The farmers, ranchers and even vets of TikTok have plenty of outrageous things to say to vegans. In my second TikTok response video, I go through their arguments against veganism and react to what it is that they have to say to the vegan community. Make my work possible by becoming a supporter of my activism here (thank you!): www.earthlinged.org/support Make the switch to vegan & get all of the support you need: switchtovegan.co.uk FREE 122 page e-book: www.earthlinged.org/ebook
Hey ed love what youre doing i am vegan myself and have a question how can i be an activist like you?, Thanks Have a great morning or a great night And a great life
Yeah they don't even like saying the full euphemism of the act anymore. I would like to see him try to deliver the same message with no euphemisms. "That's why I stick my fist in her anise and inject bull semen into her uterus, which I got from a bull that was forced to ejaculate with electric shocking." Yep, totally normal natural behavior. Nothing strange, creepy, or unnatural about it. 🙄
@@chaydonofallon1352 Artificially inseminating a cow without her consent, what do you think... what should we call it ??? That's why he/she is calling it ungodly. Otherwise, we shouldn't call it rape, with humans also. It should be a normal thing... right! Nothing wrong in this. Please let me elucidate your second statement a little bit more. By saying "AI inc. efficiency" you means AI increases efficiency with respect to human economics. And, just because of the intervention of this human economics everywhere, our planet is ailing. [And now, we are so eager to go to mars and moon, to destroy them also... why should we leave them undestroyed, afterall we are proud humans.]
I’m a woman too and I was vegetarian for 5 years, “for the animals”. I could honestly go back and slap myself. Been vegan now for 9 years. I also met a wonderful Vegan man, been with him 11 years. 😁
Let me just say this. If any TikTok is made with a cow or pig (even if they are a family pet), meat eaters RUN to the comments to say "Look like a nice steak" or "Anyone want bacon?" And they say vegans are the ones who are bad? It's like they are in denial!
@Sonja Walker We are not cholesterol deficient. Stop lying and spreading misinformation please. 1. Go vegan 2. Be healthy 3. Save the animals 4 Help the Planet 5. Help stop zoonotic disease 3
@Sonja Walker Actually, Sonja. I come from a rural neighborhood where I hear that joke A LOT. I was the only vegetarian in my farming town and all they would do was make fun of me. They would taunt me and tell me to “eat a nice juicy steak”. Not EVERY meat-eater is like that, but you can’t judge vegans/vegetarians without us being able to judge you. A diet with a lot of meat is actually super unhealthy for you.
Every person that I know (in my family and out) have some type of heart condition or BP issue. I have YET to find a vegan with any health issues...so I don’t understand how veganism is hated upon?
@@alkasoli4002 It helps all animals. The amount of land cleared in the Amazon rainforest to grow animal feed for example would be reduced by veganism. Climate change would be reduced by vegansim, an issue which is melting ice caps and killing arctic animals.
@@AlexMonajemi I wonder why so many people, myself included, feel so much better physically and even mentally after going vegan. Must be all those missing nutrients. My body must be out of control without all that antibiotic pumped meat and milk that belongs to another child of another species. Ah yes it all makes sense now!
@@AlexMonajemi Show us peer reviewed research showing that vegan diets are devoid of essential nutrients or that vegans disproportionately suffer deficiency. I’ll wait
@Clarissa 1986 As vegans we strive to do the best we can with what we have. Firstly, intention matters. I understand that animals die in oder for us to grow plants but that's not the intention. When one eats bacon they are asking for an animal to be killed. Secondly, the animals carnists eat eat plants as well therefore eating animals kills more animals than eating plants. Obviously 🙄. Finally, we need to eat something to survive. I do agree that as vegans we need to do more in making sure we don't fall into the trap of thinking every that doesn't contain animals is automatically *good* We all need to think more about what it is we eat and buy in general.
@Clarissa 1986 Okay you said a lot but I'm afraid you didn't get my point. I will admit that pesticides are destructive and that some small animals may die during the harvesting of certain crops. Vegan farms however are more likely to take this into consideration. Unfortunately it's not possible for all of us to aquire food from such farms. You said results matter and not intention. Well I would say both do. If we stopped animal agriculture we would save up to 75% of agricultural land and vastly decreases the amount of plants harvested. This makes sense as we would have less mouths to feed. Humans, instead of both humans and animals we farm. Therefore it would *RESULT* in less deaths if we just ate plants. It also sounds like you're making a Tū quoque. Saying that vegan are also responsible for animals dying doesn't discredit the vegan argument. All we want to do is remove *unnecessary* suffering. *it sonds to me like you are agreeing with the vegan argument. You just don't think that we are doing enough and that we should be doing more.* In March (I think) I was walking at night and stepped on a snail. My heart broke 💔 because it died as a result. Vegans aren't saying that animals will never die as a result of our lives. We are just against unnecessary harm and exploitation. Our mere existence unfortunately means that there will be harm done to animals. We should however try to mitigate that as much as possible
@@80slimshadys I mean I was responding to a post about how pigs live naturally so one would come to the conclusion that I was talking about pigs. But I forgot whenever your talking on the internet, you are speaking the lowest level of understanding so next time I will repeat the question before I answer. Thank you.
@@chaydonofallon1352 My comment was obvious sarcasm. I knew what you meant. It's ironic that you think pigs just run around destroying the environment and killing things when you yourself would have taken part in killing and destroying more than any population of wild animals could ever hope to achieve. It's ironic that you claim pigs do that stuff while glossing over the fact that humans are responsible for the most environmental destruction, species extinction, blatant unnecessary murder and torture for pleasure and not survival, unlike a pig.
I almost feel bad for the vet. She probably loved animals as a kid, and wanted to become a vet to help them, like many of us did and she's just ended up perpetuating and enabling their oppression to the extent she's become convinced she is still helping or is at least actively working to continue to keep herself feeling convinced.
I had to turn it off after 5 seconds. "Better than a calf challenge"?!?!? What the actual eff is wrong with humanity. It just hurts my soul to even glance at these ignorant clips
They wonder why Caretakers of Life seem angry and miserable; if ignorance is bliss then B'ing thoughtful and more sentient must be the opposite of what some find bliss in. Love n Blessings Family!!!
It sounds like she’s reading a script to me, especially that company name plug in the end. It’s a known manipulative marketing tactic to use women to make people more trusting- that’s why current dairy ads are using femininity and soothing women’s voices to sell dairy. Keep an eye out for it!
@Pacman McGavin It's less and less. Things like this don't happen overnight. All the big companies know that the future is plant based. Dairy is going down first.
@@missoats8731 If its plant based future then I better hope synthetic meat comes around faster cause fk me was I not feeliing good in the gym when I tried plant based diet
Can I add the argument of a cows "biological clock"? Humans have a similar "clock". It is called the menstrual cycle and just because we ovulate once a month and are more fertile in that period of time does not justify someone to impregnate us at that time.
@Clarissa 1986 I’ve never heard a more stupid statement in my entire life. Saying shit like this really is harmful to people who have eating disorders, don’t just throw that name around when you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about.
Bizarre to see pigs laying on metal grate under heat lamps described as "having their needs met". I mean, a number of POWs throughout history have survived being imprisoned, so I suppose their needs were met too. Great point!
@@barbaratartaglia8666 hey y'all. i'm vegan and eat healthy, but by no means should we body shame others. his drinking of milk was gross, but calling out his apperance (which could be caused by a mix of things such as mental health, diet, genetics) is wrong
@@chaydonofallon1352 so for skeptics, these farmers and anti vegan rationales may seem to convincing to a skeptical, closed minded, meat loving individual, looking for any reason to keep eating or using animal products, and continue to exploit animals. The way Ed debunks these rationales using logic and fact is incredible to me. It takes a logical and factual approach... that’s the logic. It’s not opinion or over emotional ranting, or personal attacks to these farmers.
@@Wholetthepetsout taking a logical approach does not mean it is the logic. that is just a circular confirmation approach, he is using a logical approach therefore its logic and its a logical approach because its logic. Just a lot of talking without saying anything. He is saying his opinion which differs from the farmers.
@@cryoshock3206 Yeah and serial killers felt the same way about killing their victims, not sure what you're trying to argue "I'm a bad person tho" isn't an excuse to commit murder
that just goes to show how brainwashed people really are. most people understand empathy and claim to be empathetic when involved in other scenarios, but they still don't see the problem with eating animal products. the vets in this video are a prime example of that, they really think what they're doing is right and that they're helping these animals. they don't even see the problem and it's actually scary.
For them to apply that rationale to animals we would need to establish which animals are "someone". Maybe all animals are, maybe not, but the underlying point is our moral and legal frameworks right now consider all animals as property, and that's definitely not right
@Howard Pym i find it funny how seeing the natural state of an eco system and food chain makes you feel sympathy for the victims, but you don't when humans get involved. we don't NEED to kill the rabbit anymore, the fox does. that's the point.
@The pigeon Weirdo i don't think you understand, they don't have to be sure but we want them to be our food so that's what they are. they're our food because we decided they are.
@@tom4412 my guy, you just said you would be okay with being sexually abused. you do not know what sexual abuse is. and you just implied that only women can experience sa. i don't think you even understand the basics of how the world functions.
Jeez some of these justifications are mind-boggling... women ovulate every month too, that doesn’t mean they are looking to get pregnant, let alone be impregnated by force 🥺
@@cryoshock3206 Yeahh, the practice of hunting animals is really horrible and disturbing imo, But I hope the duck is doing alright! Thanks for letting me know, I appreciate ya! oh, and happy holidays my guy! either in the wilderness, or indoors, stay safe out there
I support you. You are one of the best vegan activists. Thank you so much for standing up to protect the animals. I've been plant based for 3 years, started doing it for health, and later stayed vegan for ethical reasons.
I went at it with a few “compassionate” farmers who “send their animals away” as if they’re adopted by a loving family. They become so triggered at their livelihood and, as a result, become so obtuse during debate that they lose all sight of the bigger picture. It’s laughable but sad at the same time because we all know their true victims.
My in laws were dairy farmers they transitioned to beef a few years ago they admit their cattle are nothing but paychecks for them that is the only reason why they put money into them for their care is so they can get a decent return if they are lucky.
@@shawndarling5855 yeah, absolutely. At least they’re transparent about the matter. Some hide behind that saying that they love animals but only because it represents income.
@@FranciscoAlvarezTV I helped them out when my father in law had to go to Iraq he was in the national guard. We helped them out when he had to go to Saudi Arabia during the gulf war 1990 to 1991
@I invented Google A couple towns over from where I live there was vegan deli. It was more of a curiosity than a business. Although my family and I never went there. They had a apartment above their so called business and when covid-19 hit they went out of business. A bunch of people in the county rejoiced seeing them lose everything because they wished it upon others. Now they drive eighty miles round-trip stocking shelves for Walmart they work opposite shifts they never get to spend time together as a family. But it was easy for them to get another job it pays well to at nine dollars and twenty five cents an hour. When the bank was auctioning off the building and all the kitchen equipment I bought their stove, and portable freezer for the shooting club that my family has owned since 1957. Now I am the owner of it and the family's sporting goods store in town. It was them that wanted me to go out of business and lose everything. But I got the last laugh. I hope Walmart will destroy their family. Because they never get to spend time together and see their children
When they say they "love" the animals, then send them to have their throats cut and chopped up into pieces to sell for money, it really makes you think about the love they have for their family.
The fact Old McDonald had free roaming animals that mow, neigh, cluck, quack, oink, woof, meow, honk... always made me think he was a non-slaughter, non-torturing farmer who just cared for animals as children (male version of the old lady in the shoe), while growing plant based foods. 🤔
I love when non vegans say things like ‘think about that’ like bro... vegans can and already have rebutted every one of your piss poor arguments. Just google it first!
The lady decorating with pigs is just like my aunt... She sends them to slaughter yet "loves" them and puts cute pictures and nicknacks of them in her house??? Then proceeds to complain about me being vegan lol
I use to say very bad things in your channel.. I was blind, but now I see.. I went vegan after the Dominion movie.. I finally saw how animals were used and abused to serve mankind.. Thank you for what you do Ed❤️
Wtf I got an ad while watching this about medicine for sick cows? Does TH-cam think I’m a dairy farmer for watching EARTHLING ED? The algorithm is seriously on crack these days
@@raph14yearsago38 no paying, it just an extension for firefox, I actually keep it installed cause it blocks malicious sites, its just a side effect that I dont see ads on youtube
I think it’s funny that farmers think chugging milk is some political statement. The only thing you’re proving is how short your lifespan is going to be😂😂😂
@@Ganpignanus It's not proof of that. There are plenty of unhealthy and overweight vegans, and plenty of meat eaters who are not overweight. I'm on your side, but we have to keep our facts clean and our logic foolproof if we're going to perform well in discussions/arguments.
@Oliver Cromwell Show me the data.If you cited what I'm thinking,you cited it wrong: it's way less than 84% and the primary reason is the social aspect. What nutritients can be found in animals we can't get elsewhere?
Uncle Jimbo, South Park S02E06 - "We have to kill animals, or else they'll die" Jeez, that second guy was being parodied almost 25 years ago... No self awareness
The guy is actually drinking out of giant baby bottle. Unbelievable. Definitely a poster child to smear the dairy industry how sad and pathetic!! Thank you Ed☮️❤️😎
@@wyattrogers7027 Because it's mocking the calf that is separated from her mother and bottle fed. He's turning the harm of these animals into a visual stunt.
I'm speechless. I just keep going back and forth between being extremely frustrated at these people in the tiktoks, and being so, so thankful that there are people like you, Ed. It's like they are blind, somehow. Can't even put what I'm feeling into words. Thank you anyway, for everything you do!
Vegan Gaze same can go for people on TH-cam I find as well. Constantly consisting of the same fallacious arguments. There’s literally a guy that goes on idk how many vegan videos, and uses the same arguments against vegans in the comment section, probably thinking that he’s “owned them”. It’s sad really. I’m gonna call him... the tu quoque guy
@The Guy With Unpopular Opinion Yeah you're right. I'm obviously just an idiot who knows fuck all about anything. God knows how I even manage to tie my shoe laces each day. 🙄
@The Guy With Unpopular Opinion how is it an appeal to emotion? The farmer said the cows would become a liability, which means they are detriment to him if they aren't earning him money, logically you wouldn't say that if you loved them because you would want to take care of them, you wouldn't even consider it a liability. Just like if you had a child you wouldn't consider them a liability.
@The Guy With Unpopular Opinion I'm not trying to manipulate you lol. I just think logically it doesn't add up. The man is logically inconsistent. I'm sorry you think that veganism is solely based on emotion! And since you're trolling theres no point taking this further 😂 what a fun life you must lead
@@seinmstudio3646 right? Same with me. After watching season 1, rewatching earthing eds videos, it made me cry hearing the farmers say "But I love them and care for them." Just really got to me.
@@CalliNightmare Yeah I'm not sure if it was intentional but it's definitely a good metaphor for animal agriculture, put children in instead of non human animals and it makes sense to people.
Ed, my heart swells with so much love, respect and passion when I watch you dismantle these videos. It’s awful there’s still so much suffering in the world, but you’re doing great things to reduce it, like helping me switch to veganism three years ago. Keep it up
@@uptown_rider8078 especially the first guy with his milk bottle, right? What a pillar of society! Quite a thick one. 😆 As for the farmers, I don’t wish for them to go out of business, I just wish they would produce plant food instead of animal food. The governments would do well to help them towards that. It would be great to see a big variety of good quality vegetables and legumes in the shops, instead of the limited choice, poorly grown and devoid of nutrients products I find at the moment. What an amazing world that would be! Better for people, better for animals.
@@uptown_rider8078 With all due respect and friendliness: we don’t need to eat animal products to be healthy. By the contrary. :) It is not me saying that, the professionals are. This includes the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (US - over 100 000 accredited dieticians and nutritionists) plus the British Dietetics Association. These are official organisations. I am including below links to both their statements regarding plant based diets. US: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27886704/ UK: www.bda.uk.com/resource/british-dietetic-association-confirms-well-planned-vegan-diets-can-support-healthy-living-in-people-of-all-ages.html Quote from AND (US): “It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that appropriately planned vegetarian, including vegan, diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits for the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. These diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, and for athletes. Plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable than diets rich in animal products because they use fewer natural resources and are associated with much less environmental damage.” As to the argument regarding land use: the majority of the plants being grown today are used to feed live stock, particularly grains and soy. My understanding is that if people would stop eating animals, we would use a lot less land for producing the food for those animals. Instead, we would use part of that land to grow more plants for human consumption. And we would still be left with some land to spare. Plus we would reduce the amount of fossil fuel used. In support to that, below is a link from Cornell University (this particular study focuses on grain but there are many other similar studies out there): news.cornell.edu/stories/1997/08/us-could-feed-800-million-people-grain-livestock-eat A quick quote: “Animal protein production requires more than eight times as much fossil-fuel energy than production of plant protein while yielding animal protein that is only 1.4 times more nutritious for humans than the comparable amount of plant protein, according to the Cornell ecologist's analysis.” But the whole world could not go vegan overnight so I agree with you that reducing animal consumption would be a good place to start.
As sad as it is, I really doubt that they are lying. Cognitive dissonance shapes their world view, I'm pretty sure they actually believe what they are saying.
Was that pig vet watching the same video I was? Mama pigs in cages so cramped they can't turn around, babies with not enough room to run around, no sun, no grass, cramped quarters, grated floor, .....is she serious?!! Horrible! Cruel! Disgusting! What a sad sad life for these innocent animals.
12:37 really did drive me nuts. I have a friend just like her who is obsessed with cows. She shares videos of cows and calves, she buys stuffed toys of cows, talks about cows, and just genuinely adores them. Yet, she frowns at me for being vegan, calls it 'weird' and refuses to eat any meal that doesn't contain meat. And she really doesn't see anything wrong with that. Like yeah I love cows, too, that's why I decided to go vegan :)
tamcon72 no, I think she just finds them cute. Which is understandable, but I just find it odd that she loves them so much but then says I’m weird for being vegan like bruh
8:56 I don't have the means to make a video like this anymore. But if someone could either take that audio and put it over dog crates in China, that would be cool. I'd love if that video got traction, and she has to come out and say "No no! It's not dogs in tiny cages I'm saying are happy, it's pigs in tiny cages I'm saying are happy" Just cut the bits where she specifically says pigs.
Oh Earthling Ed you are such a kind and wise and intelligent human. I am so grateful that you exist despite all odds... and that you just keep at it, speaking the truth with a loving heart. You are definitely help make this world a better place...
I’m so glad he mentioned the selective breeding part. I’ve been recently thinking about that aspect. To me, it’s like (and this is such a bad analogy lol) if I were the only one who could make and give out band aids, and then I started slapping people in the face so they would need a bandaid and they would have to come to me, and then I’d keep slapping them so they would always need a bandaid. It’s giving them a need for them to be around humans, and then we go and hurt them. And the things we selectively breed them for are completely useless for them, they’re useful for humans (and not really tbh). So not only did we go out of our way to ensure that their bodies do something unuseful, we hurt them for it. We made their bodies work against them and then people argue that we need meat because of biology. So it’s ok to mess with others biology but we must keep eating meat because it’s in our biology, which isn’t even a necessity in today’s circumstances.
9:25 Have their needs met? Really? I had to pause the video because I couldn't stand the arrogance and ignorance of this lady. Like Ed said, it is so fucking frustrating...
I adopted my dog. She was kept on a chain in a backyard for 6 years. She chewed on the chain and so now has no front teeth...only a coupler of molars. She's in my profile pic...she acts just like a little piggy we call her or little piggy....I didn't know about the pigs chewing on their bars. Idk if I can call my dog little piggie any more. It's just too closeto what she went through. Oh my god...the absolute hell these animals bear. How could anyone support that
I love pigs so much. My boyfriend’s family had a pet pig a while back and we absolutely loved him. It’s sickening to see a factory farmer claim that the pigs’ “needs are met” when pigs are incredibly intelligent, require a lot of space and brain-stimulating activities ... Disgusting to see such beautiful beings locked up just to be endlessly bred and slaughtered.
I wanted to go to university and veterinary school so I could work with large farm animals like pigs and cows and chickens, before I realized that I would spend my whole career telling factory farms what they’re doing is okay. Some vets just want to believe they’re helping so badly they refuse to look at what’s actually going on. How dare someone who’s essentially dedicated their lives to helping animals say that mother pigs in farrowing crates is ever okay, this breaks my heart
The guy talking about how much milk the cows produce... It's not just the selective breeding, it's also the pumps that overstimulate the udders, turning on more milk ducts and create a huge oversupply. If the calf was left to feed naturally from the cow, she wouldn't produce as much. And how painful did those udders look! 😢
Absolutely disturbing how those psychopaths not only cause immense suffering to innocent animals but they go a step further by mocking their misery and suffering at their own hands, insanely cruel and disgusting individuals.
@@uptown_rider8078 The first phrase literally has nothing to do with the second phrase as a causative statement. Please don't troll if you can't form a rational argument.
@@uptown_rider8078 You are not a lion. Wild predators eat by instinct; humans eat by agency. We have a choice in what we eat. You're making a comparison that has no basis. [I have this response filed in my brain because I've seen exactly this same comment made by other people hundreds of times over the years]
@@uptown_rider8078 We don't have an instinct to hunt; it's a learned behavior. There are no nutrients isolate to animal tissue; this has no clinical support. We evolved, specifically neurologically, due to the cooking of food to concentrate calories and to make nutrients more bio-available; the theory that it was animal eating dates back to my teens[I'm middle aged] and is not current. I haven't eaten primary animal protein for 26 years and I haven't starved. Again, your latest comment is another string of totally unoriginal fallacies I have seen in hundreds of comments before. Like, get a new script, please.
As always, thank you so much for being such a powerful voice for the voiceless. Your work has made such a positive impact and I know it'll continue to do so.
Could you do a video about veganism and culture? How can someone connect with their culture and tradition while avoiding their cultural foods that contain meat and dairy products for the most part?
The farmers, ranchers and even vets of TikTok have plenty of outrageous things to say to vegans. In my second TikTok response video, I go through their arguments against veganism and react to what it is that they have to say to the vegan community.
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Jrp Junior lol. Good idea
@@jrpjunior6684 Check your Facebook for local groups dude, a lot of areas have an activist group :)
Heyy Ed, I wish I could give you a big hug someday :)
I am vegetarian on the path to veganism. Today itself I bought oat milk instead of dairy milk.
Thank you for all the work you do for the animals and our planet. I hope veganism keeps growing and more people find their place in the movement ❤️
Hey ed love what youre doing i am vegan myself and have a question how can i be an activist like you?,
Thanks
Have a great morning or a great night
And a great life
So every 28 days I should go get pregnant???? Insanity.
RIGHT! WTF
My thoughts exactly.
Animals. Have no morals
And not the natural way either but by having an animal of a different species shoving their arm inside of you.
@@joejoejoe2397 neither do children! Lets kill em!
My favorite part was when the guy says "ai" instead of artificial insemination. Deep down they know they are doing ungodly acts.
Yeah they don't even like saying the full euphemism of the act anymore. I would like to see him try to deliver the same message with no euphemisms.
"That's why I stick my fist in her anise and inject bull semen into her uterus, which I got from a bull that was forced to ejaculate with electric shocking."
Yep, totally normal natural behavior. Nothing strange, creepy, or unnatural about it. 🙄
yes they mostly refer to it as AI these days. even though AI can also refer to ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
If AI is ungodly, then we shouldn't let people do it. AI is a technology that increases the efficiency.
@@chaydonofallon1352 Artificially inseminating a cow without her consent, what do you think... what should we call it ???
That's why he/she is calling it ungodly.
Otherwise, we shouldn't call it rape, with humans also. It should be a normal thing... right! Nothing wrong in this.
Please let me elucidate your second statement a little bit more. By saying "AI inc. efficiency" you means AI increases efficiency with respect to human economics. And, just because of the intervention of this human economics everywhere, our planet is ailing. [And now, we are so eager to go to mars and moon, to destroy them also... why should we leave them undestroyed, afterall we are proud humans.]
so u dont support aboriton?
as a woman, i am natrually "in heat" every 28 days. i hope the dairy farmers don't get ideas.
As women, we should be vegans just to give a silent big F!@#%& YOU to this barbaric, raping occult.
LOL!
😂
I’m a woman too and I was vegetarian for 5 years, “for the animals”.
I could honestly go back and slap myself.
Been vegan now for 9 years.
I also met a wonderful Vegan man, been with him 11 years. 😁
No dairy farmers won’t be getting any ideas about you. because you wouldn’t feed the child probably.
Don’t flatter yourself luv
The gut on that first guy was enough to convince my brother to go vegan.
🤢🤮 yuk!
Cow milk is tastier than oat milk though
Lester Nygaard yeah
@@tremix2963 taste doesn't justify killing animals
@@tremix2963 And human milk is probably super tasty too. That wouldn't justify exploiting their bodies.
Let me just say this. If any TikTok is made with a cow or pig (even if they are a family pet), meat eaters RUN to the comments to say "Look like a nice steak" or "Anyone want bacon?" And they say vegans are the ones who are bad? It's like they are in denial!
Yeah really. I don’t go out of my way to find the farming videos. I just watch Ed’s videos.
@Sonja Walker We are not cholesterol deficient. Stop lying and spreading misinformation please.
1. Go vegan
2. Be healthy
3. Save the animals
4 Help the Planet
5. Help stop zoonotic disease
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@Sonja Walker Actually, Sonja. I come from a rural neighborhood where I hear that joke A LOT. I was the only vegetarian in my farming town and all they would do was make fun of me. They would taunt me and tell me to “eat a nice juicy steak”. Not EVERY meat-eater is like that, but you can’t judge vegans/vegetarians without us being able to judge you. A diet with a lot of meat is actually super unhealthy for you.
Every person that I know (in my family and out) have some type of heart condition or BP issue. I have YET to find a vegan with any health issues...so I don’t understand how veganism is hated upon?
@Sonja Walker figure out what...? That veganism is the best thing you can do for everyone. I hope I figure that out. :-)
I love how well spoken and restrained you are while still having that clear deep passion for veganism and animal rights. Incredible guy.
I am a vegan.. Veganism helps domesticated animals mostly.. Not wild species
@@alkasoli4002 It helps all animals. The amount of land cleared in the Amazon rainforest to grow animal feed for example would be reduced by veganism. Climate change would be reduced by vegansim, an issue which is melting ice caps and killing arctic animals.
@@alkasoli4002 Domesticated animals make up the overwhelming majority of animals on earth.
@@charlieparr3685 yea it’s a shame they cut down the amazon rainforest to grow soybeans.
@@organicthug5220 Yes, to feed animals for meat.
"Especially one that loves his cows".....I just can't...
Disgusting.....
just eat meat! you're deprived of nutrients it's crazy. Get yourself out of this and learn
@@AlexMonajemi I wonder why so many people, myself included, feel so much better physically and even mentally after going vegan. Must be all those missing nutrients. My body must be out of control without all that antibiotic pumped meat and milk that belongs to another child of another species. Ah yes it all makes sense now!
@@AlexMonajemi Show us peer reviewed research showing that vegan diets are devoid of essential nutrients or that vegans disproportionately suffer deficiency. I’ll wait
You really are very good at talking aren’t you? Feeling anger now but sucking on abbey sharp, that liar and ignorant person
The cognitive dissonance here is on another. It really blows my mind.
@Pacman McGavin Thanks 😁.
@Pacman McGavin Stop commenting for attention.
@Clarissa 1986
As vegans we strive to do the best we can with what we have.
Firstly, intention matters. I understand that animals die in oder for us to grow plants but that's not the intention. When one eats bacon they are asking for an animal to be killed.
Secondly, the animals carnists eat eat plants as well therefore eating animals kills more animals than eating plants. Obviously 🙄.
Finally, we need to eat something to survive. I do agree that as vegans we need to do more in making sure we don't fall into the trap of thinking every that doesn't contain animals is automatically *good*
We all need to think more about what it is we eat and buy in general.
@Clarissa 1986 Your reasoning is mind-bogglingly all over the place. Admit it, you just like the taste.
@Clarissa 1986
Okay you said a lot but I'm afraid you didn't get my point.
I will admit that pesticides are destructive and that some small animals may die during the harvesting of certain crops. Vegan farms however are more likely to take this into consideration. Unfortunately it's not possible for all of us to aquire food from such farms.
You said results matter and not intention. Well I would say both do. If we stopped animal agriculture we would save up to 75% of agricultural land and vastly decreases the amount of plants harvested. This makes sense as we would have less mouths to feed. Humans, instead of both humans and animals we farm. Therefore it would *RESULT* in less deaths if we just ate plants.
It also sounds like you're making a Tū quoque. Saying that vegan are also responsible for animals dying doesn't discredit the vegan argument. All we want to do is remove *unnecessary* suffering.
*it sonds to me like you are agreeing with the vegan argument. You just don't think that we are doing enough and that we should be doing more.*
In March (I think) I was walking at night and stepped on a snail. My heart broke 💔 because it died as a result. Vegans aren't saying that animals will never die as a result of our lives. We are just against unnecessary harm and exploitation. Our mere existence unfortunately means that there will be harm done to animals. We should however try to mitigate that as much as possible
Imagine if this whole video was about dog farms.
"All their needs are met." Public about dog farms: "YOU MONSTERS!!!" "All their need are met." Public about pig farms: "Seems good! :D"
dogs can be food too, just depends on the countries preferences but any animal can be food.
@Muzzamil Hussein Kathri most people would be horrified by dog farming.
@Muzzamil Hussein Kathri I'm chinese and I care. I think u should correct it to china
@@fengmagicgadget2987
Agreed. He generalised, kinda racist.
I can't believe she said those pigs had their needs met. Has she ever seen how pigs naturally live?
You mean rutting around destroying the environment and killing things?
@@chaydonofallon1352 Wait were you talking about humans or pigs then? I could of swarm that's what humans do the most
@@80slimshadys I mean I was responding to a post about how pigs live naturally so one would come to the conclusion that I was talking about pigs. But I forgot whenever your talking on the internet, you are speaking the lowest level of understanding so next time I will repeat the question before I answer. Thank you.
@@chaydonofallon1352 My comment was obvious sarcasm. I knew what you meant. It's ironic that you think pigs just run around destroying the environment and killing things when you yourself would have taken part in killing and destroying more than any population of wild animals could ever hope to achieve. It's ironic that you claim pigs do that stuff while glossing over the fact that humans are responsible for the most environmental destruction, species extinction, blatant unnecessary murder and torture for pleasure and not survival, unlike a pig.
@@chaydonofallon1352 are you hinting that eating pigs is doing a favor to the environment?
Imagine how painful and uncomfortable it must be to have an udder that large and swollen. :'(
I almost feel bad for the vet. She probably loved animals as a kid, and wanted to become a vet to help them, like many of us did and she's just ended up perpetuating and enabling their oppression to the extent she's become convinced she is still helping or is at least actively working to continue to keep herself feeling convinced.
some of them are more interested in money than they animals. i know some things about this.
The first clip was really quite... Something.
It was nasty as fuck and disturbing... the cow milk is getting to their heads lol.
I was not prepared...
I had to turn it off after 5 seconds. "Better than a calf challenge"?!?!? What the actual eff is wrong with humanity. It just hurts my soul to even glance at these ignorant clips
Aye a fat disgrace
A true champion
We are soooo disconnected! .... it's scary to see how many people are swimming in their own ignorance!
More like drowning in it.. the rest of us along with 'em (i.e. COVID-19 and future pandemics.)
Esatto, inquietantemente disconnessi Speriamo di svegliarci prima che sia troppo tardi 🌱🕊️
@@HunterBelkiran fun fact covid was MIT by eating meat, because viruses do actually gt digested and killed so it was not by meat
@Muzzamil Hussein Kathri it seriously doesn't change anything.
They wonder why Caretakers of Life seem angry and miserable; if ignorance is bliss then B'ing thoughtful and more sentient must be the opposite of what some find bliss in.
Love n Blessings Family!!!
The ranchers were just stupid, but that pig vet was infuriating. "All needs are met" they can't even stand up!!!!
I think she meant "all OUR needs are met."
I was like “b*tch, how delusional are you?”
It sounds like she’s reading a script to me, especially that company name plug in the end. It’s a known manipulative marketing tactic to use women to make people more trusting- that’s why current dairy ads are using femininity and soothing women’s voices to sell dairy. Keep an eye out for it!
@@aaronarmstrong1642 Misogynistic slurs are unnecessary. Don’t put down one wrong with another.
My narcissist detector went off with this woman.
That cow's udders look so sore, like a balloon about to pop. It's disgusting.
Yeah idk how people can look at that and think that there is anything natural about it.
Exactly my thought.
Controlled extinction is the only solution to the disfigured animals we bred to exploit.
they get mastitis and infections. it is a terrible thing for cows to endure. so glad i'm vegan.
@@plants3690 Humans have selectively bred cows to produce wayyyyy more milk than they otherwise would "naturally."
@@plants3690 😂😂😂
God these people sound so proud of themselves. Yeah, look at you, proud of abusing and exploiting animals. These justifications are awful....
Disgustang
they should be proud, they feed so many people. we are grateful to farmers.
@@cattygirl6663 there are other ways to feed people that do not involve the torturing of these beings.
@@Vladica01 well we want meat so
@Pacman McGavin ikr they're so desperate but meat is amazing
This marketing by the dairy farmers is borderline begging. I call it a victory for vegans.
We love to see it.
@Pacman McGavin It's less and less. Things like this don't happen overnight. All the big companies know that the future is plant based. Dairy is going down first.
@Pacman McGavin thank you Captain Obvious, your job here is done.
@Pacman McGavin I'm proud of you
@@missoats8731 If its plant based future then I better hope synthetic meat comes around faster cause fk me was I not feeliing good in the gym when I tried plant based diet
Can I add the argument of a cows "biological clock"? Humans have a similar "clock". It is called the menstrual cycle and just because we ovulate once a month and are more fertile in that period of time does not justify someone to impregnate us at that time.
“the pigs have their needs met!!” **pigs are in a 2 foot by 4 foot pen that barely has room to move**
Farmers are not victims, the animals are their victims, obviously.
It should be obvious.
@Clarissa 1986 said the indoctrinated carnist.
It's both.
At least until farmers realize and find a solution.
@@kristianefalk Agree but cult leader Earthling Ed is clearly not the victim with his luxurious lifestyle
@Clarissa 1986 I’ve never heard a more stupid statement in my entire life. Saying shit like this really is harmful to people who have eating disorders, don’t just throw that name around when you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about.
Bizarre to see pigs laying on metal grate under heat lamps described as "having their needs met". I mean, a number of POWs throughout history have survived being imprisoned, so I suppose their needs were met too. Great point!
First guy already pissed his pants
He looked like a bag of milk.
He was pretty repulsive 🤮
haha
sorry to say but the guy won't have a long life. Can't believe he is proud to show off that fat flabby belly and wet pants! Disgusting!
@@barbaratartaglia8666 hey y'all. i'm vegan and eat healthy, but by no means should we body shame others. his drinking of milk was gross, but calling out his apperance (which could be caused by a mix of things such as mental health, diet, genetics) is wrong
6:46 Just imagine being a cow in heat, looking for a cute bull and then this dude shows up with his glove.
@uwu owo Yes. That's kind of what I mean. The cow can't exhibit her natural behaviour. Her cycle is used as an excuse to be abused instead.
lmao looking for the one 😂
😩😩
I shouldn't laugh but this is hilarious 😂🌿 Can someone please make a meme out of it?
@@justme4037 The face he makes at the end of the clip though...
How you dare say something bad about someone who enslaves, tortures, rapes and kills innocent and defenseless animals for personal profit? 😭😭
This sounds so weird from somebody with an anime icon.
Talk about gaslighting
#noneofthathappens
Wait, you don't kill animals before eating them?
@@uptown_rider8078 you only see animals as resources or objects to exploit?
I love how calmly and logically you break down their attempts to justify this behavior.
ikr he's incredible i could never
Right? I'd be a sputtering, maniacal mess if I had to put up with this bs on a daily.
What logic? It's just saying things are immoral in a soft voice.
@@chaydonofallon1352 so for skeptics, these farmers and anti vegan rationales may seem to convincing to a skeptical, closed minded, meat loving individual, looking for any reason to keep eating or using animal products, and continue to exploit animals. The way Ed debunks these rationales using logic and fact is incredible to me. It takes a logical and factual approach... that’s the logic. It’s not opinion or over emotional ranting, or personal attacks to these farmers.
@@Wholetthepetsout taking a logical approach does not mean it is the logic. that is just a circular confirmation approach, he is using a logical approach therefore its logic and its a logical approach because its logic. Just a lot of talking without saying anything. He is saying his opinion which differs from the farmers.
My family is now changing to become vegan because I showed them your videos !
Thanks for helping the animals
Wow that’s great!! Good luck and you can do it!!
My mum went vegan at 56 ❤️ it's never too late to open your eyes 👁️👁️
@@cryoshock3206 Yeah and serial killers felt the same way about killing their victims, not sure what you're trying to argue
"I'm a bad person tho" isn't an excuse to commit murder
@@cryoshock3206 Used to not be considered murder to kill black people either but k
The pig one is extremely aggravating.
Yuh Hers really really pissed me off
@I invented Google but when blacky plays a victim?
We need to teach Empathy in our education systems. Put ourselves in someone else’s shoes.
that just goes to show how brainwashed people really are. most people understand empathy and claim to be empathetic when involved in other scenarios, but they still don't see the problem with eating animal products. the vets in this video are a prime example of that, they really think what they're doing is right and that they're helping these animals. they don't even see the problem and it's actually scary.
For them to apply that rationale to animals we would need to establish which animals are "someone". Maybe all animals are, maybe not, but the underlying point is our moral and legal frameworks right now consider all animals as property, and that's definitely not right
Someone else's hooves.
@Howard Pym i find it funny how seeing the natural state of an eco system and food chain makes you feel sympathy for the victims, but you don't when humans get involved. we don't NEED to kill the rabbit anymore, the fox does. that's the point.
When you guys listen to us you wont listen
We love Ed and Joey uploading on the same day 🌱🌱
Yes vegan I am ❤🌏🌱🌱🌱🌱
I noticed that too..!
Just saw you there ahah
Same ahah
Who is Joey?
I thought people became vets because they loved animals but this just shows how messed up our society is.
those who have chosen psychiatry as their career do not necessarily love lunatics.
some are primarily interested in the money. i know some true stories.
Oh no, I've heard of vets that will perform unnecessary surgery on animals just so they can charge the insurance companies.
Seriously.. I don't understand how vets can perform surgery on a dog, save the dogs life, and then go home and dig into a steak or pork chop.
@spud spud when your only comeback is “vegan food tastes bad” even though it is untrue
Always cringy to see the silly excuses from farmers for exploiting animals
Breeding...its rape. Its sickening.
Can we agree on forced impregnation being rape?
Cause if i have two animals that happen to mate in my care, that is neither rape nor is it sickening.
thats how we make more animals, deal with it.
@The pigeon Weirdo we want to, doesn't matter if we don't need to
@The pigeon Weirdo they're our food plain and simple, sorry if you don't like it.
@The pigeon Weirdo i don't think you understand, they don't have to be sure but we want them to be our food so that's what they are. they're our food because we decided they are.
"Look, this cow wanted sex so I gave her artificial insemination. I dont see the issue." Lmao
@UniversityIsPain what is nowadays?
@@penelopeandpriscillaaregay1712 I wouldn’t mind being sexually abused if I was horny. As long as it was by a female of the same species.
@@tom4412 i don't think you know what sexual abuse is.
@@penelopeandpriscillaaregay1712
Of course I know what SA is, I’m a middle aged guy.
It’s completely horrible for any women that goes threw it
@@tom4412 my guy, you just said you would be okay with being sexually abused. you do not know what sexual abuse is. and you just implied that only women can experience sa. i don't think you even understand the basics of how the world functions.
Thank you so much for always speaking and sharing the truth 🙏🏼 The world needs more people like you!!
So disturbing, ugh!
Brilliant Ed as always, such a compassionate human you are.
Jeez some of these justifications are mind-boggling... women ovulate every month too, that doesn’t mean they are looking to get pregnant, let alone be impregnated by force 🥺
"you do your thing, and I'll do mine." Imagine if a rapist said that... but ohh wait, animal farmers do sexually exploit them.
@@cryoshock3206 Yeahh, the practice of hunting animals is really horrible and disturbing imo, But I hope the duck is doing alright! Thanks for letting me know, I appreciate ya! oh, and happy holidays my guy! either in the wilderness, or indoors, stay safe out there
*Facts And Logic Destroy Tiktok Carnist Nonsense Every Time*
If only they knew how ridiculous they are.. alas, they do not.
I support you. You are one of the best vegan activists. Thank you so much for standing up to protect the animals.
I've been plant based for 3 years, started doing it for health, and later stayed vegan for ethical reasons.
Ah, yes. Because I get my period every month, I should be impregnated every time, again and again!
I went at it with a few “compassionate” farmers who “send their animals away” as if they’re adopted by a loving family. They become so triggered at their livelihood and, as a result, become so obtuse during debate that they lose all sight of the bigger picture. It’s laughable but sad at the same time because we all know their true victims.
My in laws were dairy farmers they transitioned to beef a few years ago they admit their cattle are nothing but paychecks for them that is the only reason why they put money into them for their care is so they can get a decent return if they are lucky.
@@shawndarling5855 yeah, absolutely. At least they’re transparent about the matter. Some hide behind that saying that they love animals but only because it represents income.
@@FranciscoAlvarezTV I helped them out when my father in law had to go to Iraq he was in the national guard. We helped them out when he had to go to Saudi Arabia during the gulf war 1990 to 1991
@I invented Google Agreed
@I invented Google A couple towns over from where I live there was vegan deli. It was more of a curiosity than a business. Although my family and I never went there.
They had a apartment above their so called business and when covid-19 hit they went out of business. A bunch of people in the county rejoiced seeing them lose everything because they wished it upon others.
Now they drive eighty miles round-trip stocking shelves for Walmart they work opposite shifts they never get to spend time together as a family. But it was easy for them to get another job it pays well to at nine dollars and twenty five cents an hour.
When the bank was auctioning off the building and all the kitchen equipment I bought their stove, and portable freezer for the shooting club that my family has owned since 1957. Now I am the owner of it and the family's sporting goods store in town.
It was them that wanted me to go out of business and lose everything. But I got the last laugh. I hope Walmart will destroy their family. Because they never get to spend time together and see their children
When they say they "love" the animals, then send them to have their throats cut and chopped up into pieces to sell for money, it really makes you think about the love they have for their family.
Ranchers hold animal’s captive
Farmers grow fruits & vegetables
Old McDonald was a Rancher
The fact Old McDonald had free roaming animals that mow, neigh, cluck, quack, oink, woof, meow, honk... always made me think he was a non-slaughter, non-torturing farmer who just cared for animals as children (male version of the old lady in the shoe), while growing plant based foods. 🤔
u cant be held captive if thats ur home
@I invented Google then why did old mc donald have cows?
These people are the same type of people who justified why having slaves was "ethical" because they did this or that in the past.
exactly! And how psychotic is that?
@@cryoshock3206 and they are being exploited regardless and eventually go to slaughter.
I love when non vegans say things like ‘think about that’ like bro... vegans can and already have rebutted every one of your piss poor arguments. Just google it first!
your voice sounds so nice and polite.
that death glare in your eyes tho xD
i love ya Ed.
The lady decorating with pigs is just like my aunt... She sends them to slaughter yet "loves" them and puts cute pictures and nicknacks of them in her house??? Then proceeds to complain about me being vegan lol
If I'd kill animals I wouldn't do that wtf. Stay strong btw.
@@pixelated.peachyangel right?? Thank you (T_T)
You are my hero ed
I cringed so hard at this video my face now hurts :(. The lack of intelligence and logic in these people is breath taking ( in a bad way ).
I use to say very bad things in your channel.. I was blind, but now I see.. I went vegan after the Dominion movie.. I finally saw how animals were used and abused to serve mankind.. Thank you for what you do Ed❤️
Thank you Queen :')
Wtf I got an ad while watching this about medicine for sick cows? Does TH-cam think I’m a dairy farmer for watching EARTHLING ED? The algorithm is seriously on crack these days
I got ublock origin, I havnt seen a youtbe ad since 2016
I got an add full of various non-vegan foods 😂
@@mythicalprayer1316 damn that long? did you pay for them to be turned off or sm
@@raph14yearsago38 no paying, it just an extension for firefox, I actually keep it installed cause it blocks malicious sites, its just a side effect that I dont see ads on youtube
You really got offended by that snowflake
So sad that people can mock killing sentient beings
@J F Science proves that eating plant based is healthier.
I think it’s funny that farmers think chugging milk is some political statement. The only thing you’re proving is how short your lifespan is going to be😂😂😂
And how infantile it makes them look. Like no kink shaming but I got serious adult baby vibes. Idk of thats what he was going for.
the obese body is proof of that. he is a good example of why people should be vegan and stay vegan - for a long and healthy life.
@@Ganpignanus It's not proof of that. There are plenty of unhealthy and overweight vegans, and plenty of meat eaters who are not overweight. I'm on your side, but we have to keep our facts clean and our logic foolproof if we're going to perform well in discussions/arguments.
@@v.a.n.e. 😂😂😂
@Oliver Cromwell Show me the data.If you cited what I'm thinking,you cited it wrong: it's way less than 84% and the primary reason is the social aspect.
What nutritients can be found in animals we can't get elsewhere?
Uncle Jimbo, South Park S02E06 - "We have to kill animals, or else they'll die"
Jeez, that second guy was being parodied almost 25 years ago... No self awareness
The guy is actually drinking out of giant baby bottle. Unbelievable. Definitely a poster child to smear the dairy industry how sad and pathetic!! Thank you Ed☮️❤️😎
you realize there's nothing in there right?
@@wyattrogers7027 You realize that makes it worse, right? He's pretending to be a gigantic baby. Or baby calf. Or hybrid mutant.
@@tamcon72 it's a video on tik tok of a man pretending to drink out of a bottle I don't see how people are able to make such a big deal about it
@@wyattrogers7027 Because it's mocking the calf that is separated from her mother and bottle fed. He's turning the harm of these animals into a visual stunt.
@@tamcon72 But by doing this is he hurting the calf? no he is only hurting your feelings
"Let's play a game called spot the guy who's trying to over compensate for something" 🤣
I'm speechless. I just keep going back and forth between being extremely frustrated at these people in the tiktoks, and being so, so thankful that there are people like you, Ed.
It's like they are blind, somehow. Can't even put what I'm feeling into words. Thank you anyway, for everything you do!
Hard to watch this level of hypocrisy, ignorance, and disconnect. Great job exposing it, Ed!
all these farmers saying that they love their animals srsly scared me I wouldn’t feel safe if I was their GF
TikTok is a special place to find GOD AWFUL comments
Vegan Gaze tell me about it 😒
@@Hello-xu6dw I can't help but respond to as many as I can though because it's just beyond ridiculous
Yea I had to delete my tiktok because it made me have no hope for our future
@@pauladeensbuttbutter Ahahahahaa I get close so have to turn it off every so often
Vegan Gaze same can go for people on TH-cam I find as well. Constantly consisting of the same fallacious arguments. There’s literally a guy that goes on idk how many vegan videos, and uses the same arguments against vegans in the comment section, probably thinking that he’s “owned them”. It’s sad really. I’m gonna call him... the tu quoque guy
*Create a Better World by............Living Vegan*
True that!
I hate you
@@joshuahelle7711 Get on the line and take a number.......there's lots of people who've hated me for much longer, sweetie!
😘
@@LouisGedo 🤮
@@LouisGedo dont ever say that again
If someone you love becomes a liability, you don't really love them.
@The Guy With Unpopular Opinion I got straight As and a Science degree so I did not bad.
@The Guy With Unpopular Opinion Yeah you're right. I'm obviously just an idiot who knows fuck all about anything. God knows how I even manage to tie my shoe laces each day. 🙄
@The Guy With Unpopular Opinion how is it an appeal to emotion? The farmer said the cows would become a liability, which means they are detriment to him if they aren't earning him money, logically you wouldn't say that if you loved them because you would want to take care of them, you wouldn't even consider it a liability. Just like if you had a child you wouldn't consider them a liability.
@The Guy With Unpopular Opinion Hi, just a reminder that you brought this on yourself _by needlessly commenting._
@The Guy With Unpopular Opinion I'm not trying to manipulate you lol. I just think logically it doesn't add up. The man is logically inconsistent. I'm sorry you think that veganism is solely based on emotion! And since you're trolling theres no point taking this further 😂 what a fun life you must lead
I never thought I'd have so much compassion for a belt, but damn - the guy in the first video sure is torturing that poor baby to pieces, literally.
LMAO
There’s so much cognitive dissonance in this video
I'm just gunna put this out there:
For any anime or manga fans...
The Promised Neverland.
That anime/manga helped me go vegan.
@@seinmstudio3646 right? Same with me. After watching season 1, rewatching earthing eds videos, it made me cry hearing the farmers say "But I love them and care for them." Just really got to me.
@@CalliNightmare Yeah I'm not sure if it was intentional but it's definitely a good metaphor for animal agriculture, put children in instead of non human animals and it makes sense to people.
Ed, my heart swells with so much love, respect and passion when I watch you dismantle these videos.
It’s awful there’s still so much suffering in the world, but you’re doing great things to reduce it, like helping me switch to veganism three years ago.
Keep it up
9:20 You call that pigs in concentration camps "Well cared for and have their needs met" ??? WHAT THE FU*K ?
I’m a slave owner. I demand respect.
@Oliver Cromwell Aren't you supposed to be dead a couple centuries ago? XD
Those tiktok clips are so disturbing! Something is wrong with those people. :(
You aren’t kidding. I swear these people just shouldn’t exist on this planet
@@uptown_rider8078 especially the first guy with his milk bottle, right? What a pillar of society! Quite a thick one. 😆
As for the farmers, I don’t wish for them to go out of business, I just wish they would produce plant food instead of animal food. The governments would do well to help them towards that. It would be great to see a big variety of good quality vegetables and legumes in the shops, instead of the limited choice, poorly grown and devoid of nutrients products I find at the moment.
What an amazing world that would be! Better for people, better for animals.
@@uptown_rider8078 With all due respect and friendliness: we don’t need to eat animal products to be healthy. By the contrary. :)
It is not me saying that, the professionals are. This includes the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (US - over 100 000 accredited dieticians and nutritionists) plus the British Dietetics Association. These are official organisations. I am including below links to both their statements regarding plant based diets.
US:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27886704/
UK:
www.bda.uk.com/resource/british-dietetic-association-confirms-well-planned-vegan-diets-can-support-healthy-living-in-people-of-all-ages.html
Quote from AND (US):
“It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that appropriately planned vegetarian, including vegan, diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits for the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. These diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, and for athletes. Plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable than diets rich in animal products because they use fewer natural resources and are associated with much less environmental damage.”
As to the argument regarding land use: the majority of the plants being grown today are used to feed live stock, particularly grains and soy. My understanding is that if people would stop eating animals, we would use a lot less land for producing the food for those animals. Instead, we would use part of that land to grow more plants for human consumption. And we would still be left with some land to spare.
Plus we would reduce the amount of fossil fuel used.
In support to that, below is a link from Cornell University (this particular study focuses on grain but there are many other similar studies out there):
news.cornell.edu/stories/1997/08/us-could-feed-800-million-people-grain-livestock-eat
A quick quote:
“Animal protein production requires more than eight times as much fossil-fuel energy than production of plant protein while yielding animal protein that is only 1.4 times more nutritious for humans than the comparable amount of plant protein, according to the Cornell ecologist's analysis.”
But the whole world could not go vegan overnight so I agree with you that reducing animal consumption would be a good place to start.
I loved your stabbing analogy, very accurate
Whether the calves are a liability or an asset, the outcome for those particular calves is the same, death.
Great video Ed. These farmers are shocking liars and downright greedy. I wonder how they can sleep at night.
As sad as it is, I really doubt that they are lying.
Cognitive dissonance shapes their world view, I'm pretty sure they actually believe what they are saying.
You're just so amazing Ed! I can't even say how much you mean to the vegan movement! Thank you for all your time, work and passion. 💝🌱
Animals are not food for us.
I love how farmers say "AI" instead of bestiality...
Was that pig vet watching the same video I was? Mama pigs in cages so cramped they can't turn around, babies with not enough room to run around, no sun, no grass, cramped quarters, grated floor, .....is she serious?!! Horrible! Cruel! Disgusting! What a sad sad life for these innocent animals.
12:37 really did drive me nuts. I have a friend just like her who is obsessed with cows. She shares videos of cows and calves, she buys stuffed toys of cows, talks about cows, and just genuinely adores them. Yet, she frowns at me for being vegan, calls it 'weird' and refuses to eat any meal that doesn't contain meat. And she really doesn't see anything wrong with that. Like yeah I love cows, too, that's why I decided to go vegan :)
Have you ever asked her why she thinks she loves cows?
tamcon72 no, I think she just finds them cute. Which is understandable, but I just find it odd that she loves them so much but then says I’m weird for being vegan like bruh
'These pigs have all of their needs met!'
Pigs: *are lying on concrete slats where they can barely move*
Sorry did she say "needs met"? fucking hell, I seriously cannot believe how stupid these people are...
And they say we’re cult-like...
and they're right...
It’s even funnier when it comes from people who‘re clearly obsessed with vegans (like the person above me)
I have to admit that your alluding remark made me laugh.
joke aside, there are no noticeable distinctions between a cult and veganism.
both are dogmatic in their foundation and share a number of common features. don't you think so? @@ravendisco2982
@@v.a.n.e. you sound like a troll. get lost.
@@v.a.n.e. no, you're wrong.
8:56
I don't have the means to make a video like this anymore.
But if someone could either take that audio and put it over dog crates in China, that would be cool.
I'd love if that video got traction, and she has to come out and say "No no! It's not dogs in tiny cages I'm saying are happy, it's pigs in tiny cages I'm saying are happy"
Just cut the bits where she specifically says pigs.
Oh Earthling Ed you are such a kind and wise and intelligent human. I am so grateful that you exist despite all odds... and that you just keep at it, speaking the truth with a loving heart. You are definitely help make this world a better place...
That "Faster than a Calf" challenge made me genuinely wretch.
I’m so glad he mentioned the selective breeding part. I’ve been recently thinking about that aspect. To me, it’s like (and this is such a bad analogy lol) if I were the only one who could make and give out band aids, and then I started slapping people in the face so they would need a bandaid and they would have to come to me, and then I’d keep slapping them so they would always need a bandaid. It’s giving them a need for them to be around humans, and then we go and hurt them. And the things we selectively breed them for are completely useless for them, they’re useful for humans (and not really tbh). So not only did we go out of our way to ensure that their bodies do something unuseful, we hurt them for it. We made their bodies work against them and then people argue that we need meat because of biology. So it’s ok to mess with others biology but we must keep eating meat because it’s in our biology, which isn’t even a necessity in today’s circumstances.
Thank you for your work and the impact you make every day! Such respect.
9:25 Have their needs met? Really? I had to pause the video because I couldn't stand the arrogance and ignorance of this lady. Like Ed said, it is so fucking frustrating...
I adopted my dog. She was kept on a chain in a backyard for 6 years. She chewed on the chain and so now has no front teeth...only a coupler of molars. She's in my profile pic...she acts just like a little piggy we call her or little piggy....I didn't know about the pigs chewing on their bars. Idk if I can call my dog little piggie any more. It's just too closeto what she went through. Oh my god...the absolute hell these animals bear. How could anyone support that
like and comment for the algorithm.
how do you mean?
I love pigs so much. My boyfriend’s family had a pet pig a while back and we absolutely loved him. It’s sickening to see a factory farmer claim that the pigs’ “needs are met” when pigs are incredibly intelligent, require a lot of space and brain-stimulating activities ... Disgusting to see such beautiful beings locked up just to be endlessly bred and slaughtered.
pigs are cute!!
Hey Ed what a crazy don't you feel like it is a non winning battle sometimes. These people are nuts
I wanted to go to university and veterinary school so I could work with large farm animals like pigs and cows and chickens, before I realized that I would spend my whole career telling factory farms what they’re doing is okay. Some vets just want to believe they’re helping so badly they refuse to look at what’s actually going on. How dare someone who’s essentially dedicated their lives to helping animals say that mother pigs in farrowing crates is ever okay, this breaks my heart
The guy talking about how much milk the cows produce... It's not just the selective breeding, it's also the pumps that overstimulate the udders, turning on more milk ducts and create a huge oversupply. If the calf was left to feed naturally from the cow, she wouldn't produce as much. And how painful did those udders look! 😢
Absolutely disturbing how those psychopaths not only cause immense suffering to innocent animals but they go a step further by mocking their misery and suffering at their own hands, insanely cruel and disgusting individuals.
@@uptown_rider8078 The first phrase literally has nothing to do with the second phrase as a causative statement. Please don't troll if you can't form a rational argument.
@@uptown_rider8078 You are not a lion. Wild predators eat by instinct; humans eat by agency. We have a choice in what we eat. You're making a comparison that has no basis. [I have this response filed in my brain because I've seen exactly this same comment made by other people hundreds of times over the years]
@@uptown_rider8078 We don't have an instinct to hunt; it's a learned behavior. There are no nutrients isolate to animal tissue; this has no clinical support. We evolved, specifically neurologically, due to the cooking of food to concentrate calories and to make nutrients more bio-available; the theory that it was animal eating dates back to my teens[I'm middle aged] and is not current. I haven't eaten primary animal protein for 26 years and I haven't starved.
Again, your latest comment is another string of totally unoriginal fallacies I have seen in hundreds of comments before. Like, get a new script, please.
I can't wait until we start tearing down statues of carnists
As a art student i have seen a shit tone od statues now tell me what statues are those you speak off
Never trust anyone who thinks animals are food.
As always, thank you so much for being such a powerful voice for the voiceless. Your work has made such a positive impact and I know it'll continue to do so.
Could you do a video about veganism and culture? How can someone connect with their culture and tradition while avoiding their cultural foods that contain meat and dairy products for the most part?