World Vegetarian Awareness Month

Celebrate the start of Vegetarian Awareness Month by coming by ‘the other side’ of the Comfort station. World Vegetarian Day was founded in 1977 by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) and was endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978. October 1st is the annual kick-off of Vegetarian Awareness Month. Make a difference this October by informing others about the benefits of vegetarianism. You will be helping to create a better world because vegetarian diet have proven health benefits, save animals’ lives and help to preserve the Earth. According the North American Vegetarian Society the benefits of a vegetarian diet include:

– Reduce the risk of major killers such as heart disease, stroke and cancer while cutting exposure to foodborne pathogens
– Provide a viable answer to feeding the world’s hungry through more efficient use of grains and other crops
– Save animals from suffering in factory-farm conditions and from the pain and terror of slaughter
– Conserve vital but limited freshwater, fertile topsoil and other precious resources
– Preserve irreplaceable ecosystems such as rainforests and other wildlife habitats
– Decrease greenhouse gases that are accelerating global warming
– Mitigate the ever-expanding environmental pollution of animal agriculture