Ok well not exactly, but I like an attention grabbing title. But to be fair, the title isn’t a million miles away from the truth. There have been numerous studies done on viruses that have affected our population that have come from animals. It is a realistic view that if we all became more plant-based, we will reduce the risk of more pandemics. We might not eradicate all pandemics, but our future if we don’t, looks to be packed with a lot more regular occurring pandemics.
The world has faced many awful viruses that have caused pandemics including Swine Flu, Avian Flu, SARS and of course COVID-19. All of these and more have come directly from our relationship with animals. The saddest part is these have all been ongoing and not even newsworthy most of the time. If you look for them you will find stories around the world about mass cullings to prevent the outbreak of such and such virus. Our world seems to have decided that the best thing to do is murder as many animals as possible until the “safe” animals are back to the front of the queue for slaughter. I mean, how bonkers is that???
I am probably preaching to the choir here, but if not, or if you wondered how to approach this very real and current subject with your family and friends, I hope this little viewpoint has been helpful. The bottom line is that more often than not these pandemics have come from a very bad relationship with animals. In later blogs I will deal with the science behind what is causing the pandemics. This is a larger topic that needs more dedicated space. But I found this subject to be incredibly useful in showing others why being non-vegan is bad everyone and everything. Thanks for reading!