Monday, April 20th – Sunday, April 26th, is the 7-Day US VegPledge. Started in 2009 by the advocacy group, Compassion over Killing, VegWeek is an annual tradition with the goal of helping people to understand the many benefits of not eating meat. Whether it’s being healthy, saving the environment or protect factory-farmed animals, vegans are hoping you will take the pledge for one week according to Compassion’
If you are willing to make the pledge, you will agree to a 7-day commitment of meatless eating. If you sign up for the VegPledge online, you can receive a free e-cookbook, coupons to places like Native Foods, Tofurky, and Vegan Essentials, and a week of video tricks, tips, and recipes from the nutritional specialists and empowerment officers at Lighter.
“We’re sharing details about restaurant participation via daily emails that VegPledgers will get!” explains Erica Meier, executive director of COK (Compassion over Killing.)
VegWeek is supported by many celebrities, politicians and NFL player, David Carter aka the 300 Pound Vegan. Carter said in his endorsement: “I challenge you to sign up for the seven-day VegPledge and leave the dead food diet behind. Your body will love you for it, and so will the animals and the planet.”
If you’re thinking about cutting back on or eliminating meat altogether, April 20 through 26 may be a good time to start.
If you are vegan, share your journey on going meatless.
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Knowing how animals are treated in factory farms led me to stop eating meat. I don’t think I’m a total vegan. I eat eggs but buy free-range. If people could see how the animals live and die, I bet more people would stop eating meat.
I’m proud to say I haven’t eaten meat for two decades. When you stop putting animal fat into your body, you start feeling better. I think people should take baby steps to realize the many benefits one gets from eating a plant-based diet. There are so many other foods from which to choose. The variety has never been better.
I think God has put animals on this earth for us to eat. They were meant to feed us. If we don’t eat meat, what will happen to the animals. The world would be overpopulated and overrun by animals. I don’t defend the cruel nature in which animals are kept and killed. I think hunters are more humane in killing animals for their meat. I know animals rights people won’t agree with me on that but that’s how I see it
I can’t eat anything that has eyes. How could anyone?
I am a vegan but will sign up. I would LOVE a vegan cookbook!
Love the cat photo!
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