vegan Christmas this year?

Christmas is the festival of hearts. It's a tradition filled with love, celebrated with those we care about. During Christmas, we do charitable things, enjoy time with loved ones, and eat well. Yet despite how central food is to our Christmas traditions, few consider the real consequences of the food choices we make.

Most Danes have pork or duck on the table on Christmas Eve. Many eat happily while the family dog lies by the fireplace. But what kind of life did that duck or pig we're actually eating come from? How did they die? And can these animals even feel pain or fear? We try to answer these questions in the brochure below (click on the brochure to flip the pages).

Why even have a vegan Christmas?

For the animals
Huge numbers of animals are slaughtered every year in Denmark around Christmas—most raised in intensive conditions. Each one is an individual who deserves a free life without exploitation or suffering. Animal rights investigations have repeatedly exposed the shocking reality at farms and slaughterhouses: brutal places where animals are treated like objects and denied their most basic needs.

For the planet
The fishing, meat, dairy, and egg industries are not only harmful to animals—they are an environmental, climate, and biodiversity nightmare. The UN confirms urgent, unprecedented changes are critical—including a shift to a plant-based diet—to prevent catastrophic damage from climate change. Learn more about the link between animal agriculture and climate here. Learn more about how animal agriculture impacts climate here..

For yourself
Eating more vegan food can reduce risks of obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and certain cancers. It also helps prevent outbreaks of zoonotic epidemics and pandemics like Covid-19.