for years i had this underlying guilt about consuming animal products and tbh i think most people have the same guilt because we know how bad it is, we know all forms of agriculture are ruining our planet, we know it’s not sustainable, and we know that the animals are suffering

and so when i finally, instead of ignoring and suppressing that guilt, took it and examined it, i realised that the guilt comes from our natural compassion for animals and nature, and compassion should never be suppressed

Most scientists agree that a lobster’s nervous system is quite sophisticated.

Like humans and many other animals, lobsters do have nociceptors - these are the primary system through which pain is created in animals.

Lobsters may even feel more pain than we would in similar situations. “The lobster does not have an autonomic nervous system that puts it into a state of shock when it is harmed. I think the lobster is in a great deal of pain from being cut open [and] feels all the pain until its nervous system is destroyed” says invertebrate zoologist Jaren G. Horsley.

Image with kind permission from Vegan for the Animals.

@vegan.f.t.a

But it isn't just the traumatizing death that concerns me. It's the loss of life. The stealing of another being's existence.

As a hypothetical, say I went to someone and shot them in the head while they were asleep. Some would say their death was "quick and painless".. maybe not the clean part. But the way the person died isn't the only thing people would be upset about. It is the loss of their life. Even if I said I was using that person's body for products or food for myself, it wouldn't be okay. We all understand that taking a life is horrible because it deprived that person from their right to live.

Back when I was vegetarian I did a trial of "vegan lite" to see if my body was gonna accept the change (very finniky digestive system). I was travelling and basically I was like, if I can find a vegan option whilst out, I'll try it, and if it's difficult or it looks yuck etc I'll just pick the veggie option.