Why You Should Be Vegan

Posted on August 19, 2025

This article will be in several main sections which together, build a case for veganism. Use "AI promts only" to see just the AI prompts that you can copy and paste into your favourite AI.

Whether or not you think this case is strong will be completely up to you.

We start with nutritional viability because without it, no proposed diet or lifestyle change makes sense. We then move to ethical considerations to present you with the impact our food choices make on animals and the environment.

Finally, we address the reasons people use to justify not going vegan because most non-vegans believe one or more of them.

Here are the links to each of the sections that comprise the argument:

1. Nutritional Viability
2. Ethical Considerations

1. Nutritional Viability

Point 1: A Vegan Diet Can Be Good Enough

Is a 100% whole food plant based diet considered one of the best possible diets? Consider cancer rates, physical power, energy levels and everything else. Also consider long term what happens after 40+ years on the diet?

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Up until I was about 31, I was 100% convinced that meat was essential for a healthy diet.

Since then I've changed my mind in a subtle but significant way...

One thing I'm not going to argue is that 'vegan diets are optimal'. While it may be true, I'm simply not convinced of this argument.

Likewise, I won't ever say that a vegan diet will improve your health. (there are too many unhealthy vegan foods to say this!)

I will, on the other hand, try to make the argument that a vegan diet CAN be good enough.

Any diet can be abused. You can eat vegan potato chips all day and die of obesity. A lot of candy and alcohol is vegan too. That doesn't make it healthy. But a WHOLE FOOD PLANT BASED diet is much much different and extremely healthy.

Good enough to win the olympics, good enough to live as long as any other diet, good enough to have lower rates of heart disease, diabetes and cancer. That's what I mean by good enough. I actually mean 'really fucking good' but that takes longer to make a convincing case for.

If you believe in hearing both sides before forming an opinion, I invite you to review this evidence. It's drawn exclusively from non-vegan doctors and influencers, so you can weigh their arguments and decide for yourself.

So now let's see what non-vegans doctors say about this concept....

Non-Vegan Health & Fitness Resources

Consider only non-vegan sources. Do non vegans think that a whole food plant based diet is unhealthy?

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Here is the first source from Doctor Mike. One of the most popular non-vegan health channels on youtube. I present this as a source to answer: "Can the vegan diet be good enough?"

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Here is my second non-vegan health science source, this time from Renaissance Periodization. I've fast forwarded to the exact moment where he talks about his opinion on whether a vegan diet is nutritionally viable.

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Here is my third non-vegan source from Physionic, a well-respected evidence-based nutrition channel. This video provides another perspective on the nutritional adequacy of vegan diets.

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As you can see, I think basically the non-vegan science world is largely in agreement that a well-planned vegan diet can be nutritionally adequate for most people.

So when I say good enough, I actually mean that a vegan diet can indeed be a top-tier diet, good enough to win the olympics in any sport.

I won't present the following vegan sources as evidence, but I'll link to them in case you're interested. I want to build my case with only non-vegan sources since I think that's more compelling.

Vegan Health & Fitness Resources

Since these are biased vegan sources, you can ignore all these movies and move on the the next section.

What the Health (2017)

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Health & Fitness

Examines the link between diet and disease, and the billions of dollars at stake in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and food industries.

Forks Over Knives (2011)

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Health & Fitness

Advocates for a whole-food, plant-based diet and explores the profound claim that most chronic diseases can be controlled or even reversed by rejecting our present menu of processed foods.

⭐️ The Game Changers (2018)

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Health & Fitness

Elite athletes, soldiers, and scientists debunk the myth that animal protein is necessary for peak performance and optimal health.

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If you're like me, nothing will convince you as much as doing your own research. So I wrote up some questions for you to put into any AI model:

I think this section has given you enough fair and unbiased information for you to decide for yourself if:

2. Ethical Considerations & Scale

I'm going to be quoting Gary Yourofsky a lot here. You can watch his full video here: Gary Yourofsky's Best Speech You Will Ever Hear. This is a long section. It's long because I have to deprogram you after years of conditioning from the meat, dairy and cheese industries.

Animals can suffer, just like us

Besides psychological and physical abuse, torture, dismemberment and murder, what else do you think happens to animals inside of a slaughterhouse?

Do you think they get belly rubs and tushy slaps? And if you think there is such a thing as “humane slaughter”, do you also think there is such a thing as “humane” rape, “humane” child molestation, “humane” slavery?

Do all animals belong to us, for us to do whatever we please to them, regardless of any pain and suffering?

Are animals inanimate stupid objects who can't think and feel? Like a chair?

If we all understand that animals can use their eyes to see, ears to hear, noses to smell, mouths to eat, legs to walk, feathers to fly, fins to swim, genitalia to procreate, bowels to defecate, it's perplexing that most people don’t believe that they can also use their brains to think, feel, be rational, be aware and be self-aware. Are we supposed to believe that every body part of an animal functions just like it’s supposed to, except the brain, pain receptors and nerves?

If you give me an open mind today, that’s all I ask for, an open mind, I’m going to take your blinders right off. My goal is simple. All I want to do is re-connect people with animals. Awaken some emotions and some feelings and some logic, that has been buried and suppressed intentionally by our society.

You have been brainwashed to accept violence

And the reason why I say “re-connect” is because each and every person reading this used to be a real animal rights person at one time, a true animal lover, and a real friend to the animal kingdom. And it’s when we were kids.

When we were kids, we used to be in awe of animals. They used to make us laugh, and giggle and smile. They made us pretty happy. And there was a time in our lives, when we would do just about anything in the world to make them happy as well....

We would have done anything to protect them from cruelty, or to, at least, acknowledge the cruelty they were receiving.

I mean, if somebody was mean to an animal in front of us when we were little, we would have screamed and cried. And that’s because we all used to understand right from wrong, when it came to the treatment of animals. Until somebody told us, and taught us differently.

You better believe that somebody told us to ignore their suffering, to mock and excuse their pain, and their misery. To make fun of their very existence.

And this is something I want you to focus on — today, tomorrow and beyond — what in the hell happened along the way?

Who taught us to be so mean, nasty, vicious and hateful, or indifferent towards animals when they used to be our friends?

These are innocent beings who have done nothing wrong to us.

I'm pretty sure we can all agree on at least one thing right now; that hatred, in its purest form, is a learned behavior.

Racism, sexism, heterosexism, anti-Semitism, misogyny, these are all learned behaviors.

When kids are 2, 3, 4 years old, playing on a playground they couldn't care less about the color of their friends' skin or their religious background.

I don't think there is any doubt that hatred, in its purest form, is learned.

Speciesism is no different. This might be a new word to many people.

I want to define speciesism as the unethical, unprincipled point of view that the human species has every right to exploit, enslave and murder another species.

And all because we believe that our species is so much more special, so much more superior than the other ones — we're the only ones that count, and we're the only ones that matter.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but that line of thinking, that thought process, that is the basis of all forms of discrimination.

One group saying and thinking that they're more special than everyone else, and they proceed to exploit them, oppress them, denying them their right to be free.

They treat them like property, they enslave them in many cases, and in many other cases they murder them with premeditation, and without penalty.

I want to ask you to use some empathy right now.

And when I say 'empathy', what I'm saying is place yourself in the position of the animals, and start to view this issue from the animals' point of view, from the victims' point of view.

When you examine any form of injustice, whether humans are victims or animals are victims, please remember the victim's point of view.

If you are not the victim, don't examine it entirely from your point of view because when you're not the victim, it becomes pretty easy to rationalize and excuse cruelty, injustice, inequality, slavery, and even murder.

But when you're the victim, things look a lot differently from that angle.

And now, I want to show a graphic, 4 minute video right now, about what goes on inside of a slaughterhouse.

I want to ask you, not to turn away, not to close your eyes during this video.

It's because, if you choose to eat meat, cheese, milk and eggs, I think, at the very least, you are obligated to see the pain and suffering you are causing.

But if you do feel the need to turn away or close your eyes during this video, you might want to ask yourself a question: If it's not good enough for my eyes, then why is it good enough for my stomach?

You can watch the result of your choices here: Slaughterhouse Footage - Gary Yourofsky Speech

If you're ready to see even more truth, if you're willing to start to confront the reality of your choices, then I encourage you to watch this video too (narration partly by Joaquin Phoenix and Sia): Watch Dominion here

Did you ever wonder why McDonald's and Burger King and Wendy's never show you those images in their TV ads?

Instead they show you smiling cartoon caricatures of animals singing and dancing and playing, lying to you.

Brainwashing you, programming you, not to care about things you would normally care about, things that you used to care about.

You were brainwashed, pure and simple.

Scale of the massacre

Every year in America alone, without mercy, they murder over 50 billion land animals (as of 2025, increasing every year). Click here to see how many have been killed so far this year. Not for health, survival, sustenance or self-defense. People eat meat, cheese, milk and eggs for 4 reasons: Habit; tradition; convenience; taste.

As of writing that's almost one animal for every person in all of Canada, being killed and eaten each year.

Right now, at this very moment, on American highways, there are no less than 5,000 concentration camp trucks. Trucks that we have constructed.

Inside these trucks, there are living, terrified innocent beings: cows and pigs and chickens.

These trucks are being driven to concentration camps' slaughterhouses that we carefully constructed all across America.

When the trucks arrive, the animals are so frightened that they won't even get off the truck. They're not stupid, they know what's next.

So people go on the trucks with electric prods and force them to walk down the chutes to their own deaths.

Or if the animals are small enough to man handle, like chickens, we'll just grab them off the trucks and toss them inside.

Inside, these innocent, living beings are hanged upside down, fully conscious.

In other words, they go in alive, against their will, and come out chopped up, into hundreds of pieces.

What other massacres can rival the totality of death, dismemberment and suffering we are still causing to this day?

Yes, human suffering from slave trades, holocausts and other atrocities are unforgivable.

But the scale of what we are doing is just unimaginable.

But do you know what's more insane than that? Meat eaters.

Walking around like their lifestyle isn't causing any harm, like it's normal and natural to be consuming violence and death.

How would you feel, if the day that you were born, somebody else had already planned the day of your execution?

That's what it's like to be a cow, a pig, a chicken or a turkey on this planet.

I think this type of behavior is inexcusable, an unbecoming of a species that claims to understand right from wrong.

The animals have not done one single thing to us, to deserve the wrath and cruelty that we hurl on them.

And I hope you all understand what I'm offering you today.

When you leave here, after reading this, are you aware, that for the first time ever, you can now directly participate in ending a massacre.

Instead of sitting around and paying lip service to all the massacres, and all the problems that are always going on, on this planet.

Since when, does 'feeling sad' about an obvious tragedy, or 'believing in' something, make the world a better place, or make somebody a good person?

And listen, folks, I am not trying to dog you out when I talk like this, I'm not. I'm just not a politician. I'm not a bullshit artist.

I don't know how to schmooze people, as you can see. It's kind of beyond me.

I hope you appreciate my honesty and my genuineness today.

And I'm not a sales person. I've got no books to sell you after reading this. No DVDs and no documentaries. No collection plate going around, I don't want your money.

I am here to talk about the worst form of cruelty and violence taking place on this planet. Even though most people don't seem to care about it.

But when you sit back in the comfort of your living room, and you start condemning atrocities elsewhere, that is pure, unadulterated, lip service. That's the definition of "lip service."

But veganism, this is now a chance to actually walk the compassionate talk that everybody is always talking about.

This is your chance to show others how truly peaceful you are.

This is the chance for a personal revolution to leave your mark on this planet by causing the least amount of harm possible. Always being vegan.

Now come on, what's the argument for not causing the least amount of harm? Inconvenience? Indifference? Apathy? Selfishness?

I want you to know, I don't live in fantasy land. I am well aware that animals are suffering and dying just because we're here on the planet with them.

We build homes through their habitat. We pollute their environment. Destroy their habitat.

Is there a reason we have to maximize the suffering and maximize the cruelty and the death that they already endure, by eating them, on top of it all?

You want to talk about pouring salt into somebody else's wound, 98% of animals who are abused and killed on this planet are abused and killed by the meat, dairy and egg industries.

This is where all the harm to animals is taking place.

it's not just animals...

What's the number one killer of humans who choose to eat meat, cheese, milk and egg? Heart disease from clogged arteries, atherosclerosis.

If all these people suffering from heart disease and obesity, substituted all their animal foods for whole food plant-based alternatives, what do you think would happen to the mortality numbers?

If you were handed a clear and direct opportunity to help save millions of human lives, would you take it?

What, then, should we do about those who see and understand all of this, yet not only ignore the solution but continue to willingly support violence?

How to be ethical

I don't have a philosophy degree and I don't study ethics.

But I believe there is a standard that every ethical person shares.

In fact, most of our laws are built on this standard...

Even our existing animal rights laws use this amazing standard.

The Concept of Ethical Baselines

Society functions because we agree on certain ethical baselines—lines that we simply do not cross.

Think about the things we universally condemn. We don't just say "try to do less of it." We say "don't do it at all."

The "Stealing Cars" Analogy:
Imagine if your friend said, "I'm a pretty ethical guy. I used to steal cars every day, but now I only steal them on Tuesdays and Fridays."

Would you consider him an ethical person? Of course not. We immediately recognize this as absurd. If an action is fundamentally wrong, doing it less doesn't make it right.

The "Dog Beating" Analogy:
Imagine someone says, "I've cut down on beating my dog by 50%."

Are they a hero? No. They are still an animal abuser. Whether you beat your dog 7 days a week or 3 days a week, you are still someone who beats dogs. As long as you do it at all, you are crossing the baseline.

We actually see this clearly when it comes to other animals. History gives us clear examples where society unanimously agreed that harming animals was wrong:

• Michael Vick (2007): When the NFL star was caught running a dogfighting ring, the public didn't say "he should just fight fewer dogs." The condemnation was absolute. He went to prison.
• Walter Palmer & Cecil the Lion (2015): When a dentist paid to kill a beloved lion, the entire world was outraged. Nobody argued that "he only killed one lion, so it's okay."
• Kurt Zouma (2022): When the soccer player was filmed kicking his cat, he lost sponsorships and faced criminal charges. The public didn't care that he was a good athlete; they cared that he crossed an ethical baseline.

We already have these baselines. We already agree that causing unnecessary harm to animals is wrong. Veganism is simply applying that same baseline to the animals on your plate.

The global treatment of animals is a horrific industry of violence and slavery against our animal brothers and sisters.

Is this not close to, or perhaps even, the most extreme form and scale of suffering in human history? Click here to see how many have been killed so far this year

And what then is our equally great justification? Taste, convenience, and tradition, habit?

Pathetic. Inexcusable. Evil.

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If you want a more philosophical approach, please see this video:

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Animal Welfare Resources

⭐️ Dominion (2018)

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Animal Welfare

Exposes the harsh realities of modern animal agriculture through hidden camera footage.

Land of Hope and Glory (2017)

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Animal Welfare

Documents the reality of animal farming in the UK through undercover footage.

Meet Your Meat (2012)

YouTube

Animal Welfare

A powerful short film showing the journey from farm to plate in the meat industry.

Speciesism: The Movie (2013)

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Animal Welfare

Explores the concept of speciesism and challenges our assumptions about animals.

My Octopus Teacher (2020)

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Animal Welfare

A filmmaker develops an extraordinary relationship with an octopus living in a kelp forest.

Milked (2021)

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Animal Welfare

Exposes the environmental and ethical issues surrounding New Zealand's dairy industry.

Environmental impact Resources

Cowspiracy (2014)

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Environment

Reveals the devastating environmental impact of animal agriculture on our planet.

Seaspiracy (2021)

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Environment

Uncovers the devastating impact of commercial fishing on marine ecosystems worldwide.

Countdown To Year Zero (2019)

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Environment

Chronicles the urgent environmental crisis and the role of animal agriculture in climate change.