To the editor: As a vegan, my coronary heart hurts when meat-swapping is touted as a method to cut back one’s local weather influence (“What if simply 1 in 10 folks modified how they eat, drive, warmth or store?,” Feb. 18).
Little doubt, elevating chickens requires much less land and water than beef. However Individuals already devour greater than 9 billion chickens annually, a really mind-boggling quantity. And free-range or not, chickens are usually not protected beneath federal animal welfare legal guidelines. The speed at which chickens should be slaughtered to maintain up with demand is a nightmare for them, to not point out slaughterhouse staff, who generally can’t even take rest room breaks.
How about another resolution? Lowering one’s meat consumption throughout the board helps animals and the planet. Only one or two non-animal meals per week makes a distinction. With easy tweaks, we may also help the planet and cut back the struggling of livestock.
Kristen Kessler, Ventura
