Since the start of his campaign, Bernie Sanders booths have been popping up at vegan events in Los Angeles, as well as Orlando I'm told. The supporters are passionate about Bernie and they want to share how amazing he is. They love to talk about how Bernie cares about protecting the environment. One supporter went on to tell me about what he's doing to save our water supply from Nestle. I told them I heard about how much water is wasted on cattle farms. I asked if Bernie was for veganism. They were unsure and walked away. I was told he's the only one making moves in the right direction. Awesome! So let's be 100% on this. I'm for Bernie and what he believes in. However, I don't appreciate being approached at vegan events and asked to support someone who has yet to come out in favor of veganism. Many of the environmental issues that Bernie is fighting for can benefit from a vegan diet. Take the leap to become vegan. If half his supporters made the switch, the United States would be on it's way to a drastic change for the better.

Let's ask Bernie to at least address the benefits of a vegan diet and fully commit to the issues he's running on.

From theguardian.com - The UN, "a global shift towards a vegan diet is vital to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty, and the worst impacts of climate change." Professor Edgar Hertwich, the lead author of the report, said: “Animal products cause more damage than [producing] construction minerals such as sand or cement, plastics or metals. Biomass and crops for animals are as damaging as [burning] fossil fuels.

From TIME.com - "Livestock alone account for more than 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and by 2050 the food sector could account for half if cuts are implemented in other sectors along the lines that countries have committed to doing. A vegan or vegetarian diet could cut those emissions by 70% and 63%, respectively. Changing dietary patterns could save $1 trillion annually by preventing health care costs and lost productivity. That figure balloons to as much as $30 trillion annually when also considering the economic value of lost life. And that doesn’t even include the economic benefits of avoiding devastating extreme weather events that could result from climate change."

Huffington Post - "A federal panel that helps set federal dietary guidelines is recommending Americans eat less meat because it’s better for the environment, sparking outrage from industry groups representing the nation’s purveyors of beef, pork and poultry."

Read about - How Leather affects the environment

A united shift to a plant based lifestyle will make a huge difference in preserving the Earth.

We're working to stop Big Oil and Big Pharma, let's stop BIG MEAT next.

#SavetheCowsSavetheWorld