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Persuasive Speech On Animal Eating Animals

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Imagine KFC’s fried chicken, McDonalds’ Big Mac, or Arby’s Smoked Italian Porchetta is sitting right in front of you, waiting for you to add some sauce or salt and pepper on it. Now, imagine being inside a prison, a cage, looking at the same food, but you can’t reach it. Your legs and body has been genetically enlarged to the extent that you can’t even walk to get yourself water let alone the KFC, McDonald's’ or Arby’s food. Yes, that’s the same animal that’s in your fried chicken, Big Mac, and Smoked Italian Prochetta. To consider reducing the amount of suffering these animals go through, one should consider embracing a vegetarian lifestyle. Eating a diet without any meat or animal flesh not only produces animal liberation but also …show more content…

A major advantage of vegetarianism is the improvement of personal health for the long run. Meat eaters showed a 300 percent risk of colon cancer in a Harvard investigation whereas a study done by England and Germany displayed a 40% less cancer risk for those committed to a vegetarian diet (“Vegetarian Foods”). Vegetarianism helps reduces the risk of cancer. Moreover, research shows that meat consumption often allows overabundance of protein in the body which leads to “kidney stones, osteoporosis, and . . . heart disease” (“Vegetarian Foods”). A vegetable diet with grains, beans, and other protein sources help maintain a balance of protein. Additionally, a rising obesity rate concerns an overwhelming amount of people who desire to lose weight (in a healthy way). Many can turn to a vegetarian lifestyle which keeps their weight and health in check. A research study showed how plant-based diet helped “people with type 2 diabetes to lose weight . . . and improve their metabolism” (“Vegetarian Diet”). Basically, a vegetarian diet even promotes healthy weight loss. The impact of vegetarianism further extends to a global and environmental level. One of the major global issues includes the effect human overpopulation on poverty levels. Too many mouths exist, waiting to be fed though not enough food is readily available. Studies indicate that animals consume approximately 40% of the global grains harvest which could feed millions and billions of starving people on the planet

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