This document discusses animal farming practices in the UK and provides celebrity endorsements of veganism. It summarizes that 50% of laying hens in the UK are kept in cages, around 900 million chickens are slaughtered annually, and approximately 20 million ducks are slaughtered each year in the UK, some of which are force fed for foie gras. It also notes that 9.8 million pigs are slaughtered annually in the UK and between 2-6 million lambs die each year at birth or a few days old. The document quotes several celebrities including Miley Cyrus, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lopez, and Samuel Jackson praising the health and environmental benefits they have experienced from adopting a vegan diet.

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Fact file
Animals “They are capable of emotion and feel pain, as well as happiness.”
Chickens
 50% of laying hens in the UK are kept in cages.
 Slaughtered
 900 million chickens were slaughtered
Ducks
 Raised for their meat and feathers.
 Approximately 20 million ducks are slaughtered in the UK every year.
 Foie gras (French for Fatty liver) forced feeding the birds up to three
times a day
Pigs
 Smarter than the cats and dogs with whom we share our homes,
domestic pigs are capable of solving problems, learning words and
phrases, playing computer games, and many other remarkable
acts.
 During 2013, around 480,000 tones of pig-based products were
imported from elsewhere around the world. 9.8 million pigs get
slaughtered each year
Sheep and lambs
 Sheep are raised in the UK to produce meat (lamb and mutton) and for
their wool and milk.
 Between 2 to 6 million lambs die each year at birth or a few days old

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Celebrities
Miley Cyrus – “There is nothing more beautiful than eating a meat free
gluten free dairy free cheeseburger in the sunset.”
Brad Pitt- “He is a huge animal and environmental activist and cites that
the damage caused by methane gases from cattle should be reason
enough to go vegan.”
Jennifer Lopez- “ You do feel better. I do recommend the vegan diet
because you wake up feeling great”
Samuel Jackson- “ I feel great. I have a lot more energy than I used to have.
I sleep better. I like the way I look in my clothes. I don’t cramp as much. I
exercise better. I think circulation has gotten better.

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Benefits of becoming a vegan