Whatcha talkin' 'bout, you don't wanna be a vegan?
By John Sakars
An Animal Rights Poem from All-Creatures.org

Whatcha talkin' 'bout, you don't wanna be a vegan?
By John Sakars

Veganism ain't about what you want
It's about what the animals fuckin' want
They want to be free, just like you and I do
Try to see things from their point of view
Imagine being owned
Being used
Imagine suffering
Don't act confused
This ain't a difficult matter to understand
Using animals must be banned

Whatcha talkin' 'bout, you don't wanna be a vegan?

Whatcha talkin' 'bout, you don't wanna be a vegan?
Guess what, not everything is about you
Veganism ain't about you, dear
It's about animals not living in fear
Think of a time when you cared about somebody
Now realize every animal is a somebody
Every animal wants to be free,
Not suffering and dying in captivity

You are a good person
I'm not just trying to be nice
I know you care about animals
May I offer some advice?
Learn about veganism
You have nothing to lose, everything to gain
Let empathy and compassion expand inside your brain

Whatcha talkin' 'bout, you don't wanna be a vegan?

If you think you don't wanna be a vegan,
I know exactly why
You've been conditioned by the system of carnism
To think certain animals were born to fry
Speciesism is fucking with your head
Stop paying for blood to be shed
You know how you don't want to be dead?
Other animals also don't want to be dead


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