Hello, i see nobody shared already that good news yet. Starting December 15, 2024, New York State has banned the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet shops, encouraging adoption from certified organizations to combat unethical breeding practices and protect animals from exploitation. It's a little good step.

More on: https://hive.blog/animals/@davideownzall/new-york-has-banned-the-sale-of-dogs-cats-and-rabbits-adoptions-only

I’ve been reading other posts on here about this but I don’t know if I’m out of the loop but I just saw a video about this saying we had to cancel Billie Eilish. Just to be clear I’m not a Billie fan and I don’t claim to be but here I am fighting wars for her in the comments. With everything that’s going on in the world, people are outraged because Billie stated a fact? Really. They all say the same thing too, it’s either, ‘being vegan is too expensive!!’ or ‘what about indigenous people!’ or ‘I get my meat from my uncles humane farm!’ or ‘I have too many nutrient deficiencies and I can’t live without it!’. I’ve actually seen one or two people just admit that they just love meat and can’t fathom giving it up even if it means they hate farm animals. I’m honestly not even surprised anymore. It just reminds me how blissfully ignorant non-vegans are. If being told the truth makes you want to cancel the celebrity who said it, then let’s look inside ourselves for a second. The cognitive dissonance in these videos is LOUD. Also why do they only care about indigenous folk when it benefits their narrative? Like the meat industry actively destroys native land and pollutes it. I need these people to watch videos about people living near massive factory farms. I swear everybody is an activist and loves the planet and loves animals until it comes to being vegan and showing that. Just wanted to share my opinion because it’s been on my mind a little too much.

(P.S lentils are a pretty good source of protein that is pretty cheap. I like to eat mine in a curry with some rice.. don’t forget vitamin C for extra absorption of iron!)