Dear Editor:
The holiday season is viewed as the happiest time of the year. It conjures visions of families gathering by a warm fireplace, sharing their love, opening presents and feasting on turkeys and pigs.
But for the millions of factory farmed turkeys and pigs hauled to slaughter for thousands of miles in freezing weather, the holiday season signifies misery, despair and death. Their agonizing death journey follows a lifetime of caging, crowding, deprivation, drugging, mutilation and manhandling.
Each of us can refuse to subsidize this wanton cruelty during this holiday season by choosing plant-based foods that abound in every supermarket. These include fresh fruits and greens and soy-based deli slices in the produce section, veggie burgers and nuggets and ready-to-eat dinners in the frozen food section, and a variety of soy milks, cheeses and ice creams.
This holiday season, let’s begin spreading the message of “peace on earth” to all living beings.
Alison Gottlieb