WHY VEGAN? By Eddie Mah

 

Eddie Mah is an animal activist and digital creator, based in America

 

 

When we look around us, we see the devastation humans have caused. We realise that we are destroying the very world that gave us life.  It is a devastating realisation.

But there is a simple solution to this, and that solution is to choose veganism.  Veganism is not a diet. It is a moment in time when love and logic finally meet, when we return to balance, to living in harmony with ourselves, the earth, and with every being who lives and breathes upon it.

🐾Vegan, because Animals matter

Every animal feels fear, joy, pain, love. Every animal wants to live, just like humans do. Their eyes ask us for mercy, and we respond by turning away. Leo Tolstoy said, “As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields.” Veganism ends violence towards animals, and this will be the beginning of peace on Earth.

We are not masters of creation. We are part of it. Every creature that breathes belongs here. None exists to suffer for our pleasure. When we see other animals as family, we awaken. When we harm others, we break the circle of life.  To be human is to be kind. Not powerful. Not dominant. Kind. As long as we kill the innocent, we kill what is human in ourselves. Veganism restores our humanity.

 🦚 💧🌧  Vegan, because The Environment matters

Veganism gives the oceans their breath back. Every second breath we take comes from the sea, yet we fill it with blood and plastic. Fishing nets we leave there strangle billions, and dead zones spread where life once danced. As Oceanographer Sylvia Earle said: “No water, no life. No blue, no green.”

Vegan, because Forests matter.  Forests are the lungs of the planet. They gift us air, medicine, and peace. But daily they burn, to make room for animal feed. Every burger costs trees, birds, and futures. But when we eat plants, the forests breathe again, and so do we.

Vegan, because our soil matters. The ground beneath us is alive. It holds roots, rain, and renewal. Animal agriculture kills that life, while plant agriculture restores it. Healthy soil is the foundation of every healthy tomorrow.

Vegan, because water matters. Water is sacred. Yet billions of gallons vanish daily to raise animals for food. It takes 2,500 gallons to make one pound of beef; only 25 to grow a pound of potatoes. Veganism is how we share water — with people, animals, and the Earth itself.

Vegan, because Air Quality Matters. The air carries our actions. Methane, ammonia, and sorrow rise from every slaughterhouse. Animal agriculture pollutes the very breath of life. Veganism clears the sky, and heals the wind itself.

Mother Earth gives us everything. Air. Water. Forests. Beauty.  We take what she offers endlessly. Veganism is how we finally say thank you.  It is how we return what we’ve borrowed. It is how we begin again.

🦅🐼🐜🦋🐔 Vegan, because Species Diversity matters

Life is balance. Every being has a purpose. But when one species dominates, others vanish. Veganism protects the harmony evolution created. It honours the ancient code of coexistence.

☀️ Vegan, because Compassion and Conscience matter

Veganism is the truth that frees us all.  Truth hurts before it heals; it shows what comfort and complacency hide. Slaughterhouses are not farms. They are wounds upon the Earth. As Gandhi said, “Truth never damages a cause that is just.”

Compassion is not weakness. It is strength without cruelty, love without conditions. Albert Schweitzer said, “Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace.” Veganism is that extension. It is love in motion.  We all know right from wrong, yet culture tries to make us forget. But the voice of conscience never dies; when we silence it, we suffer, when we honour it, we evolve. Veganism is conscience made visible.

👨‍👩‍👧 Vegan, because People matter

Every child is born kind. They reach to hug, not to harm. But society teaches them to turn away from suffering. Veganism protects their innocence.  Veganism also protects our health.  Our bodies were designed to heal; plants give them the power to do it. Plant-based foods lower cholesterol, reverse disease, and extend life. When we eat compassion, we radiate vitality. When we stop eating pain, we begin to live. Our children deserve more than excuses. They deserve a living planet.

☀️Vegan, because Evolution matters

True evolution is not about technology, but about empathy. It is learning to live without killing. We evolve not when we conquer, but when we care. Veganism is the rise of moral intelligence.

🔮Vegan, because our Future matters

The future is not far away, and is being written today.  It is being written by what we consume. Every animal meal steals hope. Every vegan meal restores hope and bestows health.   When we align with compassion, peace follows naturally. When we align with cruelty, chaos reigns.

Veganism is alignment with life itself. Peace is not found in words, but in choices. We cannot eat violence and expect serenity. We cannot harm the innocent and call ourselves peaceful. Peace begins when we set down the knife. Peace begins on the plate.

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Veganism is our Moment of Truth. Somewhere tonight, a mother cow cries for her stolen child. Somewhere, a forest burns to feed our denial. Somewhere, a child prays for clean water.  All these cries echo as one. We can silence them all, for good and for ever by realising that everything is connected – every drop, every breath, every being – and by living with love.

Chief Seattle said, “Whatever we do to the web of life, we do to ourselves.”

All life matters.  Oceans matter. Forests matter. The soil matters. Compassion matters. Conscience matters. Water, children, truth, peace, and humanity — they all matter.

Veganism is the language of the soul. It is Oneness made visible. Veganism is the answer, because everything sacred depends on it.

• Go vegan.
• Live harmlessly.
• Be the evolution.
• The future of love begins on your plate.