The “Great Emancipator” and a tall-hat enthusiast, President Abraham Lincoln is remembered as a man of many interesting qualities and honorable deeds. But most people probably don’t know that Honest Abe once took action to save elephants from a life of slavery and torment.

When we break the mold of traditional masculinity, it won’t only be humans who benefit from a more compassionate world. Traditional masculinity permeates every aspect of our society, and one easy place to find it is in what—or rather whom—we eat.