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“Vegans Kill More Because of Crop Deaths”

This briefing explains why using crop deaths as an argument against veganism doesn’t hold up.

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Key Points	5
Counterclaims	1
Supplementary	2
Further Study	5
Footnotes	25
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	9
—Socratic Questions	8
Flashcards	61
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	0

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Date Posted:

August 20, 2025

Last Edited:

February 2, 2026

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11/13/2025 • Greg Fuller • Minor edit for clarity: changed "But the “crop deaths” objection is part of a broader pattern of arguments meant to dismiss veganism by exaggerating imperfections in alternatives." to "The “crop deaths” objection is part of a broader pattern of attempts to dismiss veganism by magnifying supposed flaws in plant-based agriculture while ignoring the far greater harms in animal-based systems." 


10/23/225 • Greg Fuller • Error correction: Changed the "Creating a Sustainable Future" citations from "The 24 to 1 figure was calculated from the table on page 37, figure 2..." to "...figure 12...".

9/14/2025 • Greg Fuller • Changed the first Socratic question for more impact to "Even if incidental deaths occur during plant harvesting, what does that have to do with our intentional breeding, abuse, and violent slaughter of billions of animals each year—animals who, incidentally, eat even more harvested crops?" Also changed the corresponding flash card.

9/11/2025 • Greg Fuller • Grammatical corrections to a few flash cards.

9/10/2025 • Greg Fuller • Published 61 flashcards for this briefing on Brainscape.

9/9/2025 • Greg Fuller • Changed "Livestock farming use 83%..." to Animal agriculture uses 83%..." to be consistent with other briefings. This wording was fact-checked in other briefings.

9/2/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added "To whatever extent grazing reduces the amount of feed used, that doesn't change the reality that over 75% of the world’s grains and soy used for food are fed to animals, as mentioned above." to the counterclaim. Did not add to the fact-check queue because it used a citation already fact-checked in the same briefing.

8/23/2025 • Tyler H • Fact checking and proofreading completed. Required edits completed.

8/20/2025 • Greg Fuller • Briefing submitted for Fact Check and Proofreading.

8/20/2025 • Greg Fuller • Briefing published.

Topics

Core Briefings5

Objections16

Animals and Exploitation9

Ethics and Philosophy1

Environment2

Human Health6

Advocacy1

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“Vegans Kill More Because of Crop Deaths”

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