Why Humane Meat Is a Myth | Sarina Farb

Why Humane Meat Is a Myth | Sarina Farb | TEDxGrinnellCollege

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9 ай бұрын

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Does humane meat exist? Is it possible to humanely raise and kill animals for food? Vegan Educator and former science teacher Sarina Farb explores how to reconcile the fact that most people are against animal abuse and suffering, and yet as a society we are confining, harming, and slaughtering billions of non-human animals every year for meat and dairy consumption. Sarina Farb is a vegan educator, public speaker, and liberation activist working to make the world a better place for all beings. Being born and raised vegan in Kansas taught Sarina to think for herself and stand for justice even when it’s unpopular. Today Sarina focuses on combining heart and science to empower individuals to think critically, see past corporate propaganda, and to live ethically and sustainably. Her projects include digital content creation, hosting the Science is Gray Podcast, and touring the country in her vegan campervan while giving lectures and workshops about veganism. She is also the co-founder and international march coordinator for the 2023 Vegan Climate March. Sarina previously spent several years teaching high school chemistry and environmental science in Kansas City and holds a degree in biochemistry with a concentration in policy studies from Grinnell College. She is passionate about bringing nuance and ethics into conversations about science in society. Her work and writings have been featured in numerous publications and books. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@forrestcook7555 9 ай бұрын

I've known Sarina since she was very young and can vouch that she has been exemplary of the vegan life. Her awesome parents gave her a great start and she has been influencing ever since! We're proud of you Sarina...please continue this important educational tour...the more people you can touch, the more the world can change!❤❤❤

@citizenjournalist2533 9 ай бұрын

Sarina is 28 years old and no children to date. Yes?

@animalrightsvet 9 ай бұрын

What a wonderfully delivered, thought-provoking speech on why our food choices matter! Thank you!

@michaelaskew6025 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant speech from a wonderful advocate for Veganism and our non-human-animal friends. Shared as widely as my limited, social-media reach allows.🥰💚🌱

@cathankabrelian3566 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, Sarina, for asking us to examine our own values, to discover what really matters to us, in a clear and thoughtful way. Raising our awareness is the first step to instigating change. I appreciate who you are and all that you do to bring more compassion into the world.

@f.s.9039 9 ай бұрын

What an incredibly wonderful and well defined talk on this subject Sarina! Even though I have been dietarily 'plant based' for many decades I have gleaned some valuable information from your life and research. Thank you and keep up the great work!

@peace2allbeings 9 ай бұрын

Amazing and intelligent talk, Sarina. The animals joined in the applause, I'm sure. You are bringing more love to the world with your clear and compelling words of compassion. Thank you.

@janerosenberg2852 9 ай бұрын

I was just having a discussion yesterday with someone about “humane slaughtering”. Seems like an oxymoron to me.

@virtuososf 9 ай бұрын

Really thought-provoking. Not judgmental either

@BrianT321 9 ай бұрын

Humane slaughter is a lie, animals do not want to die. Great TEDx talk, Sarina! 👏

@nsears64 9 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

@maribethabrams6739 9 ай бұрын

Sarina, You have honed an amazing talk. Eloquent stream of logic. I love it. Thank you.

@WillTuttle 9 ай бұрын

Terrific presentation and Sarina not only exemplifies the health and poise of vegan living, she also articulates many of the most important considerations so that we are all invited to consider the consequences of our most basic action: eating food. As a healthy and joyful vegan now for 44 years, my experience is that vegan living keeps on getting better, with more energy, vitality, and enthusiasm to share the many benefits of kindness for others. The more we can question official narratives, the more we can be part of the solution, rather than being part of the problem. Time to wake up!!

@RTS284 6 ай бұрын

Beautifully said!

@dakotamatthes1568 9 ай бұрын

This is so beautifully done. Great concepts and insights I can use in my conversations too. Thank you Sarina! 💛🐮

@climatehealer 9 ай бұрын

Outstanding talk by an inspiring speaker...

@allisonrs 9 ай бұрын

Excellent arguments and clearly explained ideas, Sarina! Now, if only people will actually live in alignment with their professed values. I like your lens of "If everyone were doing what I'm doing..." would it be sustainable? This is helpful guidance. Thanks for a great talk!

@royceashcroft 9 ай бұрын

Sarina Farb for President 2032

@ahintofjasmine222 9 ай бұрын

I would definitely vote for Sarina

@xtraspatial 9 ай бұрын

Excellent. Addressed the cognitive dissonance so prevalent in our culture.

@soundphilosophy 9 ай бұрын

A great speech. And as for fish, they feel pain and want to live too, and the Omega 3s are from the algae they eat, so you can just eat the algae direct via a supplement or eat chia/hemp seeds etc.

@minacadalso 9 ай бұрын

Great point to make. People call supplements unnatural but in the case of the ones we need to live, they’re mostly derived from the sources the animals they consume would be getting it from.

@SSStofu008 3 ай бұрын

@@minacadalsoironically farmed fish are usually given supplements

@luciemunson 9 ай бұрын

Love this ❤❤❤

@lorigirshick9208 9 ай бұрын

Clear and compelling.

@ethanrturer 9 ай бұрын

12:17 "Do taste, tradition, and convience justify taking the literal life of another being?" If everyone honestly answered this question they'd become vegan overnight.

@RTS284 6 ай бұрын

Nailed it.

@marklevin7279 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Extending our feelings and ethics for humans to animals as well obviously is an historic leap, but perhaps an increasing number of people will discover that sentiment within them and act accordingly.

@patriciapalaroan1074 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant speech!

@bm.6349 9 ай бұрын

A lifelong vegan??? But.. but how did she make it past infancy????! lol jk the fact that there are lifelong vegan adults now a days is pretty amazing.

@markvonschlemmer5894 8 ай бұрын

In the spirit of Ahimsa, thanks for sharing this with the world, Sarina. Very nicely done! ~Mark

@viviendaquino8364 7 ай бұрын

Great presentation. Keep up this wonderful advocacy for the voiceless animals.❤

@RTS284 6 ай бұрын

Agreed wholeheartedly, except for the "voiceless" part: They're not voiceless, they're silenced. 💚

@minacadalso 9 ай бұрын

Here to support from your intsa ✨

@susanalderman2458 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for exposing this truth that is not shared as often as needed.

@PigsDream 9 ай бұрын

Great video!

@RTS284 6 ай бұрын

10 out of 10 speech. Sarina was on fire with this one. Keep it up! 💚✊🏽

@jackiecarroll8754 9 ай бұрын

Impressive presentation! 70 BILLION every year 😭 I really hope that number takes a drastic fall

@SSStofu008 3 ай бұрын

It’s 3 trillion if you count fish😢

@WasabiG 8 ай бұрын

Awesome Ted talk. Enlightening. We need more people like her. Well done!

@christophereubanks940 9 ай бұрын

Amazing, so awesome to see your talk Sarina!!!

@TravisDaley 2 ай бұрын

What an incredible talk. Truly inspiring

@8Prescott 7 ай бұрын

There never will be peace as long as there is the monetary system and animal agriculture!

@helloman50112 9 ай бұрын

What do you think of lab-grown meat? Currently it is too expensive but, like many new things, the price will probably go down considerably. People could then have their meat potentially without any animal suffering (depending upon the process and matrix used for growing the meat).

@Johnsmith-fz2dm 9 ай бұрын

People who eat animals still lose their minds over this cos of "cHeMicAls" r "nOt nAtuRaL" IIRC, its already being sold now at a few places in the US and in Israel. Upside Foods and Good Meat at the companies. From a vegan perspective yes its a good thing as long as theres no exploitation/killing of animals involved, which i think there still is in some of it atm.

@RTS284 6 ай бұрын

I couldn't see the 1 reply to this comment, so apologies if the commenter already answered you, but Sarina made an excellent video giving her take on lab-grown meat, called "Lab-Grown Meat: A Vegan Perspective", on KZfaq. Highly recommended.

@eXolusiatious 9 ай бұрын

❤

@andrewsanti898 9 ай бұрын

I met her yesterday what are the odds!

@krzystofsibilla3516 9 ай бұрын

All my respects to the speaker, representing a human being with fully developed potential for true freedom. Coming to that level is a result of many factors and mostly of her upbringing , this can happen through gradual process also. My cow which lives her life in some kind of a freedom ,a life with full access to grazing land all year long, along with other cows and bulls ,now she is 14 years and without being pregnant started give milk, around a gallon a day .I milk her right in a pasture without any confinements . I spend a quality time with them everyday and was fortunate to become to some extend part of their tribe through which I learned a lot about "living simply so others can simply live" This culture was practiced in east India for thousands of years. There are many advantages to cultivate lifestyle like this and some of them are ; Much smaller intrusion on the Earth through agriculture by plowing is the main one. Through direct contact with cows( representing The Earth) developing understanding of the experience on this beautiful planet in a much more meaningful and satisfying way.

@RTS284 6 ай бұрын

Did "your" cow consent to your use of her body?

@krzystofsibilla3516 6 ай бұрын

I know through direct experience my interaction with the cow ,can you tell me the same about your interaction with how you obtain your food?@@RTS284

@Efrendo 9 ай бұрын

🥗🥗🥗🥗🥗

@prochiku9259 9 ай бұрын

First comments>>>>>

@randiwaxman879 9 ай бұрын

According to the Bible and God, He gave permission to Noah and survivors of the flood to eat animals because they needed to to thrive. But this is a nice speech.

@SSStofu008 7 ай бұрын

Yup because before Noah they had an abundance of foods but not after ask your self about now(for most people)

@RTS284 6 ай бұрын

Does your claim that God gave us permission to eat the other animals actually justify us eating the other animals? If so, assuming God did give us permission to, does He command it?

@RTS284 6 ай бұрын

...and more to the point: Do you see any problems with the claim that a fallible, human animal's subjective beliefs (asserted without evidence) about the personal desires of the creator of the universe, should be a decisive factor in whether we treat our fellow creatures as property?

@citizenjournalist2533 9 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, not all children raised from in utero on a diet devoid of animal sourced foods fair well. Take Michael Dearborn's aka Mic the Vegan's baby girl, for example, who tragically didn't make it past 10 weeks of age. Her mom, Lyndi had been vegan for at least 10 years prior to conceiving her. Raising a child on said diet from birth is essentially using them as human lab rats.

@thespiritualforumpodcast 9 ай бұрын

And no child raised from in utero on a meat diet has died at 10 weeks?

@soundphilosophy 9 ай бұрын

You're assuming the diet was cause of death, which is not only irrational but also slanderous toward the parents. Many have been raised vegan with no nutritional deficiencies, a fact you also tellingly omit.

@citizenjournalist2533 9 ай бұрын

@@soundphilosophy *"You're assuming the diet was cause of death, which is not only irrational but also slanderous toward the parents"* Baby Everly was born with a Congenital Heart Defect-specifically Patent Ductus Arteriosus-and research has shown that a maternal diet devoid of animal sourced foods increases the risk of this. Yang J, Kang Y, Cheng Y, Zeng L, Yan H, Dang S. *Maternal Dietary Patterns during Pregnancy and Congenital Heart Defects: A Case-Control Study.* Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 16;16(16):2957. *"Many have been raised vegan with no nutritional deficiencies, a fact you also tellingly omit"* I suggest you read my post again: "Unfortunately, *not all children* raised from in utero on a diet devoid of animal sourced foods fair well."

@soundphilosophy 9 ай бұрын

@citizenjournalist2533 "Increases the risk" isn’t a diagnosis, it isn’t a cause, plus it's a cherry-picked study; I could point to many studies that show a vegan diet *decreases* the risk of a multitude of health problems. You don't even consider other factors that could have existed or been introduced, like various "protective" pharmaceuticals doctors may have pushed to be given to the infant. Your original comment remains irrational, biased, insensitive, and slanderous.

@joannf6474 9 ай бұрын

Likewise @@citizenjournalist2533 We can say, "Unfortunately, not all children raised from in utero on animal sourced foods fair well....Congential Defects are the leading cause of infant death in the US -- you want to tell me how many of THOSE deaths were exposed to meat/dairy/eggs? But the real issue here is that this was not only a very small study, which used DIETARY RECALL questionaires (Well established to be THE LEASE RELIABLE way to assess dietary information) and then even used THAT recall as a proxy for what MAY have been eaten many months earlier. But then it gets worse -- just look at this statement from the study authors and tell me that it doesn't scream BIAS!!! (They divided the participants into three groups-- none of which were even vegan anyway....and which group did they label the "prudent pattern"? (and that doesn't give away their "bias?": "We identified three dietary patterns...The first pattern, which was characterized by high positive loadings on various foods, including red meats, white meats, legumes, vegetables, snacks, and dairy, was labeled as the prudent pattern. The second pattern had high positive loadings on plant-based foods, including cereals and tubers, fruits, vegetables, snacks, nuts, and legumes, and it was labeled as the vegetarian pattern. The third pattern was labeled as the dairy and egg pattern, which had high positive loadings on dairy, eggs, and nuts, and a high negative loading on beverages." It's also curious -- that the controls (no CHD) tended to be city dwellers and the cases (that had CHD) tended to be rural -- hmmm....