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“let’s boycott amazon because we hate the rich” YES
“let’s boycott Chick-fil-A because they’re homophobic” YES
“let’s boycott fast fashion because sweatshops” YES
“let’s boycott the meat & dairy industry because—“ there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism, u are racist
“let’s boycott Chick-fil-A because they’re homophobic” YES
“let’s boycott fast fashion because sweatshops” YES
“let’s boycott the meat & dairy industry because—“ there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism, u are racist
reasons why y’all should boycott the meat & dairy industry:
- they target low income areas of color to pollute w/ animal feces which decreases the life expectancy of poor people: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/27/it-smells-like-a-decomposing-body-north-carolinas-polluting-pig-farms
- majority of slaughterhouse workers develop PTSD: https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2017/12/31/how-killing-animals-everyday-leaves-slaughterhouse-workers-traumatised-7175087/amp/
- they target low income areas of color to pollute w/ animal feces which decreases the life expectancy of poor people: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/27/it-smells-like-a-decomposing-body-north-carolinas-polluting-pig-farms
- majority of slaughterhouse workers develop PTSD: https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2017/12/31/how-killing-animals-everyday-leaves-slaughterhouse-workers-traumatised-7175087/amp/
reasons to boycott the meat industry:
- they use black & other PoC as marketing ploys to get them to consume their cancer causing products: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna959111
- slaughterhouses are deemed the MOST dangerous job in the US which is usually given to PoC: https://vegnews.com/2017/5/meat-processing-named-most-dangerous-job-in-us
- they use black & other PoC as marketing ploys to get them to consume their cancer causing products: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna959111
- slaughterhouses are deemed the MOST dangerous job in the US which is usually given to PoC: https://vegnews.com/2017/5/meat-processing-named-most-dangerous-job-in-us
reasons to boycott the dairy industry:
- cows are forcibly inseminated over & over until they collapse from depression & exhaustion and are slaughtered: https://theirturn.net/2016/06/15/2016061420160613the-rape-rack/
- baby cows are taken from their mothers w/thin hours of birth:
- cows are forcibly inseminated over & over until they collapse from depression & exhaustion and are slaughtered: https://theirturn.net/2016/06/15/2016061420160613the-rape-rack/
- baby cows are taken from their mothers w/thin hours of birth:
reasons to boycott the meat industry for their deforestation:
- 91% of indigenous land in the Amazon is destroyed for livestock production: http://www.mightyearth.org/mysterymeat/
- the leading cause of rainforest destruction in general is for livestock: http://globalforestatlas.yale.edu/amazon/land-use/soy
- 91% of indigenous land in the Amazon is destroyed for livestock production: http://www.mightyearth.org/mysterymeat/
- the leading cause of rainforest destruction in general is for livestock: http://globalforestatlas.yale.edu/amazon/land-use/soy
reasons to boycott the meat industry:
- over 1,000 land activism (indigenous people) have been killed in Brazil in the past 20 years: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/science/berta-caceres-environmental-activists-murders.html?_r=0
- 1-2 acres of rainforest is cleared every second & livestock production is the main cause: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-talks-daily-destruction/
- over 1,000 land activism (indigenous people) have been killed in Brazil in the past 20 years: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/science/berta-caceres-environmental-activists-murders.html?_r=0
- 1-2 acres of rainforest is cleared every second & livestock production is the main cause: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-talks-daily-destruction/
reasons to boycott the fish industry:
- 40-50 million sharks are killed in fishing nets: http://wormlab.biology.dal.ca/publication/view/worm-etal-2013-global-catches-exploitation-rates-and-rebuilding-options-for-sharks/
- 650,000 whales, dolphins & seals are killed every year by fishing vessels: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/20/americas-nine-most-wasteful-fisheries-named
- fishless oceans predicted by 2040: http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/global-fish-crisis-article/
- 40-50 million sharks are killed in fishing nets: http://wormlab.biology.dal.ca/publication/view/worm-etal-2013-global-catches-exploitation-rates-and-rebuilding-options-for-sharks/
- 650,000 whales, dolphins & seals are killed every year by fishing vessels: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/20/americas-nine-most-wasteful-fisheries-named
- fishless oceans predicted by 2040: http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/global-fish-crisis-article/
STOP sucking the dick of the meat & dairy industry. you can not be anti-capitalist while defending this industry. if you’re gonna be an advocate against environment destruction & oppression, you HAVE to include the livestock industry.
watch:
- animal cruelty:
- intersectional black veganism: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-ttiy7ktu4OoWCH3zBW8nLNJ4pkm60De
- environment: http://cowspiracy.com/facts
- food: IG: @anotherjunkfoodvegan
- animal cruelty:
- intersectional black veganism: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-ttiy7ktu4OoWCH3zBW8nLNJ4pkm60De
- environment: http://cowspiracy.com/facts
- food: IG: @anotherjunkfoodvegan
just know I could go on & on & on, i barely touched on water & land usage, food insecurity, environmental racism, livestock lobbying, feces pollution, wildlife clearing, animal cruelty, carbon footprints, etc.
DO THE RESEARCH, STOP SUPPORTING BULLSHIT.
http://cowspiracy.com/facts
DO THE RESEARCH, STOP SUPPORTING BULLSHIT.
http://cowspiracy.com/facts
