At this point it would presumably be the right thing to give some detailed description of the horrors enacted in our shambles, of which I might quote numerous instances from perfectly trust-worthy witnesses. If I do not do so, I … Continue reading
One thing is quite certain. It is impossible for flesh-eaters to find any justification of their diet in the plea that animals might be slaughtered humanely; it is an obvious duty to carry out the improvements first, and to make … Continue reading
But it is said, why not introduce “humane” methods of slaughtering, and so remedy the chief evil in the present system of diet? Well, in the first place, “humane slaughtering,” if it be once admitted that there is no necessity … Continue reading
If medical men, instead of quibbling about the word “Vegetarian,” would recommend to their clients the use of animal products, as a substitute for “butchers’ meat,” there would be a great gain to the humanities of diet. Incidentally, it must … Continue reading
To show, however, that this question of the temporary use of animal products has not been shirked by food-reformers, I quote the following from my “Plea for Vegetarianism,” published nearly thirty years ago. The immediate object which food-reformers aim at … Continue reading
No wonder that food-reformers seem a strange and unreasonable folk to those who have thus failed to apprehend the very raison d’etre of food-reform, and who persist in arguing as if the choice between the old diet and the new … Continue reading
