For Now We Only Have One Planet
In Europe we consume more food than we can grow. We import feed for our livestock from Africa and South America where people don't have enough to eat. We take their fresh water to grow our cheap flowers. We donate clothes that are sold on African markets, enrich middlemen, and destroy local industries. We send children in dangerous mines, and give the gemstones they dug out to our loved ones. We torture and brutally kill animals to reduce the price of milk and meat. We push back wild nature into the most remote places. The world we live in is far from fair.
Some of this crimes against humanity (and life in general) are intentional economic warfare, others are a result of free economics. Nothing will change as long as consumers do not care and start to favor responsible companies.
Out of respect for sensual beings I stopped eating meat (including fish and insects) completely. I'm a vegetarian for way over 10 years now. I reduced animal cruelty as I spared the life of roughly one cow, one sheep, two geese, seven ducks, nine pigs, nine turkeys and 190 chickens so far. This has also saved substantial resources and reduced the emission of hazardous greenhouse gases.
There is much more I could do, and I hope that someday I will be in a position to make a real difference. We need to reduce the influence of fanatic religions, strengthen science, knowledge and technology, and educate the world. I am optimistic that ethics and moral will evolve in companies and individuals, so that worldwide equality improves.