Sierra Club’s Bogus Argument for Eating Animals

artwork by Dana Ellen, 14″x18″, acrylic on canvas board, available at newdanaellen.com

Source Free From Harm
By Saryta Rodriguez

Vegans have heard ample arguments since time immemorial in favor of eating meat, such as:

• The Nutritional Case (“But but but…PROTEIN!”);
• The Financial Case (“Vegan substitutes are EXPENSIVE [and produce is BORING]!”); and
• the simultaneously most selfish and most honest of all such arguments, The Flavor Case (“Bacon, though!”).

In February of this year, though, the Sierra Club really outdid itself by attempting to present a Moral Case for Meat Eating, the crux of which is that by consuming the bodies of other animals, we humans may be reminded that we, too, are animals, and that we are part of the Circle of Life.

I can’t argue with the need for the vast majority of humans— particularly those of us living in comparably wealthy “developed” nations— to recall our oneness with nonhuman animals and the planet as a whole. As we spent more and more time within the concrete walls of buildings, our eyes glued to various gadgets, most of us don’t take the time as often as we should to connect with the life forms surrounding us, including nonhumans and plants. We New Yorkers often work hard to convince ourselves that a quick jaunt through Central Park is enough of a “nature fix” to make us feel less isolated and depressed as we return from said jaunt to our offices (or living rooms, or coffee shops, or studios…). In truth, connecting with nature should be prioritized in our daily lives at least as much as learning new skills, exercising, keeping tabs on our loved ones, and other methods we commonly use to improve upon ourselves and stay happy and healthy.

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words contort
words twist
but the heart
of the word
is never missed.
so in that spirit
we choose the way
of compassion and
kindness,
every day!

Karen Lyons Kalmenson