Why limit compassion from any that really want to live? Being human should not be a prerequisite for being a subject of compassion. I understand defense is needed against biting pests, but animals being used are not that but defenseless beings in captivity, from the demand from any of us, who could choose differently, and have healthier ways with that, which I showed in my previous posts, while it does not demand as many resources and as much land and water with diminishing environments and contributing to loss of species.
I choose it as much as I’m able. The problem is cost. Anything that is even incidentally vegan tends to get the capitalist bourgeois markup, so it’s not always economically viable. Tofu used to be cheap, and even that has gotten expensive. I’ve been experimenting more with beans and lentils, but it feels very limiting.
Besides beans, lentils and their multiple variants, there are peas, tempeh, nuts and seeds and their variants.
If you care about not needlessly exploiting animals, please consider just commiting in going vegan.
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