A Short Reason Why We Ought Morally to Go Vegan

So i really think everyone (or like 99.9 repeating) people ought to go vegan. I used "ought" because i think its a duty we have with all the philosophical wrappings that entails. Here I'm going to just try to explain to those of you who pretty much agree with me philosophically, why you ought take the step and Go Vegan! That means I'm going to give you premises and explain why it follows that you ought go vegan but i will not try to persuade you why the premises themselves are importantly true.



Argument:
1) Causing unnecessary suffering is a harm to all those who can suffer (sentient beings)
2) Where we can avoid unnecessary suffering we ought to (this is every case by definition)
3) Using animals for food, clothing, entertainment and most experiments causes unnecessary suffering
4) Going vegan will stop most of the suffering from these sources
5) Therefore we ought morally, to go vegan



Premise 1: This seems blatantly obvious to me. I think it is actually Logically True, like saying A is A



Premise 2: This makes a point most of us agree to, if i can avoid causing suffering without sacrificing anything of non-trivial importance, it seems clear i ought to.

Premise 3: I'll break this down by category

Food, We can survive on a plant based diet, in fact, we can thrive on one, reducing instances of Cancer, Heart Disease, and other diseases of affluence, therefore its not acceptable to use animal products to fill our dietary needs. This according to the ADA http://www.eatright.org/about/content.aspx?id=8357



Clothing, we can make clothing out of plant source ranging from cotton to hemp. Many vegan "leathers" exist. Therefore we don't need to slaughter animals for their skins or furs nor enslave them for their hair.



Entertainment, this is clearly trivial, there are endless numbers of thing we can, and do, do for fun that either don't cause animals to suffer. Even sports that do use animal products can easily transition to vegan products.
Experiments done for cosmetic testing or using redundant methods, can be eliminated completely. Dissections can be ended in favor of artificial or simulated activities. And the of billions spent on animal experiments some of that money can be refocused into finding effective alternatives, that don't cause us to use one being as a means to another beings end.

Premise 4: Well, as I explained above, we can transition to vegan lifestyles and start consuming a plant based diet, and wearing plant based clothes to stop the first two. We can boycott those industries that abuse animals like circuses and rodeos and instead patronize circuses (like cirque du soleil) or watch sports where all competitors are consenting such as MMA or football. In the area of experiments, we can pressure those who have the power, like universities and governments to find new and better ways to do science that don't infringe on the rights of some beings to harm others. We can also boycott products that are tested on animals or, better yet, make our own.

This argument focuses only on the direct duties we have to animals but there are numerous other benefits from a vegan lifestyle which include longer life spans, and healthier lives. A much small environmental footprint. More than that, it will mean the grain we currently filter through the corpses of animals can go directly to either feed our starving human brothers and sisters, or to allow our forests and jungles to regrow. In fact, we will be able to do plenty of both. So let's do the animals what they are do, our bodies what they would thrive on, and posterity what they deserve and Go Vegan. Right now!

The Vegan Guy