So often, people tell me this ridiculous story about how because we have canine teeth, we must eat meat. I work as a dental nurse, and also have horses. I point out to the omnivores, that horses in fact can grow canine teeth too, and they are larger than the humans- but do they eat meat? No. In fact, our “canine” teeth, are so small that they are of almost no use whatsoever in tearing meat (which is in theory, their purpose). We have incisals for clipping grass and leaves, and flat molars for grinding them. So says someone actually involved in dentistry!

Another very frequent one is “you must be low on iron”. I donate blood every 3 months (you can’t go any more frequently than that), and always show a good iron level. That’s more than most omnivores. They claim their blood is more potent and healthy, so why aren’t they in there donating with me? Hmm….

As for the ridiculous claim that if the world went vegan, we would all starve, perhaps those idiotic people should research how much of the world’s human-edible grain and plant matter gets fed to animals in a very wasteful process, to put 1 kilo of meat on their plate. If anything, we will all starve because all the world’s resources were fed to animals, to feed a few rich people who can actually afford meat (because we all know veggies are much cheaper by the kilo!).