welcome everyone my name is Bailey Khan and I’m a junior here at Lakeside by a
and I’m a junior here at Lakeside by a
and I’m a junior here at Lakeside by a show of hands how many of you would
show of hands how many of you would
show of hands how many of you would consider yourself an animal lover all
consider yourself an animal lover all
consider yourself an animal lover all right now by another show of hands how
right now by another show of hands how
right now by another show of hands how many of you have a dog or cat at home
many of you have a dog or cat at home
many of you have a dog or cat at home that could convince you to do just about
that could convince you to do just about
that could convince you to do just about anything okay most of you have a pet at
anything okay most of you have a pet at
anything okay most of you have a pet at home that you adore so during this next
home that you adore so during this next
home that you adore so during this next ten minutes I challenge you to believe
ten minutes I challenge you to believe
ten minutes I challenge you to believe that every single animal on this planet
that every single animal on this planet
that every single animal on this planet deserves to be happy and healthy and
deserves to be happy and healthy and
deserves to be happy and healthy and free not just the furry friends that
free not just the furry friends that
free not just the furry friends that live with us all right so I have
live with us all right so I have
live with us all right so I have something to get out of the way
something to get out of the way
something to get out of the way I’m a vegan this means that I do not eat
I’m a vegan this means that I do not eat
I’m a vegan this means that I do not eat animals or animal byproducts such as
animals or animal byproducts such as
animals or animal byproducts such as dairy eggs or honey
dairy eggs or honey
dairy eggs or honey I also abstain from purchasing items
I also abstain from purchasing items
I also abstain from purchasing items that have been tested on animals or
that have been tested on animals or
that have been tested on animals or items that have been made from animals
items that have been made from animals
items that have been made from animals such as leather wool or silk now before
such as leather wool or silk now before
such as leather wool or silk now before you zone out for the next ten minutes I
you zone out for the next ten minutes I
you zone out for the next ten minutes I just want to let you know I’m not here
just want to let you know I’m not here
just want to let you know I’m not here to shove my lifestyle down your throat
to shove my lifestyle down your throat
to shove my lifestyle down your throat I’m not going to try to convince you to
I’m not going to try to convince you to
I’m not going to try to convince you to stop showering and move to a hippie
stop showering and move to a hippie
stop showering and move to a hippie commune I’m just here with the hope of
commune I’m just here with the hope of
commune I’m just here with the hope of spreading my beliefs and informing you
spreading my beliefs and informing you
spreading my beliefs and informing you all of where your animal products truly
all of where your animal products truly
all of where your animal products truly come from all right so here’s where
come from all right so here’s where
come from all right so here’s where everything started
everything started
everything started about two years ago I was scrolling
about two years ago I was scrolling
about two years ago I was scrolling through YouTube and I stumbled upon a
through YouTube and I stumbled upon a
through YouTube and I stumbled upon a video titled if slaughterhouses had
video titled if slaughterhouses had
video titled if slaughterhouses had glass walls by Paul McCartney I remember
glass walls by Paul McCartney I remember
glass walls by Paul McCartney I remember sitting on my bed as a 15 year old girl
sitting on my bed as a 15 year old girl
sitting on my bed as a 15 year old girl watching this video with tears streaming
watching this video with tears streaming
watching this video with tears streaming down my face and the most awful feeling
down my face and the most awful feeling
down my face and the most awful feeling in the pit of my stomach as I watched
in the pit of my stomach as I watched
in the pit of my stomach as I watched cows being beaten with clubs and pigs
cows being beaten with clubs and pigs
cows being beaten with clubs and pigs being castrated while they were wide
being castrated while they were wide
being castrated while they were wide awake I heard the cries of these animals
awake I heard the cries of these animals
awake I heard the cries of these animals and I knew I needed to make a change so
and I knew I needed to make a change so
and I knew I needed to make a change so now the way that I look at what I
now the way that I look at what I
now the way that I look at what I purchase and consume is that if I were
purchase and consume is that if I were
purchase and consume is that if I were not willing to treat an animal the way
not willing to treat an animal the way
not willing to treat an animal the way that they were treated in order to
that they were treated in order to
that they were treated in order to produce the product I would not pay
produce the product I would not pay
produce the product I would not pay someone else to do it for me animals are
someone else to do it for me animals are
someone else to do it for me animals are sentient beings this means that they can
sentient beings this means that they can
sentient beings this means that they can feel emotions ranging from joy to pain
feel emotions ranging from joy to pain
feel emotions ranging from joy to pain grief and even post-traumatic stress
grief and even post-traumatic stress
grief and even post-traumatic stress disorder
disorder
disorder they are also extremely intelligent in
they are also extremely intelligent in
they are also extremely intelligent in fact a pig has an intelligence level of
fact a pig has an intelligence level of
fact a pig has an intelligence level of a three-year-old child and by the turn
a three-year-old child and by the turn
a three-year-old child and by the turn of time a chick turns two weeks old they
of time a chick turns two weeks old they
of time a chick turns two weeks old they can walk navigate using the Sun and
can walk navigate using the Sun and
can walk navigate using the Sun and count to five these are concepts that
count to five these are concepts that
count to five these are concepts that human children don’t learn until the
human children don’t learn until the
human children don’t learn until the age of about one year old scientists
age of about one year old scientists
age of about one year old scientists have lifted the veil we see that these
have lifted the veil we see that these
have lifted the veil we see that these animals can think and feel but still to
animals can think and feel but still to
animals can think and feel but still to this day 56 billion farm animals are
this day 56 billion farm animals are
this day 56 billion farm animals are killed we see these animals as dollars
killed we see these animals as dollars
killed we see these animals as dollars meals and numbers and we’re treating
meals and numbers and we’re treating
meals and numbers and we’re treating them awfully now I’m about to give you a
them awfully now I’m about to give you a
them awfully now I’m about to give you a glimpse into the life of a chicken and a
glimpse into the life of a chicken and a
glimpse into the life of a chicken and a cow but please note that I’m not
cow but please note that I’m not
cow but please note that I’m not referring to all farm situations this is
referring to all farm situations this is
referring to all farm situations this is only based on research that I’ve done on
only based on research that I’ve done on
only based on research that I’ve done on how your large typical factory farm is
how your large typical factory farm is
how your large typical factory farm is run so when you pass by the cage free
run so when you pass by the cage free
run so when you pass by the cage free and free-range eggs at the grocery store
and free-range eggs at the grocery store
and free-range eggs at the grocery store you probably picture a big sunny lush
you probably picture a big sunny lush
you probably picture a big sunny lush field with plenty of room for the
field with plenty of room for the
field with plenty of room for the chickens to move around in you probably
chickens to move around in you probably
chickens to move around in you probably assume you’re off the hook morally when
assume you’re off the hook morally when
assume you’re off the hook morally when you pick up the carton of free-range
you pick up the carton of free-range
you pick up the carton of free-range eggs instead of picking up the generic
eggs instead of picking up the generic
eggs instead of picking up the generic brand but the only regulation that the
brand but the only regulation that the
brand but the only regulation that the United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture has put on the labeling of a carton of
has put on the labeling of a carton of
has put on the labeling of a carton of eggs is free-range is that the producer
eggs is free-range is that the producer
eggs is free-range is that the producer must demonstrate to the agency that the
must demonstrate to the agency that the
must demonstrate to the agency that the poultry has been allowed access to the
poultry has been allowed access to the
poultry has been allowed access to the outside this could be for as little as
outside this could be for as little as
outside this could be for as little as an hour a day and for the other 23 hours
an hour a day and for the other 23 hours
an hour a day and for the other 23 hours the chicks under such cruelty as soon as
the chicks under such cruelty as soon as
the chicks under such cruelty as soon as they hatched the male chicks are
they hatched the male chicks are
they hatched the male chicks are discarded because they’re seen as
discarded because they’re seen as
discarded because they’re seen as useless to the egg industry then the
useless to the egg industry then the
useless to the egg industry then the female chicks have their beaks cut down
female chicks have their beaks cut down
female chicks have their beaks cut down to knobs and they are immediately fed
to knobs and they are immediately fed
to knobs and they are immediately fed food with ridiculous amounts of hormone
food with ridiculous amounts of hormone
food with ridiculous amounts of hormone to make their little bodies grow up fast
to make their little bodies grow up fast
to make their little bodies grow up fast at rates faster than they can handle
at rates faster than they can handle
at rates faster than they can handle now here’s a life of a cow on a dairy
now here’s a life of a cow on a dairy
now here’s a life of a cow on a dairy farm as soon as she is old enough she is
farm as soon as she is old enough she is
farm as soon as she is old enough she is forcefully impregnated she is then kept
forcefully impregnated she is then kept
forcefully impregnated she is then kept in a cage with the square footage of
in a cage with the square footage of
in a cage with the square footage of about a twin size bed throughout her
about a twin size bed throughout her
about a twin size bed throughout her pregnancy she gives birth to her young
pregnancy she gives birth to her young
pregnancy she gives birth to her young alone and then has her precious young
alone and then has her precious young
alone and then has her precious young calf taken away from her which causes
calf taken away from her which causes
calf taken away from her which causes immense emotional suffering she is then
immense emotional suffering she is then
immense emotional suffering she is then pumped up to a milk machine and pumped
pumped up to a milk machine and pumped
pumped up to a milk machine and pumped full of hormones that make her produce
full of hormones that make her produce
full of hormones that make her produce milk too much milk in fact in 1970 the
milk too much milk in fact in 1970 the
milk too much milk in fact in 1970 the average dairy cow produced 990 700
average dairy cow produced 990 700
average dairy cow produced 990 700 pounds of milk today the average dairy
pounds of milk today the average dairy
pounds of milk today the average dairy cow produces 19,000 pounds of milk this
cow produces 19,000 pounds of milk this
cow produces 19,000 pounds of milk this is not healthy for the cows or for us
is not healthy for the cows or for us
is not healthy for the cows or for us now I understand that what I’ve just
now I understand that what I’ve just
now I understand that what I’ve just presented you with may be affecting
presented you with may be affecting
presented you with may be affecting each and every one of you in a different
each and every one of you in a different
each and every one of you in a different way and my guess is that if I could read
way and my guess is that if I could read
way and my guess is that if I could read everyone’s mind in the audience some of
everyone’s mind in the audience some of
everyone’s mind in the audience some of you would be thinking wow there goes
you would be thinking wow there goes
you would be thinking wow there goes those great Sunday morning omelets those
those great Sunday morning omelets those
those great Sunday morning omelets those poor animals while some of you are just
poor animals while some of you are just
poor animals while some of you are just thinking well that’s just the way it
thinking well that’s just the way it
thinking well that’s just the way it goes if you haven’t been moved by this
goes if you haven’t been moved by this
goes if you haven’t been moved by this here are the reasons why animal
here are the reasons why animal
here are the reasons why animal agriculture is awful for our environment
agriculture is awful for our environment
agriculture is awful for our environment according to The Huffington Post it
according to The Huffington Post it
according to The Huffington Post it takes a staggering 1847 pounds of
takes a staggering 1847 pounds of
takes a staggering 1847 pounds of gallons of water to produce one single
gallons of water to produce one single
gallons of water to produce one single pound of beef if we were to produce that
pound of beef if we were to produce that
pound of beef if we were to produce that substitute that pound of beef with a set
substitute that pound of beef with a set
substitute that pound of beef with a set pound of tofu we would be saving 1545
pound of tofu we would be saving 1545
pound of tofu we would be saving 1545 gallons of water per pound aside from
gallons of water per pound aside from
gallons of water per pound aside from water usage so much land is dedicated to
water usage so much land is dedicated to
water usage so much land is dedicated to animal farming according to the United
animal farming according to the United
animal farming according to the United Nations all animal agriculture
Nations all animal agriculture
Nations all animal agriculture contributes to global warming more than
contributes to global warming more than
contributes to global warming more than all of our cars planes and trucks
all of our cars planes and trucks
all of our cars planes and trucks combined 40% more in fact 30% of Earth’s
combined 40% more in fact 30% of Earth’s
combined 40% more in fact 30% of Earth’s landmasses dedicated animal agriculture
landmasses dedicated animal agriculture
landmasses dedicated animal agriculture in 260 billion farming million acres of
in 260 billion farming million acres of
in 260 billion farming million acres of u.s. forests have been cleared and able
u.s. forests have been cleared and able
u.s. forests have been cleared and able to grow food for the farm animals to
to grow food for the farm animals to
to grow food for the farm animals to consume now we’ve only been provided
consume now we’ve only been provided
consume now we’ve only been provided with one planet Earth we don’t have
with one planet Earth we don’t have
with one planet Earth we don’t have extra planets to spare and we need to
extra planets to spare and we need to
extra planets to spare and we need to start taking care of our planet right
start taking care of our planet right
start taking care of our planet right now cutting animal agriculture out of
now cutting animal agriculture out of
now cutting animal agriculture out of the picture would benefit there is land
the picture would benefit there is land
the picture would benefit there is land water and air and multiple ways now
water and air and multiple ways now
water and air and multiple ways now here’s my spiel for all of you
here’s my spiel for all of you
here’s my spiel for all of you biologists if I were to put an apple and
biologists if I were to put an apple and
biologists if I were to put an apple and a bunny rabbit in a crib with a young
a bunny rabbit in a crib with a young
a bunny rabbit in a crib with a young child the child would not eat the bunny
child the child would not eat the bunny
child the child would not eat the bunny and play with the Apple we don’t pass a
and play with the Apple we don’t pass a
and play with the Apple we don’t pass a living cow and think wow that looks
living cow and think wow that looks
living cow and think wow that looks yummy this is because we as humans lack
yummy this is because we as humans lack
yummy this is because we as humans lack the instinct that drives carnivores to
the instinct that drives carnivores to
the instinct that drives carnivores to kill and devour their prey
kill and devour their prey
kill and devour their prey we are quite possibly anatomically
we are quite possibly anatomically
we are quite possibly anatomically herbivorous our teeth are not designed
herbivorous our teeth are not designed
herbivorous our teeth are not designed like other carnivores this means that in
like other carnivores this means that in
like other carnivores this means that in the wild we would eat mostly plant
the wild we would eat mostly plant
the wild we would eat mostly plant matter and very small amounts of meat
matter and very small amounts of meat
matter and very small amounts of meat matter but in today’s society this is
matter but in today’s society this is
matter but in today’s society this is completely flip-flopped in the other
completely flip-flopped in the other
completely flip-flopped in the other direction cut eating too much meat dairy
direction cut eating too much meat dairy
direction cut eating too much meat dairy and eggs causes numerous health
and eggs causes numerous health
and eggs causes numerous health but health problems more than 70 years
but health problems more than 70 years
but health problems more than 70 years ago casein which is the main protein
ago casein which is the main protein
ago casein which is the main protein found in cow’s milk was shown in studies
found in cow’s milk was shown in studies
found in cow’s milk was shown in studies to substantially increase high
to substantially increase high
to substantially increase high cholesterol and early heart disease so
cholesterol and early heart disease so
cholesterol and early heart disease so how many of you got to try those
how many of you got to try those
how many of you got to try those cinnamon rolls this morning they were
cinnamon rolls this morning they were
cinnamon rolls this morning they were good weren’t they those were actually
good weren’t they those were actually
good weren’t they those were actually vegan and as you can see you don’t have
vegan and as you can see you don’t have
vegan and as you can see you don’t have to give up your favorite foods to change
to give up your favorite foods to change
to give up your favorite foods to change your lifestyle now let’s take a look at
your lifestyle now let’s take a look at
your lifestyle now let’s take a look at human history when the brave being stood
human history when the brave being stood
human history when the brave being stood up for rights causes such as rights for
up for rights causes such as rights for
up for rights causes such as rights for the LGBT community women’s suffrage and
the LGBT community women’s suffrage and
the LGBT community women’s suffrage and the abolition of slavery they were all
the abolition of slavery they were all
the abolition of slavery they were all called crazy
called crazy
called crazy we don’t always welcome change with open
we don’t always welcome change with open
we don’t always welcome change with open arms it can make us uncomfortable and it
arms it can make us uncomfortable and it
arms it can make us uncomfortable and it can produce controversy and groups of
can produce controversy and groups of
can produce controversy and groups of friends that controversy would not often
friends that controversy would not often
friends that controversy would not often occur being vegan is not always easy I
occur being vegan is not always easy I
occur being vegan is not always easy I have received countless questions about
have received countless questions about
have received countless questions about where I get my B vitamins and protein
where I get my B vitamins and protein
where I get my B vitamins and protein from if you decide to leave this
from if you decide to leave this
from if you decide to leave this auditorium and change your lifestyle as
auditorium and change your lifestyle as
auditorium and change your lifestyle as I did you’ll be shaping our futures our
I did you’ll be shaping our futures our
I did you’ll be shaping our futures our children’s futures and their children’s
children’s futures and their children’s
children’s futures and their children’s futures for the better I have hope that
futures for the better I have hope that
futures for the better I have hope that one day our children will have beautiful
one day our children will have beautiful
one day our children will have beautiful forests to walk in fresh water and free
forests to walk in fresh water and free
forests to walk in fresh water and free wildlife to witness but if we keep going
wildlife to witness but if we keep going
wildlife to witness but if we keep going down this path that may not be a
down this path that may not be a
down this path that may not be a possibility I want them to be free of
possibility I want them to be free of
possibility I want them to be free of pain and disease and I want them to
pain and disease and I want them to
pain and disease and I want them to treat all beings with nothing but love
treat all beings with nothing but love
treat all beings with nothing but love and kindness I have hope that one day we
and kindness I have hope that one day we
and kindness I have hope that one day we will be looking back on these atrocities
will be looking back on these atrocities
will be looking back on these atrocities is something to be ashamed of thank you
is something to be ashamed of thank you
is something to be ashamed of thank you so much for spending your Saturday
so much for spending your Saturday
so much for spending your Saturday morning with us it has been my pleasure
morning with us it has been my pleasure
morning with us it has been my pleasure and an honor to speak with you all today
and an honor to speak with you all today
and an honor to speak with you all today I urge you to take this information and
I urge you to take this information and
I urge you to take this information and let it away the beautiful activists in
let it away the beautiful activists in
let it away the beautiful activists in each and every one of you thank you
each and every one of you thank you
each and every one of you thank you [Applause]
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