Surf these sites: 101 Reasons why I''m a vegetarian -- From the VivaVegie Society Animals are my friends and I don''t eat my friends -- animal rights, vegetarianism, quotes, links, SlaughterHouse pictures, vegetarian info, comics, and a McDonald''s section including articles on the crimes McDonald''s has committed. Are Humans Meant to Eat Meat? -- A superb short article; the definitive answer to that vexing question. "This type of reasoning... blatantly ignores a critical element of human evolution -- the aspect of choice. The arguments that ''humans are meant to eat meat'' or ''humans have always eaten meat'' are certainly no rational defenses for its continuation." Beyond Beef -- Is beef still an essential part of our diet? Or is growing awareness of the hidden environmental and health costs of beef consumption leading more and more Americans beyond beef? To help you understand this important new trend, we have prepared this briefing kit of facts about rainforest destruction, resource depletion, global warming, world hunger, human disease, animal suffering and other compelling reasons... Consistency in Compassion Campaign -- [WARNING - Very controversial text and imagery.] Bringing attention to the benefits of a vegetarian diet, and exposing the atrocity of modern factory farming. DN - Organic Beef, Rain Forest Destruction, and Martin Martens -- Includes many excellent quotes on everything from health, the environment, to hunger and poverty, and animal suffering. Spot on! (You need to scroll down a bit to see the quotes) Dead Animal Flesh Is Not Food -- An examination of the ethical, environmental, and nutritional arguments for and against vegetarianism. Don''t Eat my Friends! -- Good reasons to change your diet and save yourself and others. Lots of information! Eating Without Killing -- Examines three main reasons for becoming a vegetarian, from perspectives of Heath, Environmental considerations and avoiding Cruelty to Animals. Facts and Myths about a vegetarian diet -- Getting past all the useless statistics! Howard Lyman: Mad Cowboy -- For over 200 hundred years, our country''s legal systems have refused to recognize "product libel." Yet now big corporations are trying to supress allegations that meat products are hazadous to health and the environment - could it be because these criticisms are correct? New Frontier, by the late Linda McCartney -- If anything matters in my life besides my family it''s this passion to spread this word -the V word - because so many lives depend upon it. And it''s that that drives me, to try save life. Official British Meat Homepage -- Hear their side of the story. PETA Factsheet - Factory Farming -- Life on "Old MacDonald''s Farm" isn''t what it used to be. The green pastures and idyllic barnyard scenes portrayed in children''s books are quickly being replaced by windowless metal sheds, wire cages, "iron maidens," and other confinement systems integral to what is now known as "factory farming." PETA Vegetarianism Literature -- Specific leaflets and stickers on chickens, pigs, vegetarianism, why meat should be taxed, dairy, turkeys, leather... [Requires free Abode Acrobat to view or print] Philosophic Vegetarianism: Acting Affirmatively for Peace -- Short but erudite article explaining the ethical reasons for not eating meat, fish, eggs, or dairy products. The Comparative Anatomy of Eating -- Excellent comparison of carnivores, omnivores and vegetarians'' from a physiological standpoint, by Milton R. Mills, M.D. The Meat Industry has a Death Wish -- and we should all help fulfil it! The Slaughter of Animals for Food -- How intense is the suffering we cause to the animals we kill for food? And is "humane slaughter" really so "humane"? By Dr. Harold Hillman. This is not here to offend you -- Some thoughts on veganism, and some vegan dessert recipes. Why Vegetarian? -- Let''s face it folks, agribusiness is trying to brainwash us all. And they''ve succeeded! Most women I know are convinced that the best way to prevent osteoporosis is to consume dairy products, but the well-documented fact is quite the opposite. The excess protein contained in meat and dairy products actually prevents calcium absorption by the body and is a significant risk factor for osteoporosis. Why not be kind to all animals? -- These animals all feel. They all feel a blow, they are uncomfortable when transported without water or feed, they cry out for days when separated from their offspring. www.TaxMeat.com -- The evidence is in: America''s meat-based diet costs this country billions of dollars in health care costs and billions more in environmental destruction. It''s time for an excise tax on meat.
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