans

How

can

you

justify

this?

Just because you are not vegan does not mean you support the meat industry. You can eat meat without supporting the INDUSTRY. Not everyone who is not a vegan eats meat from unethical sources. I cannot justify the meat industry and I am actively against it. I can still eat meat. I’m not fucking stupid.

It is fantastic you understand the ethical issues with the meat industry and I do not believe you are stupid.

But the industry is only part of the problem. It just adds onto the original ethical issue of exploiting and slaughtering animals if it is not necessary for you to do so. Industrialisation of meat production is only a means to facilitate the mass consumption of these animals. Hunting or free-range farming still involve similar principle actions, they just have more space and less human interaction prior.