Readers blog: Bringing humane to the grocery aisles
The words of the French poet, novelist, and dramatist Victor Hugo, “there is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come”, are not something you call to mind when doing the weekly grocery shop.
But the idea of humane eating has finally arrived in Irish supermarkets.
V-shopping sees vegan and vegetarian products becoming mainstream in our supermarkets. An animal by-product free alternative to the animal derived product can now be found on the supermarket shelf.
From milk to sausages, the number and selection of humane products on offer is increasing and at a price not too demanding on the financial purse.
As ever, some vegan/vegetarian products are overpriced but thankfully everyday humane food items are at a budget friendly prices.
Supporters of violence-free food should support the effort by supermarkets to bring humane to the grocery aisles.
Buying vegan/vegetarian products on a weekly basis sends out a visible message that if the supermarkets stock these products, they will be bought.
People who want to try humane eating for one day of the week could also be an untapped market for the supermarkets in their struggle for market share.
Getting your nutritional needs satisfied by availing of vegan/vegetarian dishes shows that you reject meat for what is really is — death warmed up.
Never forget for that trite statement, farm to fork, to exist, a heartbeat must be stilled.
The message is simple; by reducing your animal by-products consumption or removing them entirely from your diet and lifestyle, you are helping to end animal suffering.
The idea of V-shopping proves that it is an idea who time has come.
