“One Health: Veterinary, Ethical, and Environmental Perspectives” by Dr. Michael W. Fox (vegan), Part 1 of 2

Dr. Michael W. Fox (vegan) is a renowned British-American veterinarian, ethologist, bioethicist, and author whose pioneering work has helped shape our understanding of animal-people behavior, welfare, and holistic care. “We’ve got to stop consuming animals. In healing the Earth, we heal ourselves because there’s a lower incidence of cancer, obesity, and other health problems when we adopt a plant-based diet. We regard animals as our inferior, but we’re all related; we’re all connected spiritually, biologically, evolutionarily, and ecologically.”

“In some of the western states, the cattle industry engaged in genocide, killing off the Native American Indians, the wolf, and the cougar or mountain lion. And we need these animals. The wolves keep the deer healthy.” “Basically, live and eat with conscience. Know that you are connected to the environment, especially in terms of what you put on your plate. ‘One Health’ means healthy people, healthy environment, and healthy animals. When we have natural biodiversity, we have natural control on pests and various infections.” “The chemicals we put on the crops destroy the microorganisms in the soil so that our crops are less nutritious and deficient in very essential minerals and other nutrients. When we have a healthy gut microflora – it’s called the gut-brain axis – we’re much healthier, we’re more cognitive, less depression.” “One research study looking at the incidence of COVID-19 infection in several countries found that those people who were vegetarian had a very mild response to COVID infection. They were essentially protected by the vegetarian diet.”