{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"jive","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/jive\/","title":"Human Nature - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QEi8JQ3s9p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/human-nature\/\">Human Nature<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/human-nature\/embed\/#?secret=QEi8JQ3s9p\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Human Nature&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"QEi8JQ3s9p\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/jive-header.jpg","thumbnail_width":498,"thumbnail_height":185,"description":"painting by Benedict Olorunnisomo &nbsp; Human nature. It is the foundation of humanity.\u00a0 How we know the difference between right and wrong, and how we can care about something are not traits that we learn.\u00a0 They are instincts that have been written into our DNA.\u00a0 Whether you choose to embrace your nature or to ignore it, it is still there non the less. I believe, regardless of our reasoning, our decision to go veg stems from this basic code written into all human beings.\u00a0 Be they economic, environmental, ethical or even dietary, our motivations behind this life changing choice are all rooted from the same place.\u00a0 It is because we simply feel that it is the right thing to do.\u00a0 For all the arguments we make in defense of this lifestyle, \u201cknowing that it is right\u201d is the one that always goes unexplored. The positions of vegetarianism have always been made clear.\u00a0 Whether its the true impact the beef industry has on the planet, or just simple knowledge of how slaughter animals are treated, the arguments are always based on logic and understanding.\u00a0 There is one point to this lifestyle, however, that goes beyond logic or understanding.\u00a0 It is so [&hellip;]"}