Published Letters and Op-Eds from
COK’s Writers Group

Vegetarian Diet Good For World Wild Life Too

Published in BG News on February 16, 2005.

Kudos to Veg4Life for bringing a speaker on campus who promotes vegetarian eating as a way to improve our health. In addition to reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease, leaving meat off our plates is also a great way to reduce animal suffering.

Animals raised for food are routinely treated in cruel ways that would be illegal if the same things were done to dogs and cats. For example, egg-laying hens have parts of their beaks sliced off, and male cows and pigs are castrated--all without pain relief.

By choosing vegetarian foods, we can clear our arteries and our consciences--one bite at a time. For free vegetarian recipes, visit TryVeg.com.

Erika Meier