by C Storey Lower Sixth
What comes to mind when you think about vegans? Is it long-hair, peace signs, tofu and a bland vegetable diet? Or is it unrealistic, expensive, and self-righteous? But what about the view that a vegan lifestyle is supportive of innocent animals, and tries to stop them from enduring inhumane treatments? Or, that vegans don’t want to exploit any living being, and want to try and save the planet, despite some disagreement from politicians that the world is dying. It doesn’t sound too bad when you put it like that, does it? You may now be wondering: “Yes, killing animals is cruel, but I like steak and chicken.” As did I.
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Some vegans may want everyone in the world to eat a plant-based diet, and have the cows and pigs free to roam wherever they want. However, I as well as many others, recognise that this will not be happening anywhere in the near future, but want to influence others to make small, yet sustainable changes for our future. The Meat-Free Monday trend at Pipers is obviously making a difference in our consumption of animal produce - but how about making five dinners a week plant-based? If we all tried this, hopefully we could try and reduce the
