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

Letter to the Editor: Switching to a vegetarian

The Spartan Daily
March 3, 2010

As a long-time vegan, I was happy to read that Mr. Bennett found it was easy and tasty to be a vegetarian.

For me, the health reasons were an added bonus to going vegan - I became vegan as a way to express my compassion for all animals.

Most of the 10 billion birds, pigs and cows killed for food in U.S. every year are routinely subjected to practices so cruel, it would result in criminal prosecution if we treated cats and dogs the same way.

Leaving animals off our plates is a simple and effective step each of us can take to help build a healthier and more humane world.

Learn more at www.TryVeg.com.

Francesca Valente,
Outreach Manager
Compassion Over Killing
www.cok.net