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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegan#Philosophical_foundations WIKIQUOTE: Tom Regan, professor emeritus of philosophy at North Carolina State University, argues that animals are entities which possess "inherent value"[47] and therefore have "basic moral rights," and that the principal moral right they possess is "the right to respectful treatment."[48] Regan additionally argues that animals have a "basic moral right not to be harmed," which can be overridden only when the individual's right not to be harmed is "morally outweighed" by "other valid moral principles."[49][50] From this "rights view," Regan argues that "animal agriculture, as we know it, is unjust" even when animals are raised "humanely."[46][51] Regan argues against various justifications for eating meat including that "animal flesh is tasty," that it is "habit" for "individuals and as a culture", that it is "convenient," that "meat is nutritious," that there is an obligation to the economic interests of farmers or to the economic interests of a country, or that "farm animals are legal property," and finds that all fail to treat animals with the respect due to them by their basic rights.[52] Regan therefore argues that "those who support current animal agriculture by purchasing meat have a moral obligation to stop doing so" and that "the individual has a duty to lead a vegetarian way of life."[53] Gary L. Francione, professor of Law at Rutgers School of Law-Newark, argues that animals are sentient, and that this is sufficient to grant them moral consideration.[54] Francione argues that "all sentient beings should have at least one right—the right not to be treated as property" and that there is "no moral justification for using nonhumans for our purposes."[54] Francione further argues that adopting veganism should be regarded as the "baseline" action taken by people concerned with animal rights.[54] Peter Singer, professor of bioethics at Princeton, argues that there is "no moral justification" for refusing to take sentient animal suffering into consideration in ethical decisions.[55] Singer argues that an animal's interests warrant equal consideration with the interests of humans, and that not doing so is "speciesist."[55] Based upon his evaluation of these interests, Singer argues that "our use of animals for food becomes questionable—especially when animal flesh is a luxury rather than a necessity."[56] Singer does not contend that killing animals is always wrong, but that from a practical standpoint it is "better to reject altogether the killing of animals for food, unless one must do so to survive."[57] Singer therefore advocates both veganism and improved conditions for farm animals as practical means to reduce animal suffering.[58][59][60] :UN-WIKIQUOTE |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterhouse#Animal_welfare_concerns
WIKIQUOTE: Animal welfare concerns For her book Slaughterhouse, Gail Eisnitz, chief investigator for the Humane Farming Association (HFA), interviewed slaughterhouse workers in the U.S. who say that, because of the speed with which they are required to work, animals are routinely skinned while apparently alive, and still blinking, kicking, and shrieking. Eisnitz argues that this is not only cruel to the animals, but also dangerous for the human workers, as cows weighing several thousands of pounds thrashing around in pain are likely to kick out and debilitate anyone working near them.[12] According to the HFA, Eiznitz interviewed slaughterhouse workers representing over two million hours of experience, who, without exception, told her that they have beaten, strangled, boiled, and dismembered animals alive, or have failed to report those who do. The workers described the effects the violence has had on their personal lives, with several admitting to being physically abusive or taking to alcohol and other drugs.[13] The HFA alleges that workers are required to kill up to 1,100 hogs an hour, and end up taking their frustration out on the animals.[13] Eisnitz interviewed one worker, who had worked in ten slaughterhouses, about pig production. He told her: “ Hogs get stressed out pretty easy. If you prod them too much, they have heart attacks. If you get a hog in the chute that's had the shit prodded out of him and has a heart attack or refuses to move, you take a meat hook and hook it into his bunghole. You try to do this by clipping the hipbone. Then you drag him backwards. You're dragging these hogs alive, and a lot of times the meat hook rips out of the bunghole. I've seen hams — thighs — completely ripped open. I've also seen intestines come out. If the hog collapses near the front of the chute, you shove the meat hook into his cheek and drag him forward.[14] ”It is observed that animals lose weight when stressed and meat loses taste quality. This does motivate companies to try to control the stress levels of animals as much as possible.[citation needed] :UN-WIKIQUOTE |
Have MERCY HUMAN RIGHTS: How can you have rights unless animals have rights? You are an animal (Great Ape). Law is supposed to represent Truth and Justice, what is Right. Eating meat was once thought of as necessary, but we now know that it is not, in fact its unhealthy ref "The China Study". So WHY does this barbaric cruelty and torture continue? Have we firmly established the existence of the Living Hell that Man has created and goes on daily? Perhaps you are not aware of what goes on in a slaughter house? maybe you have missed some details? turned a blind eye, and maybe there is worse things you didn't know? ![]() PSYCHOLOGY OF EATING MEAT: TAKING HOSTAGES Man has taken Animals as a Hostage. Man says "I want to live forever; but someday we all die; so unless God grants me Eternal Life, I will cause suffering in cruelty and death to others". Like a kid "unless you give me a donut, I am going to hold my breath and turn blue". Or like a Terrorist "Unless you give me what I want, I am taking hostages"; like it’s really going to help. Is it going to help? Not in the long run. If Eternal Life is possible, that’s not the way to gain it, and it isn't going to be gained that way. Lower IQ people or "not as intelligent as others", use Meat as a Self Defense mechanism, saying "I don't care if the animals suffers for my dinner, I want the animal to suffer, maybe I should kill it myself, to show you and everyone how dangerous and cruel I am, then you will all fear me and respect me and give me everything I want, ha ha ha". (no one is going to attack him, he is dangerous, go take advantage of someone else). They take hostages in order to protect themselves, but does it help protect one’s self to take a hostage? No. "The Hermetica" The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs, Translated by Freke & Gandy, Written by the Egyptian sage Hermes, Writings attributed to Thoth 3000 BC, a translation from 6000 BC, pg 137 CHAPTER XVIII: "The inexorable working of destiny, imposed on man by the turning of the Zodiac, subjects all human beings to the pain of birth and death. Man's problem is that in his ignorance he believes himself to be just a body, one that will grow old, suffer and eventually die. His sense of injustice at the inevitability of this fate leads him to hurt himself and others, either through lust for more life or fear of approaching death. These crimes serve further to bind the soul to the body and so increase man's suffering." "When about 16 Years of Age, I happen'd to meet with a Book written by one Tryon, recommending a Vegetable Diet. I determined to go into it.... My refusing to eat Flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity...." -BEN FRANKLIN Chapter 1 "The Autobiography" E302.6F7A2 ONLINE VERSION also available (now more directly at) http://www.earlyamerica.com/lives/franklin/chapt1/index.html a bit further than 3/4 of the page down. Select Chapter 1, and search for word "Tryon" or "vegetable" (find option will not work on this page with some browsers, you may have to look visually). Note: The word "Flesh" is capitalized in the Vintage Press version, but not in some other publications. |
Human population of United States | 243,000,000 |
Number of Human beings who could be fed by the grain and soybeans eaten by U. S. livestock | 1,300,000,000 |
Sacred food of Native Americans | Corn |
Percentage of corn grown in United States eaten by human beings | 20 |
Percentage of corn grown in United States eaten by livestock | 80 |
Percentage of oats grown in United States eaten by livestock | 95 |
Percentage of protein wasted by cycling grain through livestock | 90 |
Percentage of carbohydrate wasted by cycling grain through livestock | 99 |
Percentage of dietary fiber wasted by cycling grain through livestock | 100 |
How frequently a child dies of starvation | Every 2 seconds |
Pounds of potatoes that can be grown on 1 acre of land | 20,000 |
Pounds of beef that can be produced on 1 acre of land | 165 |
Percentage of U.S. agricultural land used to produce beef | 56 |
Pounds of grain and soybeans needed to produce 1 pound of feedlot beef | 16 |
Pounds of protein fed to chickens to produce 1 pound of protein as chicken flesh | 5 pounds |
Pounds of protein fed to hogs to produce 1 pound of protein as hog flesh | 7.5 pounds |
Number of children who starve to death every day | 40,000 |
Number of pure vegetarians who can be fed on the amount of land needed to feed 1 person consuming meat-based diet | 20 |
Number of people who will starve to death this year | 60,000,000 |
Number of people who could be adequately fed by the grain saved if Americans reduced their intake of meat by 10% | 60,000,000 |
Historic cause of demise of many great civilizations | Topsoil depletion |
Percentage of original U.S. topsoil lost to date | 75 |
Amount of U.S. crop-land lost each year to soil erosion | 4,000,000 acres (size of Connecticut) |
Percentage of U.S. topsoil loss directly associated with livestock raising | 85 |
Number of acres of U.S. forest which have been cleared to create crop-land to produce a meat-centered diet | 260,000,000 |
How often an acre of U.S. trees disappears | Every 8 seconds |
Amount of trees spared per year by each individual who switches to a pure vegetarian diet | 1 acre |
A driving force behind the destruction of the tropical rain-forests | American meat habit |
Amount of meat imported annually by U.S. from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and Panama | Less than the average American housecat |
Current rate of species extinction due to destruction of tropical rain-forests and related habitats | 1000/year |
User of more than half of all water used for all purposes in the United States | Livestock production |
Quantity of water used in the production of the average cow | sufficient to float a destroyer |
Water needed to produce 1 pound of wheat | 25 gallons |
Water needed to produce 1 pound of meat | 2,500 gallons |
Cost of common hamburger meat if water used by meat industry was not subsidized by U.S. taxpayers | $35/pound |
Current cost for pound of protein from wheat | $1.50 |
Current cost for pound of protein from beefsteak | $15.40 |
Cost for pound of protein from beefsteak if U.S. taxpayers ceased subsidizing meat industry's use of water | $89 |
Length of time world's petroleum reserves would last if all human beings ate meat-centered diet | 13 years |
Length of time world's petroleum reserves would last if all human beings ate vegetarian diet | 260 years |
Principal reason for U.S. military intervention in Persian Gulf | Dependence on foreign oil |
Barrels of oil imported daily by U.S. | 6,800,000 |
Percentage of energy return (as food energy per fossil energy expended) of most energy efficient farming of meat | 34.5% |
Percentage of energy return (as food energy per fossil energy expended) of least energy efficient plant food | 328% |
Pounds of soybeans produced by the amount of fossil fuel needed to produce 1 pound of feedlot beef | 40 |
Percentage of raw materials consumed in U.S. for all purposes presently consumed to produce current meat-centered diet | 33 |
Percentage of raw materials consumed in U.S. for all purposes needed to produce fully vegetarian diet | 2 |
Production of excrement by total U.S. human population | 12000 pounds/sec |
Production of excrement by U.S. Livestock | 250,000 pounds/second |
Sewage systems in U.S. cities | Common |
Sewage systems in U.S. feedlots | Nil |
Amount of wast produced annually by U.S. livestock in confinement operations which is not recycled | 1 billion tons |
Relative concentration of feedlot wastes compared to raw domestic sewage | Ten to several hundred times more highly concentrated |
Where feedlot waste often ends up | In our water |
Number of U.S. medical schools | 125 |
Number of U.S. medical schools with a required course in nutrition | 30 |
Training in nutrition received during 4 years of medical school by average U.S. physician | 2.5 hours |
How frequently a heart attack strikes in U.S. | Every 25 seconds |
How frequently a heart attack kills in U.S. | Every 45 seconds |
Most common cause of death in U.S. | Heart attack |
Risk of death from heart attack by average American man | 50% |
Risk of death from heart attack by average American vegetarian man | 15% |
Risk of death from heart attack by average American purely vegetarian man | 4% |
Amount you reduce your risk of heart attack by reducing your consumption of meat, dairy products and eggs 10% | 9% |
Amount you reduce your risk of heart attack by reducing your consumption of meat, dairy products and eggs 50% | 45% |
Amount you reduce your risk of heart attack by reducing your consumption of meat, dairy products and eggs 100% | 90% |
Rise in blood cholesterol from consuming 1 egg per day | 12% |
Rise in heart attack risk from 12% rise in blood cholesterol | 24% |
Meat, dairy and egg industries claim there is no reason to be concerned about your blood cholesterol as long as it is | "normal" |
Your risk of dying a disease caused by clogged arteries if your blood cholesterol is "normal" | over 50% |
Your risk of dying of a disease caused by clogged arteries if you do not consume saturated fat and cholesterol | 5% |
Leading sources of saturated fat and cholesterol in American diets | Meat, dairy products and eggs |
Hollywood celebrity paid by Meat Board to tout beef as "Real food for real people" | James Garner |
Medical event experienced by James Garner in April, 1988 | Quintuple coronary artery bypass surgery |
World populations with high meat intakes who do not have correspondingly high rates of colon cancer | None |
World populations with low meat intakes who do not have correspondingly low rates of colon cancer | None |
Increased risk of breast cancer for women who eat meat daily compared to women who eat meat less than once a week | 4 times higher |
Egg Board's advertising slogan | The incredible edible egg |
Photographs often accompanying the egg board's slogan | Young women in bathing suits, emphasizing the shape of their breasts |
Increased risk of breast cancer for women who eat eggs daily compared to women who eat eggs less than once a week | 3 times higher |
Milk Producer's original ad campaign slogan | "Everyone needs milk." |
What the Federal Trade Commission called the "Everyone needs milk" slogan | "False, misleading and deceptive" |
Milk Producer's revised campaign slogan | "Milk has something for everybody." |
Increased risk of breast cancer for women who eat butter and cheese 3 or more times a week compared to women who eat these foods less than once a week | 3 times higher |
Part of female chicken's body that produces eggs | Ovaries |
Increased risk of fatal ovarian cancer for women who eat eggs 3 or more times a week compared to women who eat eggs less than once a week | 3 times higher |
Foods males in U.S. are conditioned to think of as "manly" | Animal products |
Increased risk of fatal prostate cancer for men who consume meats, cheese, eggs and milk daily compared to men who eat these foods sparingly or not at all | 3.6 times higher |
The Meat Board tells us | "Today's meats are low in fat." |
The Meat Board shows us | A serving of beef they claim has "only 300 calories". |
The Meat Board doesn't tell us | The serving of beef they show us is only 3 onces (half the size of an average serving of beef) and has been surgically defatted with a scalpel. |
The dairy industry tells us | Whole milk is 3.5% fat. |
The dairy industry doesn't tell us | That 3.5% figure is based on weight and most of the weight in milk is water. |
The dairy industry doesn't want us to know | The amount of calories as fat in whole milk is 50%. |
Oscar Mayer tells us | It is a "myth" that hot dogs are fatty. |
Oscar Mayer demonstrates their point favorably comparing the fattiness of hot dogs to such low fat bastions as | Margarine, mayonnaise, salad dressing and cream cheese. |
The Dairy Council tells us | Milk is nature's most perfect food. |
The Dairy Council doesn't tell us | Milk is nature's most perfect food for a baby calf, who has four stomachs, will double its weight in 47 days, and is destined to weigh 300 pounds within a year. |
The Dairy Council tells children | To grow up big and strong drink lots of milk. |
The Dairy Council occasionally tells children | The enzyme necessary for digestion of milk is lactase. |
The Dairy Council never tells children | 20% of Caucasian children and 80% of Black children have no lactase in their intestines. |
The meat, dairy and egg industries tell us | Animal products constitute 2 of the "Basic 4" food groups. |
The meat, dairy and egg industries don't tell us | There were originally 12 official basic food groups, before these industries applied enormous political pressure on behalf of their products. |
The meat, dairy, and egg industries tell us | We are well-fed only with animal products. |
The meat, dairy, and egg industries don't tell us | The diseases which are commonly prevented,
consistently improved, and sometimes cured by a low-fat vegetarian diet
include:
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Chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide residues in the U.S. diet supplied by meat | 55% |
Supplied by Dairy products | 23% |
Supplied by vegetables | 6% |
Supplied by fruits | 4% |
Supplied by grains | 1% |
Percentage of U.S. mother's milk containing significant levels of DDT | 99% |
Percentage of U.S. vegetarian mother's milk containing significant levels of DDT | 8% |
Relative pesticide contamination in breast milk of meat-eating mothers compared to pesticide contamination in breast milk of vegetarian mothers | 35 times as high |
Percentage of male college students sterile in 1950 | .5 |
Percentage of male college students sterile in 1978 | 25 |
Sperm count of average American male compared to 30 years ago | Down 30% |
Principle reason for sterility and sperm count reduction of U.S. males | Chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides (including dioxin, DDT, etc.) |
Percentage of hydrocarbon pesticide residues in American diet attributable to meats, dairy products, fish and eggs | 94% |
The Meat Board tells us Not to be concerned about the dioxins and other pesticides in today's beef because | the quantities are so small |
The Meat Board doesn't want us to know | How potent dioxin and other pesticides are |
The Meat Board particularly doesn't want us to know | A mere ounce of dioxin could kill 10 million people |
The USDA tells us | Our meat is inspected |
The USDA doesn't tell us | Less than 1 out of every quarter million slaughtered animals is tested for toxic chemical residues |
The dye used for many years by the USDA to stamp meats "Choice", "Prime", or "U.S. No. 1 USDA" | Violet dye No. 1 |
Current status of Violet Dye No. 1 | Banned as proven carcinogen |
Wingspan of average Leghorn chicken | 26 inches |
Space average leghorn chicken given in egg factories | 6 inches |
Number of 700 plus pound pigs confined to space the size of a twin bed in typical factory farm | 3 |
Reason today's veal is so tender | Calves never allowed to take a single step |
Reason today's veal is whitish-pink | Calves force fed on anemia producing diet |
McDonald's brags | 60 Billion sold |
McDonald's doesn't brag about | 50 million butchered |
McDonald's clown, Ronald McDonald, tells children | Hamburgers grow in hamburger patches and love to be eaten. |
McDonald's clown, Ronald McDonald, doesn't tell children: | Hamburgers are ground up cows who've had their throats slit by machetes or their brains bashed in by sledgehammers. |
Original actor to play Ronald McDonald | Jeff Juliano |
Diet now followed by Jeff Juliano | Vegetarian |
Number of animals killed for meat per hour in U.S. | 500,000 |
Occupation with highest turnover rate in U.S. | Slaughterhouse worker |
Occupation with highest employee rate of injury in U.S. | Slaughterhouse worker |
Cost to render an animal unconscious prior to slaughter with captive bolt pistol so that process is done humanely | 1 penny |
Reason given by meat industry for not utilizing captive bolt pistol | Too expensive |
Percentage of total antibiotics used in U.S. fed routinely to livestock | 55 |
Percentage of staphylococci infections resistant to penicillin in 1960 | 13 |
Percentage of staphylococci infections resistant to penicillin in 1988 | 91 |
Reason | Breeding of antibiotic resistant bacteria in factory farms due to routine feeding of antibiotics to livestock |
Effectiveness of all "wonder-drug" antibiotics | Declining rapidly |
Reason | Breeding of antibiotic resistant bacteria in factory farms due to routine feeding of antibiotics to livestock |
Response by entire European Economic Community to routine feeding of antibiotics to livestock | Ban |
Response by American meat and pharmaceutical industries to routine feeding of antibiotics to livestock | Full and complete support |
Only man to win Ironman Triathalon more than twice | Dave Scott (6 time winner) |
Food choices of Dave Scott | Vegetarian |
World record holder for 24 triathalon (Swim 4.8 miles, Cycle 185 miles, Run 52.5) | Sixto Linares |
Food choices of Sixto Linares | Strict vegetarian |
Athlete who most totally dominated Olympic sport in track and field history | Edwin Moses (undefeated in 8 years, 400 meter hurdles) |
Food choices of Edwin Moses | Vegetarian |
Other notable vegetarian athletes: |
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