Thought for the Day
It would help if we went vegan. At any rate, we should eat less meat. Red meat requires more grain than white meat: a chicken requires 2kg of grain for every kilogram of meat, compared to a cow’s 8kg, for … Continue reading
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Thought for the Day
Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is – whether its victim is human or animal – we cannot expect things to be much better in this world… We cannot have peace among men whose hearts … Continue reading
Thought for the Day
Animals are capable of feeling physical pain and mental distress. The Green Party believes that animals have the right to live free from suffering, animals must be legally protected from mistreatment by humans. We oppose all forms of factory farming … Continue reading
Thought for the Day
Speciesism: ‘A failure in attitude or practice, to accord any nonhuman being equal consideration and respect’ Joan Dunayer, Speciesism
Thought for the Day
Through symbolism based on killing animals, we encounter politically laden images of absorption, control, domain, and the necessity of violence. This message of male dominance is conveyed through meat eating – both in its symbolism and reality. Carol J. Adams, … Continue reading
Thought for the Day
Meat is a cultural construct made to seem natural and inevitable. By the time the argument from analogy has been made, the individual making such an argument has probably consumed animals since before the time she or he could talk. … Continue reading
