Debate: Non-vegan foods should be banned worldwide.
Side: Yes, I agree.

OutlineI. IntroII. Animal sentienceIII. SufferingIV. HealthV. EnvironmentVI. World HungerVII. SummaryVIII. LinksI. Intro Hi, I'm new here, so if I perform an unintelligent deed let me know. Vegan is the best choice. Vegan avoids animal cruelty, has many health benefits, saves the environment, and mitigates world hunger. II. Animal sentience Animals are sentient beings. "Non-human animals, including all mammals and birds, and many other creatures, including octopuses, also possess these neurological substrates.""[1]."A Universal Declaration on Animal Sentience: Animal sentience is a well-established fact " [2]. Since animals are sentient it is immoral to cause them suffering. Therefore, non-vegan foods should be banned worldwide.III. SufferingAnimals surely suffer. Free-range farming is not cruelty free. Egg-production and milk production are extremely cruel. ""Free-Range" Hen• Debeaked with a hot bloody blade at one day old with no anesthetic.• Force molted (intentionally starved to shock the body into another laying cycle).• Violently packed into a semi and trucked hundreds of miles to an agonizing slaughter when considered “spent” (unable to keep laying eggs at a fast enough pace).• Denied the opportunity to live a natural life in truly humane care.• All of her brothers (roosters) are brutally killed as baby chicks simply because they can’t lay eggs." [3]."After just 4 to 6 years, dairy cows are “spent” from being forced to continuously produce milk. Often weak and ill, they endure transport to auction and slaughter, both of which are traumatic for these gentle animals. If allowed to exist free of exploitation and slaughter, cows can live 25 years or more." [4].Humans have not found a way to reliable kill each other yet, and human life is considered more valuable by many. "Lethal injection can cause excruciating pain. Since the first lethal injection on December 7, 1982, over 1,000 prisoners in the USA have been executed by this method and it has all but replaced other methods of execution."[5].IV. HealthPlant foods contain antioxidants, fiber, and phytonutrients. Animal products have too much fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal protein. Animal protein is detrimental to human healthy because of the increase in IGF-1, insulin like growth factor one. IGF-1 increase risk for cancer. "For years we didn’t know why eating a plant-based diet appeared to so dramatically improve cancer defenses within just a matter of weeks. But researchers recently figured it out: eating healthy lowers the level of the cancer promoting growth hormone IGF-1. This saga was detailed in my last four blog posts:" [10].V. Environment"Many fishing practices are extremely destructive to delicate habitats - particularly vital fish breeding grounds like coral reefs and seagrass meadows." [6]."The cattle sector in the Brazilian Amazon is the largest driver of deforestation in the world, responsible for one in every eight hectares destroyed globally. Efforts to halt global deforestation emissions must tackle this sector. " [7].VI. World HungerAnimal products are less efficient. The extra food freed from these inefficient foods could fed hungry humans. "Meat is less efficient because we eat the animal that eats the grain instead of eating the grain ourselves. It takes about 15 pounds of feed to make 1 pound of beef, 6 pounds of feed for 1 pound of pork and 5 pounds of feed for 1 pound of chicken, the Department of Agriculture estimates. For catfish, it's about 2 pounds of feed per pound of fish." [8]."The environmental comparison of cheese varieties made from cow milk and directly from lupine and the evaluation of energy inputs in fish protein and vegetable protein also suggest an environmental advantage for vegetarian food. " [9].VII. Summary In summary, there is no valid reason to continue to eat animal products. Consuming vegan foods cause less animal suffering, are healthier, save the environment, and help mitigate world hunger. Non-vegan foods should be banned worldwide.VIII. Links1. http://www.livescience.com/39481-time-to-declare-animal-sentience.html2. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-emotions/201306/universal-declaration-animal-sentience-no-pretending3. http://peacefulprairie.org/freerange1.html4. http://www.humanemyth.org/happycows.htm5. http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/death-penalty/lethal-injection6. http://wwf.panda.org/aboutourearth/blueplanet/problems/problemsfishing/destructivefishing/7. http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ en/publications/reports/slaughtering-the-amazon/ 8. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2009-04-21-carbon-diet N.htm9. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/78/3/664S.full 10. http://nutritionfacts.org/2013/02/14/animal-protein-and-igf-1/