Carnism is the invisible belief system in our culture that conditions us to eat certain animals and not others. Author and speaker, Melanie Joy’s book. Why we Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows, actually sums it up perfectly. From birth, we’re conditioned to believe that cows, chickens, pigs, and fish are food and, here in America, dogs and cats are pets. We don’t even question it. The fact that this belief system is so ingrained in our culture is, in fact, carnism. Let’s discuss how to dismantle this system.
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