Catholic organizations can honor God through choices that reduce animal suffering rather than contribute to it.
More than 10 billion land animals are killed for food in the United States each year, approximately double the number raised 40 years ago. 99% of these animals are raised in factory farms, where animals are routinely deprived of the natural behaviors and lifespans God gave them.
At the same time, the average American now eats more than three times the global average, according to the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
One simple yet effective way to address this is at the organizational level, through plant-based defaults. A plant-based default makes compassionate, delicious plant-based meals the standard choice at events and institutions, while allowing alternatives upon request.
It’s a small change with a big impact.