Day 21：Going Vegan!

Are you a vegetarian?
Would you like to be a vegetarian in the future？ （vegetarian ＝vegan）

原文：
About 600,000 people go vegan(成为素食主义者)each year. But does it really make a difference? Some people say going vegan is better for your health and for the environment, but others beg to differ. After tons of research, I have learned about so me reasons why going vegan is better for you and the environ ment. Some of these reasons include saving animals' lives and living longer lives without serious health issues.
The first positive effect of veganism is saving animals. It has been estimated(估计)that one vegan can save 100 animal lives per year. This is probably because the less
meat people eat,the less the demand(需求)there will be for more meat to be sold.The animals that are being eaten are being given unfair and short lives.They spend every day and night of their lives locked up until the day they are ready to beslaughtered(宰杀）.This is cruel(残酷的)!But they aren't the only ones being targeted. There are about two million wild animals being murdered each year because they are considered a threat to livestock(牲畜).These animals include bears,coyotes and foxes.There are even 300,000 whales,dolphins and turtles each year that get killed
after getting caught in fishing nets. The high demand for animal meat has also caused deforestation (滥伐森林) because people need more room to raise livestock.
As a result, the world's climate (气候) is affected. Another positive effect of veganism is longer and healthier lives. Vegans tend to live longer than the average person because they aren't digesting(消化）high amounts of cholesterol (胆固醇) which lead to heart disease. Meanwhile, they have a higher intake of fiber(纤维)which has been proven to be a factor in living long and healthy lives. Lower production of meat and other animal products would also help save the lives of many farm workers.Many of these workers work in a (n)unhealthy environment.
If you aren't ready to cut out animal products consumption（购买，消费）, maybe you can start out by eating and buying less meat. Going vegan can really make a difference in the society we live in today and it could help our future.