as if you needed another reason to become a vegetarian...

i don't understand why ignorant people give vegetarians such crap about not eating meat, especially after SEEING what goes on in slaughter houses. very rarely do i ever eat meat, but i'm thinking i just ate my LAST piece of meatloaf. :(












and if the inhumane treatment doesn't bother you, this should:

"The EPA has declared that concentrated animal feeding operations are one of the chief causes of water pollution in the United States. An estimated 35,000 miles of rivers and groundwater sources in 17 states have been polluted by waste from hogs, chickens and cattle. The U.S. livestock industry produces 2.7 trillion tons of waste each year ..." -- OXFAM

so you're drinking traces of chemicals, pesticides AND animal feces (not to mention perscription drugs). and we wonder why so many people have cancer, alzheimers, birth defects, etc.

to further your disgust.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:
# 1 refuse to stay silent, spread the word that animal cruelty is still a major issue
#2 become a vegetarian and promote vegetarianism
#3 write to your congressperson and senators (not sure where to begin, START HERE!!)
#4 research PETA.com for ways to help end animal cruelty.