Veterinarian Brian J. Gerloff admonished most agricultural and
animal-husbandry groups that oppose changing cruel animal-husbandry
practices. He believes that people involved in animal agriculture "need to
objectively look at our animal-husbandry practices as an outsider would. And
we must look beyond the emphasis of profit and performance." Gerloff wants
everyone to ask themselves: Can we look them in the eye, assured that we are
doing our best as their caretakers?
The only way to look at animals in the eye and know we are treating them
with compassion and respect is to let them live and exercise their God-given
rights. While some people treat their farm animals more humanely/less
abusively than others, at the end the animals are killed for human benefit,
regardless of the animals’ desire to live or their fear of death. The
transition to a plant-based diet helps us respect and obey God’s ideal plan
for all creatures.
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