GO FUCKING VEGAN!

Animal used in factory farming, fur/leather farms, animal experimentation, glue traps, animal circuses… ALL of it needs to end.

Until we are farmed - then we will understand.

This was very powerful and moving, but please, let's say "no" to slaughter too.

I was totally on board with this until he started talking about the levels of welfare of the animals within the industry and how we should start demanding the farming of animals who somehow have a "better life". Who are we to determine how happy an animal is to be slaughtered? Once again people are getting this wrong. Buying meat or dairy that is "free-range" and "grass fed" means absolutely nothing to the animal. That only satisfies YOU, not the animal. The animal is still killed and the environment of the world and the people in it still suffer.

Well I'm not at the end of this yet but one of the other options is to just stop eating them.

We've come a long way in terms of consciousness in the last 5 years. More people becoming vegan every day.

Stop animal suffering now.

The answer to showing other animals the respect they deserve is not to treat them better whilst we exploit them in farming etc. If they are are worthy of moral consideration then we shouldn't be using them at all. Going vegan is not hard. The dairy industry was the disgusting industry that opened my eyes to what we are doing to other animals on this planet. This planet is not here for us. We are part of a web of life and we are destroying the web.

Dairy industry is most cruel

There is no humane way to have animals on farms

While I appreciate the move this talk is pushing towards, it's hypocritical for anyone to say, "I believe animals have rights, but not the most basic rights to bodily autonomy and life." When members of the animal rights movement tell people, "It's okay to continue eating meat, just make sure it's the right kind," they ignore the primary objection we should all hold- that it's wrong to exploit other animals. This video is a nice foot in the door for discussing animal rights, but the most effective way of helping animals will be encouraging everyone to go vegan (even if it's baby steps, like shown in the video). Overall, it was worth watching, though.

Whole food plant based is the way to go.

Seven and a half years later and not much has changed.

I have, from a very early age, felt compassionate about animals. Not just the domestic animals, but all animals. I have read Mr. Pacelle's book, The Bond, and share his concerns and empathy about these wonderful creatures that have no voice in the way in which they are treated. I am pleased that Mr. Pacelle appreare on TEDxManhattan and addressed the disheartening and appalling issues which exist within animal factories. My hope is that people will listen with an open mind and an open heart.

its hearbreaking to think what all these poor animals go through and you can see hes genuine

Great talk. Keep up the good work Wayne.

Tmack1336 do you honestly think factory farmers take their injured or ill 'livestock ' to the vet? They don't give a damn about individual welfare!

Published 2012, 9 years later nothing has changed for the animals, we are still cruel, humans are selfish bastards.

But then again, there's no such thing as humane killing.

Wayne you are truly an inspiring person; your call for creativity is such an innovative way to get people to think about animals and the way the food industry mistreats them. Thank you for all that you do; you are a hero to millions, people AND animals.

The trouble with these more compassionate systems and I would argue that no system where animals are eaten or confined is acceptable is that they cost money and the meat industry has some of the strongest lobbyists who know where the bodies are buried and can get these proposals junked before they even get a chance. Sadly money comes above compassion for too many.

That's great that we care for all these farm animals but let's not eat them. Carnism is the disconnect from eating a dead animal and calling it food.

Yet not much has change in the past 10 years.... we got to push the agenda in kindness for all animals

Animal welfare is important, not when you're going to eat them! This is like a murderer taking someone on a date, feeding them really nice giving them a great night of their life, for a few weeks or so making them feel safe, then taking them somewhere terrifying and slitting their throat and then tell the judge "she had a good life tho"

wonderful speech done in a way that is informative and influential without being angry like a lot of these sort of speeches can get. this is the best way to get people to listen! great job!

There's an obvious disconnect in logic here. You just can't claim that we should think about an animal's welfare on an individual level, then still advocate for the commercialization and objectification of their bodies. You can't have respect for an individual all the while plotting to slaughter them as soon as they hit the "most meat per cost of keeping it alive" mark. Also, even if you don't believe it's unethical to treat animals in horrible ways, animal agriculture is not sustainable. We can't sustain the population of almost 8 billion and growing with meat, whether or not the animal suffered just a little or a whole lot.

This is odd. He used to do a lot of animal rights work here in Seattle. I've done a lot of animal rights protests with Wayne Pacelle back in the day. He was vegan, I think he still is. But for him to advocate for welfare is beyond bizarre. And he brought upTemple Grendin, really? Yikes! What a disappointment.

thank you

Eating meat is he root cause of all this suffering. Sadly Wayne does not even address this root cause.

Very good speech ++ Really hit home.

Wild animals have always had viruses coursing through their bodies. But agricultural intensification, factory farming, deforestation and urbanization are bringing people closer to animals, giving their viruses more of what they need to infect us: opportunity.

Awesome Speach.

When we talk about animal rights it’s not a discussion of how big and comfortable their cages should be, it’s about not confining them into cages at all. For someone who cares about animal welfare, is it really so hard to picture your own life without exploiting and eating them?

"Meat Free Mondays", hopefully one day as offensive at "Ethnic Cleansing Free Tuesdays". See Carnage by Simon Amstell

First, factory farms are among the largest contributors to antibiotic resistance because the vast majority of antibiotics used worldwide are used within them, often without any sensible restrictions or forethought as to the long-term risks this poses. Second, factory farms and the cultivation of livestock often requires deforestation, which places humans into closer contact with animals in the wild that may transmit emerging diseases

Excellent Speech!!

really nice talk!

In the first half of the speech I thought: Really good, a pity it has so few views. Then the second half of the speech starts: Ah okay fortunately this didn't get so popular, def. not gonna share it. The words that were missing: This can ONLY be a first step, but it is not a philosophy towards animals (whom we are part of) that can be a solution in any way.

Go Vegan !

It’s time for us to step up & create a world where every sentient being can be happy. Thank you for this.

open vegan markets where there is no choice for animal products that would make a huge difference.

I agree with the other sentiments to GO VEGAN. But maybe this TED talk is a first step for many - just to actually start thinking about the poor Life Quality of farmed animals.

Best solution for now - going vegan.

Change animal right on this area now

Ending Animal exploytation is the only answer. You are only helping them continue to hurt animals. It is like giving them a licence to do kill, rape and use animals by saying its more humane. It does not make it any more moral to say its humane it does not justify any of it.

And also, spiritual teachers as Ohmar Ivanov claims that wars , catastrophes , and deadly deseases will continue until humans kill and abuse animals, as consequence of the energetic unbalance.

I did NOT answer this. The Humane Society posted my "answer". I find it frightening that Pacelle chose to state 'my' reply that was NOT what I said & feel.

I worked under them at Black Beauty Ranch. Unfortunately they do not follow their own teachings. There was a vet and vet tech who worked at BBR and they were quite inhumane with some of their practices. Funny how the pot is calling the kettle black. I watched a horse there die inhumanely. They brushed it off and said that they needed to do what they did and that the horse dying at the expense of their actions was apart of protocols.

Goosebumps...

Anyone who understands pain & suffering will always stand against animal abuse.Please be Vegan.Boycotting animal products is the only way to save animals from cruelty.

@beek192 I am freaked out that Wayne Pacelle changed my response. I did NOT post this response. MY actual response is completely different.

We have 2 choices, either support a future with laboratory grown meat or go vegan. Animal cruelty needs to stop and also it's about rescuing our environment our planet.

I sadly comprehend the unfortunate necessity of euthanasia. My criticism is regarding the $ spent on CEO salaries & advertising costs. I feel heartfelt financial donations are being spent in a less than compassionate fashion. The donated funds would be better spent spaying/neutering PETS & through education. I have researched where I have lived-NJ,FL,NC- to ask how much of donations received from the Humane Society actually have been used? The response=zero in all 3 states. I am horribly sad.

Misrepresentation at the highest caliber. Marginal fraction of funds collected under the guise of "Humane Societies" actually go to Humane Societies. "Feel" for the animals - send me money.

ANIMAL LIBERATION!!!!

WOW - my actual comments absolutely differ from what Wayne Pacelle is posting as MY comments. It frightens me that he/they would state things I NEVER said. To ME that indicates a false issue.

I live' in the second-to-last state to outlaw cockfighting (Louisiana was the last one). I want to add the following to you saying that cockfighting is illegal everywhere in the US: it still goes on anyway in under the radar fighting rings; and secondly, breeding fighting cocks isn't illegal. So what the breeders do here is breed them and then transport them to a place like the Phillipines, to fight them and sell them there. Andits big bucks, too. You can count on three things in a Filipino town: a Catholic Church, a town hall, and a cockfighting ring,

We are not carnivores. We don’t eat the anus, nose, brains, tongue, genitals and intestines. We have to heat meat up to ingest it, what other carnivores selectively eat meat like humans? Our intestines are the same length as every vegetable eating sentient being (30+ feet long) unlike carnivores (15-20 feet long) because their bodies have evolved to push it out faster. We can move our jaws side to side like every vegetable eating being. Carnivores can only move their jaws up and down. What other sentient being drinks milk outside of its own species let alone past adolescence? It doesn’t naturally exist! You think eating meat is natural then please point me in the direction where the lions have zebras in a meat processing facilities. Get it through your thick skull that we are not meant to digest meat. Look at the health statistics of meat eaters vs. vegetarians vs. vegans. Do your own research and pull the veil that has been placed over your eyes. I guarantee if you met me you wouldn’t know I was vegan based on looks and conversation. We can lead completely ethical lives without sacrificing what you believe to be “necessity”.

One day we will have cameras in every farm, so consumers can sleep at night.

It was going well for awhile, then downhill, for me reaching its lowest point with the mention of Temple Grandin. To see why I feel this way, watch Temple Grandin vs Reality - Vegan Footsoldier.

It makes me sick, that Temple Grandin came up with a "better" way of killing animals. Sorry, wrong Puzzle, wrong answer. Should of been, " how can we Stop the killing"!!!

The only time those pigs can get out of their cage is if they take 3 steps back

Hunting season open next month!!!!! Can't wait!!

Wonder why this talk only has 122k views. People just don'' t want to watch a video about factory farms

This seems a bit disingenuous. - It doesn't address the fact that we do NOT need animal products for health - It does not mention that factory farming is the source of the vast majority of animal products - It does not clarify that "free-range", "organic", and all such labels mean nothing in moral terms. In fact it encourages them And a number of other similar things

Level the playing field with legislation. Corporations will then compete on other issues than the cheapest production of animal products.

After watching this I declare myself as a proud pescatarian 🐔🦃🐤🐄🐖♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Animal lovers need to make the connection. Stop being hypocrites. Go veg!

I notice he doesn't mention all the male baby chicks that won't get a chance to live that idyllic life, b/c that one bad day comes on day one.

Vegans need to listen to the actual message and not criticize. It is true that if everyone go vegan, it would be 100% better for the animals. Yes, it would not cause any animal suffering if everyone switches their life style vegan. But not everyone can go vegan, and not everyone cares enough to go vegan. The majority of the population has been raised to be omnivore. The extreme switch to vegan would be almost impossible for some; while others can totally switch to vegan. And again, not everyone is willing to go vegan. What Wayne Pacelle suggests is the next small step to help the animals. If everyone can do the no meat Mondays, then there would be less slaughtering/breeding. There need to be more vegan product available in America. There's cultural differences too. For example, I grew up in Asia. I didn't eat cow cheese or drink cow milk. But with Western influences nowadays, there are cheese and milk in Asia now. America might want to adopt coconut milk from Asia, or Banana milk instead for children. Animal cruelty need to be educated in schools too, if not at home or in religious sessions. You need to look at successful vegan diets culturally. India has a very successful vegan/vegetarian culture (food wise, many Indian families only eat vegan food).

Prisons jails cages animals cages no links In Violence between bludgeoning animals and consumption of their corpses and violence In media society and imprisonment rates ay?

Go vegan!

@BiancaBeth Sadly, I need to give this false "info" to my family attorney. I absolutely refuse to allow my comments to be distorted.

He's pretty much saying for these animals to have a nice death. Any death with a murderer and a victim is not a nice death. I bet he knows what the actual solution is but just doesn't want to say it. If everyone were to go vegan, and do it right, here would be the side effects: health weight loss or gain(if that's your goal), little to no chronic illness(while you're young or old), environment improves drastically(including cleaner water, no deforestation, no rising sea levels, and cleaner air), and no wildlife or any species going extinct.

I do my part by not buying flesh animal products or minimalize it !

beautiful speech! crying my heart out..

You people who eat "" HUMANLY RAISED """ why don't you investigate how your steak was slaughtered! !!! Not in a HUMANLY WAY !!!!

uploaded in Feb 4, 2012 and 54k views.... its not enough views :(

Inclusion compassion towards all animals, Stop speceism. We need to evolve. Strong laws against sadists. America loves dogs. Some countries eat all animals. Stop miserly greediness. Fast pray and show compassion. Gratitude is being good stewards towards all living beings. We need serious crackdown on crimes against animals. Animals are persons. Humans can be so savage.

i love how disconnected this is... what he is suggesting, even if it was morally okay - which it isn't cause murder is murder, is not possible in a world with such a high demand for meat. people consume too much of it, and it's not efficient to give animals more space, not only is it not efficient - it's also harmful for the planet. making space is not as easy as he says, you need to get the space somewhere = cut down more forests... simple solution, stop force breeding animals and go vegan. that's what we're biologically (don't confuse culture and tradition in here) designed to eat.

If you want to treat animals RIGHT, THEN STOP KILLING THEM !!!!!!!

The comments for this video are deeply upsetting and problematic. The people that bash this video are who hold back the animal rights/welfare movement from reaching and interesting omnivores. And omnivores are exactly who need to be reached. This rational and thoughtful speech includes meat eaters in the fight for animal rights. Starting with animal welfare. It allows meat eaters to see how they can help. Many meat eaters hate the way animals are treated in factory farms- but all they ever are told is that in order to help stop it- they have to go vegan. that's all you ever hear- go vegan, go vegan, go vegan. So instead of finding ways to help the movement- they just repress it because you will NEVER stop all humans from eating meat. And you sure as hell wont get them to overnight. Those that spit at meat eaters are the reason that omnivores hate and reject any form of aid in the movement. You will never get all humans to stop eating meat. More may turn vegetarian or vegan, but all humans will not. The fight- is for equal rights- government and law protection so that regardless of those that eat meat, and those that don't care- the animals still have proper care and rights. And each law for animal welfare inches animals closer and closer to rights. Each new law and regulation changes the attitude and platform for future changes. It changes the wordage in the laws themselves to allow animals to be seen as worthy or rights- by way of recognizing that they have basic needs that must be met- and they have suffering that must be acknowledged. To believe you will make every single human stop eating meat- is ridiculous. And when an omnivore hears you talk like that- they turn away from everything youre standing for. If the omnivores were fully on board of animal welfare- we could be looking at a society in the not too distant future where all animals are free range. truly free range. And yes- killed and eaten at the end of their happy lives. But you wont stop meat consumption- so do you not see how important it is to create a balanced and healthy way of supplying that consumption? Cant you see that these animals suffering right now need you to stop bullying people and stop spitting on people- they need you to get them out of their cages, they need you to help them live as healthy and normal as possible. You will lead more people to see the light of your choices- if you stop shoving your hate in their faces. Work with them and they will work with you. Veganism can, and more than likely will- grow. Vegetarianism will grow. As a society- as a whole- it will grow- as we slowly learn to see the welfare of animals as important- and once we start to see that- once the law actually tells us its important- the human animal can start to look at the non human animal as equal. Animal rights start with animal welfare. It starts with showing people- look- look and see that this is suffering. And they begin to understand what suffering means. THis is how a world changes. Its not overnight- its not everyone drops everything and completely changes all at once. Teach people whats going on. Be a voice- show people whats happening- and show them how they can help- no matter what diet they have, no matter what type of lifestyle they have. Nothing gets accomplished any other way.

SEE E.B. WHITE'S BOOK 'CHARLOTTES WEB' - I READ IT AGE TEN & HAVE LOVED ALL PIGS & SPIDERS EVER SINCE. SEE MOVIE 'BABE' - IT WILL MELT YOUR HEART. DO THESE THINGS & YOU WILL HATE BACON & ALL PORK PRODUCTS. ALL ANIMALS ARE ANGELS, & PIGS ALSO SPECIAL. THEY ARE ADORABLE. LOVE THEM. DON'T KILL OUR FRIENDS.

Thank you! 🙏 Paul McCartney changed my life, health and soul one day when I accidentally came across his videos on this issue.

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I'll explain as simple as possible why we humans should be vegan. 1. Animal products cannot be obtained without cruelty. They are all sentient beings who love to live. We should share this wonderful planet with them all. 2. There is absolutely no NECESSITY to eat any meat. All the nutrients we want, it's available in plants. Even your precious fucking proteins and vitamins. I'm talking to you, corpse muncher. 3. Tasty, juicy, crunchy, fibrous. You crave your food that way and that's why you eat meat? Veggies got you covered there as well. Just look better. I'm 25 years old. Fit and healthy. Active all of the time I'm awake. 3d artist. Drummer. Biker. Vegetarian since birth. Recently went fully vegan. (I've tasted meat. Tastes good. Not worth it. I value morality and compassion much much more.) NO NEED FOR MEAT, PEOPLE. Let's live and let all animals live peaceful, healthy, happy lives on this planet of plenty. Peace \ /

Why is it impossible?

The issue isn't whether it should be illegal (although I see no reason why that could never work). The issue is whether the human species could survive without eating meat. There's no reason to think it couldn't, just like there is no reason to think we couldn't survive without slavery. To say that it would be difficult to eliminate it completely doesn't mean the same thing as to say it is *impossible*. The latter implies we shouldn't even try.

The only way to solve all the so-called problems that he brings up is understanding. There are reasons behind all the practices that he brought up and they are in place for the safety of the animals and the well being of them. There is no one that loves animals more then farmers do we spend or whole lives caring for them we don't eat if they don't produce. We spend sleepless nights caring for them just to wake up in the morning and go through our day like we got a full night's rest. Now I am not saying everything farmers do is perfect it is not there is no industry that is perfect, there is no human that is perfect but if you want to change things it starts with understanding to all the vegans and the people that oppose animal agriculture is implore you to talk to farmers go to the farms, not as undercover spies but and someone that wants to learn. My hope is one day we can all have an understanding of agriculture and work together to make it and prosperous and fair to all living things on this earth.

@TaylorMadeIn48 Well, he can talk the talk. Go to your local shelter & ASK them how much the Humane Society has 'given' them. I have lived in 3 states - ALL 3 states advised ZERO monetary contributions from "The so-called Humane Society". I HATE reporting this. I, also, once donated my cash to them.

it doesn't matter who this guy is or how much he makes....he is 100% correct. people have to stop finding excuses and open their eyes! today's farming practices are evil and demented. obviously lots of people want their meat and it's easy just to say mmmmmm.....and pretend that you don't really know how it was processed, but in the back of your mind you do....but eating and buying meat is normal, all we see are the cuts in the grocery store. most people just don't want to see images or videos of animal abuse, and whenever someone says I'm not eating meat anymore, meat eaters get defensive and reply why???? thats wrong you need meat! lol

he is saying that people will continue to eat meat no matter what , and it would be better if the animals had a good life. as far as I heard he didn't say if he was a vegan or not, he just said he was for animal rights. did I understand correctly?

I'm so glad it's changing! !

@BiancaBeth You can give to whomever you, but where is you proof--are these "facts"? And, a main activity of the HSUS is undercover investigation which brings to light terrible cruelty to our fellow creatures. How is that not helping animals? How is that "fooling" us? Do you have no feeling for farm animals? How are they different from our pets?

I do meatless at least twice a week and when I do eat meat it is free range, grass fed, hormone and antibiotic free. They get to hang out together outside :)

In response to some comments....To achieve a vegan planet we have to take 1step at a time...of course this animal cruelty Must stop like yesterday...but reality tells us this will not happen, so lets right now improve animal factory conditions, in 10 minutes end the slaughter in 20minutes set them free....let us all spread the word, educate people...keep pushing....contact ur current affairs..ur lical members...ur radio stations...ur neighbours.....go vegan for the survival of the planet, for your childrens future, for ur health, and for all the ANIMALS....

@BiancaBeth Euthanization is unfortunately necessary. As much as I hate it it is a humane way to deal with the problem of dog overpopulation. Between 9,000 and 10,000 dogs have to be euthanized every single day in America. Where do you want to store all these dogs? You'd have to create huge warehouses of nothing but cages. Cages stacked on top of each other to the ceiling and everyday you'd have to figure out how to store another 9,000+. Some situations in life are actually worse than death.

Morality is only a part of our evolutionary traits, and it's sole purpose is for our community to prosper, as any other evolutionary traits are. As no other species concern about the welfare of other species, we, humans, have no need to worry about the welfare of other species so long as our environments are sustained. It's time for us to live logically not emotionally.

@sarez43 AGAIN - I did NOT say this. It is not even rational in MHO.