The educational system is riddled with contradictions, teaching students that meat and dairy are necessary for a healthy lifestyle while also promoting compassion and care for animals. These conflicting messages make it difficult for students to reconcile the idea of treating animals humanely with the consumption of animal products. In schools, children are often taught that cow’s milk and dairy products are a necessary source of calcium and protein for growth and development. However, this belief is not supported by scientific evidence. Instead of adhering to outdated beliefs, schools should focus on teaching children an ethical attitude towards animals and the harm that consuming milk and milk products can have on both human health and the environment.

Vegan picture books about pigs can teach children to understand and empathise with the experiences of animals. They can learn that pigs, like all living beings, have emotions and desires, and that they deserve to be treated with kindness and respect. Reading these books can also help children develop a sense of compassion for animals and a desire to help protect them. They may learn that all animals have their own unique personalities and that they are important members of the ecosystem.

The cow is a powerful symbol in literature, representing a wide range of themes and ideas. The symbolic meaning of cows refers to fertility, motherhood, sacrifice, nourishment, generosity and life-giving qualities, and innocence and purity. The appearance of cows in ancient mythology is not only because of the importance they had as domestic animals and sacrificial beings, but also because they appear as teachers on how to behave and think.

Artificial intelligence (AI) does not have emotions or consciousness, and therefore does not have the capacity for empathy. ChatGPT is a model of  artificial intelligence that is trained to generate text. In simple words, ChatGTP is a talented and versatile writer. It can write all kinds of texts on any topic. Although it does not have the ability to feel empathy, I gave to Mr. ChatGTP the unusual task: Write a letter to the cows! Mr. ChatGTP wrote the following letter without hesitation:

In the book “Reading Circle” (1910), Leo Tolstoy collected the most important thoughts of famous artists, scientists, and philosophers and arranged them in a calendar of daily and monthly readings. In this book, you can read inspiring thoughts about God, art, death, upbringing, love, peace, compassion, the meaning of life and more. I highlighted the thoughts that Tolstoy wrote regarding compassion for animals and the human habit of eating meat. 

Carnism is an invisible belief system according to which it is natural, necessary, and normal to eat the meat of certain animals. Carnism is such a deeply rooted part of our life and culture that people do not question the morality and harmfulness of eating meat at all. The first step in changing an ideology is to precisely recognise and name it. The question therein is: what psychological and sociological mechanisms are built into that oppressive system to make it so effective?