Veganism and my reasons why | Aline Ploeg | TEDxRoermond

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Maybe you like your steak or maybe you don’t. By the age of ten Aline became a vegeterian. When she was sixteen, she decided to only eat 100% plant-based food. The story about to tell is a lifetime journey.
Aline Ploeg, 1973 / Since her 10th Aline eats vegetarian, after seeing a photo, taken in a pigfactory. She was shocked. After a few years she decided to eat 100% plantbased. On her 16th she did her first protest against animal abuse. Nowadays she is not only happy eating vegan because of animal abuse, but also for the environment, world hunger en her own health. Now and then she organises, with a lot of succes, a vegan pop up restaurant.
Besides being an animals rights activist, Aline is a fulltime graphic designer and owner of a graphic design agency Groenergras.
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[@loumason6120]

Vegans are on a whole nother level of human kindness... Now that's a real woman! Standing ovation here.

[@kennethmacdowell211]

Seems more like she lives in a bubble and needs to expand her knowledge base. Kindness is amazing, but only one tiny aspect to survival.

[@joeanon8641]

@@kennethmacdowell211 “survival” lol

[@zanirani]

Vegan for 2 years... changed my life dramatically in the best way possible. Not easy, because my eyes opened to the biggest injustice and cruelty that exists, but empowering, because I know I can do something about it.

[@bunymn1]

İnjustice done to plants?

[@oliverthefinn5417]

plants arent conscious and dont feel pain@@bunymn1

[@klayface6086]

Wow 30 something years being Vegan. This is a girl that loves the world...!! I wish more people were like her...!!

[@MilaBelen]

the more I see the world as a (new) vegan, the more I can't understand the logic in killing them. please, let compassion rule, let veganism be the future, for us, for animals, for the planet..

[@bunymn1]

And plants?

[@oliverthefinn5417]

they arent sentient, they dont have a brain, they cant think, they are not conscious@@bunymn1

[@kylewheeler7170]

Only one way to heal the planet, ourselves and the animals... teamvegan - much love!

[@plantbere]

You made me cry because I feel the same and hold a similar speech of my own in my head every day

[@JoeRivermanSongwriter]

In my 4th year now after 16 years of vegetarianism. I'm feeling great at 53. No going back. I'd like to thank the vegan trailblazers who came before me and helped lay out an easier path for me to walk on. Those guys who made their own oat milk etc. Their path was harder and I'm hoping I will help future vegans. I already have 6 converts under my belt and I'm sure they have influenced others too.

[@changchen09]

She's so simple and sweet! And sweet precise talk 👍🏻✌🏻🌱✔️

[@lecharlemagne4543]

I also loved it!

[@mintaka7639]

6 years being ovolactovegetarian. 2 weeks ago i decided to go vegan. Its time. I ve waited for this a lot, but i wanted to do it naturally, and its happening, finally. Thank god and thank me. Animals and plants mean life and peace to me💘

[@mariade1473]

thank you for your moving speech! well done Aline! so much content and facts in 12 minutes! masterpiece! all love for you!

[@scienceislove2014]

I salute you.. you're the real woman... love ya.. God bless your wonderful soul

[@MsTitiag]

Thank you Aline for SPEAKING FOR ANIMALS! GoingVegan is the solution to avoid all kind of ANIMAL CRUELTY! COMPASSION, RESPECT & MERCY FOR ANIMALS! All lives matter! Vegan Life!! :*

[@lisac6344]

Wonderful speech.

[@curiouslife1753]

Great talk , very informative and powerful speech 🎤👍👍

[@shellsangel7953]

Wonderful talk !

[@lucybresgal1519]

that was great, why so few views?

[@Chiungalla79]

Few vegans and those talks are usually preaching for the choir. Very few non-vegans expose themselves to vegan arguments.

[@missiris1234]

Because people avoid this subject all the time

[@nanjappa42]

So simple and straight !

[@Tom-sx4tw]

Inspiring talk. Thank you, please consider the animals want to live their life and experience pain

[@laketolbert866]

Thank you 💛

[@johnthompson16]

Well done Aline! Awesome.

[@missiris1234]

Beautiful tedx talk

[@Awakenbeing]

Food very much become the part of our personality,the reason we humans have fought so many wars is because of our nature to adhere to violence to get basic things like food and water. We have killed numerous animals and made them extinct to get our food and clothing. we are so selfish in nature that we do not think twice to kill for food,there we become the animal we think we have left behind during civilization when we leave jungle and began to live in houses in cities.

[@filip-i-9156]

Naresh Yadav yuuup

[@oliviaart7088]

Why I m seeing tears in her eyes🙏

[@fcvgarcia]

Thanks for spreading the truth!

[@princesstoadstool5511]

I've seen a dog let a kitten, but she obviously let the kitten drink her milk, humans however, do it by force.

[@miguelferreira1688]

Not perfect English, but perfect ideas!

[@triochrio]

Thanks for the many numbers I highly recommend to look at the conditions in which the animals are held I respect people who say right now I`m not at the point of giving up the eating complitly, but I only take organic food Every human has it right to choose Choose wisly what you want to support with your eating

[@Cinetterose]

You are a good man!

[@toygummybear9397]

my daughter went vegetarian at 5 or 6 !!

[@allee3476]

toy gummy bear and you?

[@GraceLorraine]

Al Lee That’s an excellent question!

[@vasilikidaratsianou5250]

Can i adopt her?

[@fragitude]

Need more carnists to view this video!

[@dorian2112]

*necrovore.

[@martinjz33]

Stop hurting animals period

[@server1ok]

I've delivered equipment to Slaughter Houses and in some hallways ( where the waste blood channels ) it smells worse than a sewer

[@May-om7ck]

s. If you saw this video take in consideration theres millions of people in all countries that already had been leaving as vegans for 60 years and theres a lot of info you can ask any vegan who will be happy to help you on youtube right now..Its not new . Its increase your lifespan 20 years and your family

[@scienceislove2014]

Gosh.. she mentioned 10 percent law at the end of the video

[@benbrewer5853]

What sometimes confuses me is why did our creator make all these animals. Pigs cows chickens

[@SamuPuuronen]

Farmed animals have been selectively bred and modified by humans to be profitable. They suffer all kinds of health problems because they are bred to be much bigger than their natural ancestors.

[@glennbishopbishthemagish]

@@SamuPuuronen So has fruit and all carbs found in the local store.

[@DeepikaAditya]

Is adopting a stray kitten exploitation?

[@kawaiikokutan7686]

No you're saving it ..buying a kitten from a breeder a kitten born to be sold is exploitation

[@vegaline73]

i adopted a stray cat and I think that's a very good way to give an animal a happy life!

[@filip-i-9156]

ESSSKEEETIIIT!!!

[@SamhuinnSam]

Dr. Ronda Patrick on Joe Rogan podcast, has just finished a study, that show we need the protein from animal fats, as these are the only protein that attach to are cells or something…

[@petter3995]

referring to Joe Rogan is already a mistake.

[@liamela3148]

PROTEIN from FATS its already quite an oxymoron

[@petter3995]

GEKOLONISEERD, strong Dutch accent.

[@klavierfurdummies4415]

Is it better to live or not to live? I assume to live. So, isn't it better for an animal, e.g. a cow, to live some years, let´s say in a very good environment, before being slaughtered than not to be born at all? I mean, without many humans eating meat many animals would not have lived at all. Wide spread veganism/vegetarianism will prevent many animal lifes because of less need for meat. Sure, my question is kind of strange, but I am interested what you think about the thought.

[@vegaline73]

do you really think these animals would like to be born if they knew the're were going to live a life without acting with their natural instinct? that they enjoy living with thousands in dark barns between metal?

[@klavierfurdummies4415]

@@vegaline73 Well, not necessarily! But my thought is, many humans live in misery, and as far as I know, most of them prefer a life in misery from no life at all. It is a strange thougt, but perhaps if animals could choose, they actually would prefer to live on a farm (I am not talking about cruel forms of farming) than not to live at all.

[@SamuPuuronen]

Hey that's a really great question! Farmed animals have been selectively bred and modified by humans to be profitable. They suffer all kinds of health problems because they are bred to be much bigger than their natural ancestors. Continuing to breed them serves no purpose, even if everybody was vegan there would be no logical reason to keep breeding these animals, knowing they will suffer health problems due to the manner of their selective breeding. But if we really wanted to keep pigs, chickens, cows and the animals we eat alive, we can conserve them in the same way endangered species are, i.e. not by killing them. There are many animal sanctuaries that exist today where farmed animals are rescued and enjoy the rest of their lives, so they wouldn’t go extinct.

[@Rene-uz3eb]

In 2014 I had exactly the same arguments for being a vegan, without checking the facts of course like this lady. After suffering what I determined was long enough with all kinds of new health issues from gluten intolerance, inability to absorb b12, and diabetes, I finally figured hey I really can't eat any of this great plant food to even get enough calories. After a bit of research, beef from cattle can be produced with the cows having a good life, and be good for the environment at the same time (de-desertification, grassland usage).

[@charlesfraunhofer7893]

Humans aren't the only animals that drink the milk of another animal, nor are they the only animals that drink milk when they're adults: cats do it, and the milk isn't cat milk, it's cow's milk, what else can humans be the only animals that do?: we're the only animals that wear clothes, the only animals that drive eco-friendly cars, the only animals that talk on the phone, except our dog who will bark at us on the phone if we put the dog on the phone, what else? We're the only animals that get sick in our natural state, and therefore we're not taking responsibility for our lives, having to take a lot of pills is proof enough that our natural state is us eating badly and therefore the need for drugs to feel better will disappear if we switch to a vegan diet of brassicas, starches, beans, water, and gluten-free grains, without soy, I'm saying we will have more intelligent minds and be saner if we eat this way, but then we're saner and more normal if we were bad vegans, having the occasional meat.

[@j-sm4554]

cats drink cows milk bevause humans serve it to cats... they dont have a say... whats your point then?

[@alissanavarro7117]

@@j-sm4554 Exactly and also it's bad for them lmao

[@ajbentos]

when she slice a tomato dont see the death of the plant ??

[@nematoaddd]

When you pluck a tomato from the vine the rest of the vine, or the whole plant itself it's still thriving.

[@ajsadventures8706]

Well you see, we feed more plants to animals so if we wanted to save plant and animal lives, we should stopping killing animals for food thus less plants getting killed 😊🤣

[@Devin_Stromgren]

Well part of your problem is that rabbits are quite clearly on the food side of the line, not the pet side.

[@fragitude]

Who decides where that line is between pets and food? What is the difference between animals raised as pets and those raised for food?

[@nematoaddd]

There's no line. No difference.

[@glennbishopbishthemagish]

@@fragitude That is where your so wrong. All animals are food, it depends on where you are born. People eat dogs, cats, horse, cow, rabbit, all kinds of sea creatures, rodents, and other varmints.

[@fragitude]

@@glennbishopbishthemagish And some see humans as food. Doesn't make it ethical. Compassion for others including animals is the higher ground.

[@factsuncensored8168]

Never Go Vegan!

[@jessicaleigh1801]

how come?

[@agustinbattisti]

oooh que cool, bobo

[@glennbishopbishthemagish]

@@jessicaleigh1801 Because meat is the most nutrient dense food on earth.

[@pompei1968]

@@glennbishopbishthemagish No it's not....it's based on the industry