anyone ready for a Frankenberger well some of us might be when I was six I
some of us might be when I was six I
some of us might be when I was six I used to visit a farm with my family the
used to visit a farm with my family the
used to visit a farm with my family the little farm in Tilden Park had the usual
little farm in Tilden Park had the usual
little farm in Tilden Park had the usual farm animals cows pigs goats and even
farm animals cows pigs goats and even
farm animals cows pigs goats and even rabbits I’d pet these animals and
rabbits I’d pet these animals and
rabbits I’d pet these animals and instantly fall in love later I realized
instantly fall in love later I realized
instantly fall in love later I realized that animals like them ended up on my
that animals like them ended up on my
that animals like them ended up on my dinner plate I was brought up to eat
dinner plate I was brought up to eat
dinner plate I was brought up to eat meat because it’s nutritious but I
meat because it’s nutritious but I
meat because it’s nutritious but I thought about the animals at the farm
thought about the animals at the farm
thought about the animals at the farm they might be slaughtered and eaten one
they might be slaughtered and eaten one
they might be slaughtered and eaten one day to me that’s a very gruesome it was
day to me that’s a very gruesome it was
day to me that’s a very gruesome it was from then on that I admired the idea of
from then on that I admired the idea of
from then on that I admired the idea of being vegetarian unfortunately being
being vegetarian unfortunately being
being vegetarian unfortunately being vegetarian seems very unappealing
vegetarian seems very unappealing
vegetarian seems very unappealing because I enjoy what food for thought
because I enjoy what food for thought
because I enjoy what food for thought author Lindsay Howe Shaw calls the
author Lindsay Howe Shaw calls the
author Lindsay Howe Shaw calls the sizzle smell and taste of meat I don’t
sizzle smell and taste of meat I don’t
sizzle smell and taste of meat I don’t want to give that up on the other hand I
want to give that up on the other hand I
want to give that up on the other hand I also don’t want to be a part of the
also don’t want to be a part of the
also don’t want to be a part of the factory farming food chain what is
factory farming food chain what is
factory farming food chain what is factory farming it’s large-scale farming
factory farming it’s large-scale farming
factory farming it’s large-scale farming animals are kept in extremely small
animals are kept in extremely small
animals are kept in extremely small cages and pens that don’t give them room
cages and pens that don’t give them room
cages and pens that don’t give them room to move they don’t get to go outside and
to move they don’t get to go outside and
to move they don’t get to go outside and are given drugs to keep healthy for
are given drugs to keep healthy for
are given drugs to keep healthy for example if you love bacon you should
example if you love bacon you should
example if you love bacon you should know a sow is kept in a tiny cage
know a sow is kept in a tiny cage
know a sow is kept in a tiny cage leaving her unable to even turn around
leaving her unable to even turn around
leaving her unable to even turn around in a farm in Iowa piglets are being
in a farm in Iowa piglets are being
in a farm in Iowa piglets are being slammed on a concrete floor and sows are
slammed on a concrete floor and sows are
slammed on a concrete floor and sows are being hit with metal rods that’s
being hit with metal rods that’s
being hit with metal rods that’s terrible so how can I enjoy meat my
terrible so how can I enjoy meat my
terrible so how can I enjoy meat my mother a biologist who specializes in
mother a biologist who specializes in
mother a biologist who specializes in lab work told me that you can grow heart
lab work told me that you can grow heart
lab work told me that you can grow heart cells in a flask you can actually see
cells in a flask you can actually see
cells in a flask you can actually see the cells beat like a heart I thought if
the cells beat like a heart I thought if
the cells beat like a heart I thought if you can grow heart cells can you grow a
you can grow heart cells can you grow a
you can grow heart cells can you grow a muscle cell from a cow and therefore
muscle cell from a cow and therefore
muscle cell from a cow and therefore create meat in fact
create meat in fact
create meat in fact efforts are already underway to do just
efforts are already underway to do just
efforts are already underway to do just that the first lab-grown burger was
that the first lab-grown burger was
that the first lab-grown burger was mainly eaten in London it took a total
mainly eaten in London it took a total
mainly eaten in London it took a total of two years to fabricate another reason
of two years to fabricate another reason
of two years to fabricate another reason to eat meat alternatives is water
to eat meat alternatives is water
to eat meat alternatives is water Northern California has just emerged
Northern California has just emerged
Northern California has just emerged from a major drought cattle
from a major drought cattle
from a major drought cattle other animal agriculture take up 25% of
other animal agriculture take up 25% of
other animal agriculture take up 25% of all freshwater while meat substitutes
all freshwater while meat substitutes
all freshwater while meat substitutes such as the impossible burger requires
such as the impossible burger requires
such as the impossible burger requires 74% less water to motivate you to choose
74% less water to motivate you to choose
74% less water to motivate you to choose meat alternatives something you should
meat alternatives something you should
meat alternatives something you should consider is that meat and animal bones
consider is that meat and animal bones
consider is that meat and animal bones are wasted meat substitutes could help
are wasted meat substitutes could help
are wasted meat substitutes could help deal with this ecological waste animals
deal with this ecological waste animals
deal with this ecological waste animals wouldn’t have to be slaughtered anymore
wouldn’t have to be slaughtered anymore
wouldn’t have to be slaughtered anymore if the world to meet with an actual meat
if the world to meet with an actual meat
if the world to meet with an actual meat but meat substitutes more than half of
but meat substitutes more than half of
but meat substitutes more than half of the fat in your favorite hamburger or
the fat in your favorite hamburger or
the fat in your favorite hamburger or morning sausage is saturated saturated
morning sausage is saturated saturated
morning sausage is saturated saturated fatty acids have been known to
fatty acids have been known to
fatty acids have been known to contribute to cardiovascular and other
contribute to cardiovascular and other
contribute to cardiovascular and other disease substituting conventional meat
disease substituting conventional meat
disease substituting conventional meat wouldn’t be a small change it would be a
wouldn’t be a small change it would be a
wouldn’t be a small change it would be a giant step forward for our evolution
giant step forward for our evolution
giant step forward for our evolution human evolution may have been critically
human evolution may have been critically
human evolution may have been critically influenced by using our brains to get
influenced by using our brains to get
influenced by using our brains to get protein and protein helping us feed our
protein and protein helping us feed our
protein and protein helping us feed our significantly larger brains as humans we
significantly larger brains as humans we
significantly larger brains as humans we learned to cook which made protein
learned to cook which made protein
learned to cook which made protein easier for us to digest on average an
easier for us to digest on average an
easier for us to digest on average an American consumes 193 pounds of meat per
American consumes 193 pounds of meat per
American consumes 193 pounds of meat per year that’s a lot of meat it’s clear
year that’s a lot of meat it’s clear
year that’s a lot of meat it’s clear that we need to cut down on our
that we need to cut down on our
that we need to cut down on our consumption of meat there are ways that
consumption of meat there are ways that
consumption of meat there are ways that we can start doing this right now
we can start doing this right now
we can start doing this right now first we can stop buying factory farm to
first we can stop buying factory farm to
first we can stop buying factory farm to meat which is raised in humanely and
meat which is raised in humanely and
meat which is raised in humanely and isn’t helpful for us or the environment
isn’t helpful for us or the environment
isn’t helpful for us or the environment next we can choose sweet grass-fed and
next we can choose sweet grass-fed and
next we can choose sweet grass-fed and other sustainable meat just once a week
other sustainable meat just once a week
other sustainable meat just once a week in conclusion I see myself as a person
in conclusion I see myself as a person
in conclusion I see myself as a person dedicated to saving more and more
dedicated to saving more and more
dedicated to saving more and more animals each day I will boycott factory
animals each day I will boycott factory
animals each day I will boycott factory farms I will stand up and be the voice
farms I will stand up and be the voice
farms I will stand up and be the voice for animals I will teach people about
for animals I will teach people about
for animals I will teach people about these often ignored problems and hope to
these often ignored problems and hope to
these often ignored problems and hope to create solutions anyone ready for a
create solutions anyone ready for a
create solutions anyone ready for a Frankenberger now
Frankenberger now
Frankenberger now [Applause]
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