There are at least 1,001 reasons for a vegan planet - moral, scientific and logical justifications to cease the exploitation of animals and the destruction of our fragile, vital ecosystem.  

This will be a collection of peoples stories concerning why they adopted veganism and its impact on their lives.

But it will also examine the fundamentals too.  Let's start with a broad summary:-

1. Animals and Ethics

This category centres on the moral imperative to reduce suffering and exploitation.

• Moral Consideration and Rights: Veganism is supported by ethical grounds and the belief in the inherent worth and rights of all sentient beings. It provides a stance against animal cruelty and exploitation everywhere.

• Sentience and Suffering: The core moral framework often revolves around sentience—the ability to suffer/feel pain. The objective is to avoid harming creatures that can suffer and prevent unnecessary suffering in animals.

• Non-Violence and Non-Harm: Veganism upholds the notion of non-harm or non-violence and is a stand against the commercialization and exploitation of animals for human purposes.

2. Health and Nutrition

This category highlights the personal benefits associated with a plant-based diet.

• Disease Prevention and Management: Well-planned vegan diets are associated with significant health benefits and may serve as an effective preventive strategy for the two most impactful chronic diseases on human health in the 21st century (cardiovascular disease and cancer).

• Reduced Health Risks: Plant-based diets are linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and death, including lower rates of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer. Studies also show links to lower blood pressure and cholesterol.

• Improved Body Metrics: Those who follow plant-based diets often have a lower body weight and basal metabolic index (BMI).

• Nutritional Quality: Going vegan offers an opportunity to improve your diet by increasing the intake of beneficial nutrients like fibre, vitamins and minerals from foods like whole grains, fruits, nuts, seeds, and vegetables. Vegan diets are generally recognized as suitable for every age and stage of life when well-planned.

3. Environment and Sustainability

This category addresses the ecological benefits of avoiding animal products.

• Climate Action: Switching to veganism is one of the most effective things an individual can do to lower their carbon footprint. Vegan diets result in 75% less climate-heating emissions compared to high-meat diets, with methane emissions specifically being 93% lower.

• Resource Conservation: Vegan diets require considerably lower quantities of crops and water, cutting water use by 54%. The animal agriculture sector is a significant factor in deforestation, habitat loss, and species extinction.

• Reduced Pollution: Vegan diets lead to 75% less water pollution and less overall land use. Animal agriculture is a major factor in water pollution.

• Overall Ecological Footprint: Vegan diets result in 66% less destruction of wildlife and are the most effective way to minimize the environmental damage caused by food production.

4. Social and Economic Justice

This category focuses on the benefits to humanity, global equity, and the economy.

• Global Food Security: Plant-based living is a more sustainable way of feeding the human family and contributes significantly to global food security. A plant-based diet requires only one third of the land needed to support a meat and dairy diet.  

• Social Equity and Distributive Justice: Avoiding animal products is a stand against inefficient food systems which disproportionately affect the poorest people all over the world. Sustainable food and agriculture contributes to social and economic equity.

• Public Health and Pandemics: Shifting away from an animal-based food system can help minimize the risk of future zoonotic pandemics and resolve key challenges like world hunger.  Also we will examine the opportunity to reduce the cost of health care.

• Economic Gains: Shifting toward more plant-based eating could result in considerable job creation and give the U.S. economy a noticeable boost. Advocates are encouraged to add economic gains to the list of benefits, including job creation and economic growth.

This site will delve into the positives of veganism and the negatives of the modern diet that has contributed towards our climate crisis; soil erosion; ground water and river pollution; poor public health; air pollution and many other challenges in the modern world.