May you spare the animals for a month
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What can you do for the next 31 days that will improve your personal health and make the world a better place? Well, it’s actually what you don’t do during the month of May that can benefit you and the planet – don’t eat meat.
No Meat May is a month-long campaign encouraging people to abstain from meat or animal products. The project was founded by vegan couple, Ryan Alexander and Guy James Whitworth in 2012 in Sydney and has grown to become an extremely successful international campaign.
There are four good reasons to opt for a vegan diet:
Health – it’s been proven that eating more vegetables, nuts, grains, legumes and fruit can help prevent chronic disease and improve overall well-being.
Environment – the meat, dairy, egg, fish and other animal-product industries use practices that, on a large scale, are devastating to surrounding waterways, landscapes and air quality.
Animals – the breeding and treatment of animals used for food and products is egregiously cruel and unnecessary.
Food security – animal-based food production requires resources, costs and wasteful practices that render it a much less efficient method of feeding the global population than vegan-based food.
No Meat May is not about converting people to veganism. There is no agenda, no judgement. It is more about opening people’s minds and palates to the taste-wonderland of an animal-free diet.
There are no strict rules, just helpful guidelines and lots of positive reinforcement. There is an optional fundraising aspect to the campaign, the proceeds of which go back to supporting this non-profit organisation.
Participants will receive access to an online cookbook with celebrity chef demonstrations; dietician-designed meal plans; regular emails with new recipes, tips, and motivational info.
Help people, help the planet, help animals – help yourself to a big serving of vegetables and a warm-fuzzy feeling inside.
It’s estimated that the lives of 31 land and sea animals per participant will be spared through the No Meat May campaign.
For more info and to sign up visit: www.nomeatmay.org
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