Why I am not a vegan

[Monica]

I'd say 12.2 % is more than 'a little bit'!

Yet still on the rise worldwide.  And also not particularly relevant to my argument and position, so it kind of misses the point.

I think it's entirely relevant, to counter your position. In a wealthy (relative to the rest of the world) country in which there is an increasingly large amount of activism and raised awareness, meat consumption is steadily declining, even plummeting (in the words of that article).

This supports my assertion that our choices DO make an impact. It's simple cause and effect.

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