This one simple (non-gory) image will change the way you think
about animals who are born to be slaughtered in Australia.
Prepare to have your mind blown. Nearly every animal in
Australia born to be eaten or have their eggs or milk taken,
will not live their full natural life. This chart shows to scale
how much of their life they experience before they are killed to
be eaten, or because they are no longer 'productive' enough to
be kept. To give it some perspective: the average life
expectancy for an Australian is almost 82 years. If you were a
'dairy cow', it would mean you shouldn't bother planning your
21st b'day. If you were a veal calf, you wouldn't even reach 2
years old. That's a really grim way to look at it - but the sad
truth is that most animals in Australia are killed as babies.
You don't have to rescue a pig and have her live in your
backyard to be a lifesaver for these animals. All you have to do
is decide not to eat them. It's such a simple change in your
life, but it will make the world of diff