{"id":755368,"date":"2018-11-25T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=755368"},"modified":"2018-11-25T09:06:39","modified_gmt":"2018-11-25T14:06:39","slug":"why-people-become-vegans-the-history-sex-and-science-of-a-meatless-existence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=755368","title":{"rendered":"Why people become vegans: The history, sex and science of a meatless existence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Vegans aren\u2019t simply moral high-grounders. Vegans do believe it\u2019s moral to avoid animal products, but they also believe it\u2019s healthier and better for the environment.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quote-author-avatar\" src=\"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ARK_Center.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quote-author-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEditor\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quote-author-job\">The ARK Center<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>JOSHUA T. BECK:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;At the age of 14, a young Donald Watson watched as a terrified pig was slaughtered on his family farm. In the British boy\u2019s eyes, the screaming pig was being murdered. Watson stopped eating meat and eventually gave up dairy as well. Later, as an adult in 1944, Watson realized that other people shared his interest in a plant-only diet. And thus veganism \u2013 a term he coined \u2013 was born. Flash-forward to today, and Watson\u2019s legacy ripples through our culture. Even though only 3 percent of Americans actually identify as vegan, most people seem to have an unusually strong opinion about these fringe foodies \u2013 one way or the other&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Like other alternative food movements such as locavorism, veganism arises from a belief structure that guides daily eating decisions. They aren\u2019t simply moral high-grounders. Vegans do believe it\u2019s moral to avoid animal products, but they also believe it\u2019s healthier and better for the environment. Also, just like Donald Watson\u2019s story, veganism is rooted in early life experiences. Psychologists recently discovered that having a larger variety of pets as a child increases tendencies to avoid eating meat as an adult. Growing up with different sorts of pets increases concern for how animals are treated more generally&#8217;.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-people-become-vegans-the-history-sex-and-science-of-a-meatless-existence-106410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fRnndqucOX0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOSHUA T. BECK: &#8216;At the age of 14, a young Donald Watson watched as a terrified pig was slaughtered on his family farm. In the British boy\u2019s eyes, the screaming pig was being murdered. Watson stopped eating meat and eventually gave up dairy as well. 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