Compassion in Action
Food for Thought with Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
The High Costs of Cheap Meat
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The High Costs of Cheap Meat

Cheap meat is no bargain. Not for the animals, not for the Earth, and not for the people who consume them.

This episode debunks the claim that a "vegan diet is more expensive than a non-vegetarian diet" by looking at a cost comparison of the equivalent amount of animal versus plant protein, by looking at the government subsidies that make food artificially cheap, and by looking at costs that go beyond mere dollars: those of the environment, the lives of the animals, our health, and our peace of mind. I also offer some thoughts about why it's no harder for a person of 75 to change her habits than it is for a person of 20.

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