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FOOD
How our food choices impact animals
When it comes to what we eat, most of us have some idea that if we're eating meat, eggs or dairy, there is some impact on animals. Because much of today's animal agriculture happens out of the public eye, most people aren't aware of many elements of what's involved in getting animal products from the animals to the supermarket.
Join us in exploring the incredible power of our food choices. By delving into the connection between what's on our plate and the lives of animals, we're uncovering the potential for transformative change. Let's turn our mealtimes into opportunities to express our values and create a world where compassion leads the way.
Fast Facts
Pledge to leave animals off your plate.
Spare animals from suffering by choosing plant based foods.
Leave animals off your plate and choose plant based options instead.
Our food choices hold immense power — the power to support sustainable practices that prioritise animal welfare, or to perpetuate a system that causes immense suffering. Every meal is an opportunity to make a compassionate choice. By pledging to embrace plant-based options and reducing our reliance on animal products, we're taking steps toward a future where animals are seen as sentient beings deserving of respect and care. Let's transform our plates into platforms of kindness and sustainability, one delicious choice at a time.
HOW PRODUCING MILK AND CHEESE IMPACTS ANIMALS
Most people aren't aware that cows don't produce milk unless they have a baby to produce it for.
Cows in the dairy industry are routinely artificially inseminated, carry their calf for nine months, give birth and then usually, within the following 24 hours, their calf is removed so that the milk she produces can be harvested for humans.
Male calves will never produce milk and are considered waste products of dairy production, typically sent to slaughter in the first five days of their life.
Eggs
HOW PRODUCING EGGS IMPACTS ANIMALS
Many people aren't aware of the impact egg production has on chickens. There are many facets of egg production that are worth considering before including eggs in your diet. Did you know?
Modern egg-laying hens have been selectively bred to lay up to 300 eggs in their first year of production. This is an increase from the 12-15 eggs they would have laid, once a year in spring before human intervention.
As male chicks will never lay eggs, they are considered waste products and killed the day that they hatch.
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Hens in all egg production systems are killed at just 18 months of age.
PORK & BACON
HOW THE PRODUCTION OF PORK AND BACON IMPACTS PIGS
Pigs are incredibly intelligent, sensitive animals; in fact, they've been proven to be as clever as a four-year-old child and even smarter than dogs. 95% of pork and bacon products produced in Australia come from pigs that are intensively farmed. Even those bred or raised on free-range properties often end up at the same slaughterhouses, killed in gas chambers well before their natural lifespan is reached.
BEEF & LAMB
HOW CATTLE AND SHEEP ARE IMPACTED BY FOOD PRODUCTION
Cows, Steers, Lambs, and Sheep bred for meat production have their lives cut short of their natural lifespan. 25% of lambs will not survive their first 48 hours of life, having been bred to be born in winter to ensure they can be fattened as quickly as possible on spring pastures. Cattle and Sheep are exempt from the anti-cruelty legislation that protects our domestic companion animals. As such, they are routinely subjected to painful procedures without pain relief.
CHICKEN, TURKEYS AND DUCKS
HOW BIRDS ARE IMPACTED BY FOOD PRODUCTION
Today's ducks, chickens and turkeys raised for meat are a far cry from the birds they were even 20 years ago. Selective breeding over many decades has resulted in 'meat' birds that grow incredibly large and incredibly quickly, creating an immense amount of suffering in the process, regardless of how the birds are housed.
FISH & SEA CREATURES
HOW FISH AND SEA CREATURES ARE IMPACTED BY FOOD PRODUCTION
Since 1970, the amount of fish in the oceans has halved, in a plunge to the "brink of collapse" caused by over-fishing and other threats, a report by the WWF conservation group states.
"There is a massive, massive decrease in species which are critical", both for the ocean ecosystem and food security for billions of people, he said. "The ocean is resilient but there is a limit." ~ Marco Lambertini, director general of WWF International
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The report said populations of fish, marine mammals, birds and reptiles had fallen 49% between 1970 and 2012. For fish alone, the decline was 50%.
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