We Need To Do More For Farmed Animals. Fellow Vegans? Do We Need To Step Up?

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From Despair to Action for Farmed Animals

As a Vegan and plant-based eater, I often despair when I think about the conditions that farmed animals are kept in, as standard.

The general population are very ignorant to the suffering they cause farmed animals by consuming animals and their produce.

This is very discouraging as Vegans, when we see the harm and so very few people taking action or seeming not to care at all.

At the same time, feeling negative and despairing is not useful to anyone.

This is why it is important to take action, to make effort, to support farmed animals. The direct solution is to raise awareness ourselves, and to support charities to raise awareness - this may need to be done by helping them to raise more money!

Only 5% of Animal Charity Donations Go To Farmed Animals

In the UK, a crucial consideration in the realm of animal charity donations is the allocation of funds.

Recent data reveals a big imbalance in the distribution of resources, with a significant percentage favouring domestic animals - with estimates at 95%

Farmed animals are left with only 5% of donations allocated.

It's very difficult to raise money for farmed animals and I have some idea of how hard it must be for these charities doing their best day to day.

Simply, a large majority of the population contributes to their confinement and suffering every day and they are disassociated to this reality.

Therefore it is difficult to prevent them from turning a blind eye and remain ignorant to the impacts of their daily actions via their 3 meals each day. This is because people do not want to be told that they are doing something so harmful. It's a very hard message for these charities to get across, whilst still trying to win favour and raise funds.

Awareness of the Plight of Farmed Animals is Required

In the mean time, people who are not ignorant to the shear scale of suffering of farmed need to step up. It is difficult to put the onus on this small group of people, who are already doing so much, and who also carry the mental burden as well as the daily barriers they face from living according to their values - but we need to start where we are.

Yes, charities should attempt to raise money from those who are actually responsible for the suffering of farmed animals - the large majority of the population who eat these animals. They should do, can do and have to. Ultimately, this is where the biggest opportunity to raise charity funds come from.

Just as they've been doing so for years. Ultimately, there needs to be more awareness about the conditions farmed animals are in, and change needs to be demanded. This awareness will lead to more support.

At the same time, we need to support these charities in their endeavours, by asking ourselves, what more can we do, even as Vegans and those compassionate to the plight of farmed animals.

The Scale of Suffering of Farmed Animals is Huge

Despite receiving only 5% of the charity funds, farmed animals constitute over 98% of the total animals raised and slaughtered for food in the UK.

Redirecting a more significant portion of donations to farmed animal charities directly addresses the magnitude of suffering faced by these animals in factory farms.

This needs to be done by increasing awareness. To increase this awareness, we need to support charities which focus especially on farmed animals.

Every extra pound they make can go towards changing minds, regulations and lobbying corporations who have the potential to make big animal welfare improvements, but who do not, simply to make more money for their shareholders and investors.

The Environmental Impact is devastating

Animal farming in the UK is responsible for approximately 12% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions.

Allocating funds to farmed animal charities contributes to mitigating the environmental impact associated with intensive farming practices, fostering a more sustainable future.

If we are going to reduce the environmental impacts, more awareness needs to be raised, by stepping up support to such charities, so that they can highlight that it really is win-win.

The environmental aspect is a much easier sell for Vegan charities as people can align easier with this, rather than with the animal suffering aspect - this aspect is one that they themselves are contributing to.

Ethical Treatment and Advocacy

Farmed animal charities actively engage in 'ethical' treatment initiatives and advocacy efforts.

Despite receiving a smaller share of donations, these organisations play a crucial role in promoting less aggressive farming practices and influencing policies and also envouraging people to make a shift to more plant base living.

Increasing funds towards such initiatives helps drive positive changes in the ethical treatment of animals in the UK.

Of course, Vegan charities know that the only real ethical treatment of animals is them not being farmed in the first place, but understand that a practical approach is necessary to get the wheels turning.

Immediate Impact on UK Farmed Animals

With only 5% of the donations, farmed animal charities in the UK achieve remarkable outcomes, including rescues, veterinary care, and advocacy work.

Increasing support for these charities ensures a more immediate and tangible impact on the lives of farmed animals, addressing their urgent needs.

By redirecting and increasing donations towards farmed animal charities in the UK, by helping them to raise awareness and working on ways that we ourselves can raise awareness, the general population can be supported to make a more informed and impactful contribution to support farmed animals.

Yes, readers, many of you fellow Vegans, this puts the onus on us, to choose these charities in future when making donations or to increase our charity donations here, to encourage others to make donations to such charities and this will be done by raising awareness.

This strategic approach ensures a more equitable distribution of resources, directly addressing the scale of suffering, environmental concerns, and ethical treatment of farmed animals in the country and worldwide.

Let's donate to farmed animal charities but at the same time we can continue to help these charities to raise awareness of the conditions of these animals, and to continue pointing towards a Vegan and plant based future.

Vegans are an extremely passionate group and though numbers of Vegans are relatively few (yet continuously on the rise).

As Vegans we continue to punch about our weight in raising awareness for the animals and supporting individuals and groups, including charities who dedicate time and energy supporting animals.

Let's continue raising funds and awareness for farmed animals.

We are making a difference.

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