The millions of frogs consumed every year in the EU are farmed in unbelievably cruel conditions in Asia.
“The cries and croaks of sentient animals may occur on a farm far away or it might be on your doorstep, but your ability to make a difference begins every time you sit down at the dinner table”.
NASA is already considering what kind of habitation we’ll need to survive on the surface of Mars and are working towards colonising the planet by 2030, Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, has settled for a date even before then. Those of us old enough will recognise the parallels with President Kennedy’s 1962 speech: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth”.
The colonisation of Mars is now out of the realms of science fiction and into the realms of practical possibility. Will we colonise Mars within the decade? What will it mean for the human race and other animals? Will the new food system be Humanity’s Do-Over? Can we cease eating animals before we even set foot on Mars?
Read the Sentient Media article here
Yet another barn fire where sentient beings have died a terrifying and horrific death.
The article ends with the words ‘No injuries were reported in the fire!’
Analogue meats are becoming more and more affordable and are delicious. Please begin the switch to a plant-based diet to prevent such tragedies ever happening again.
How can any decent society condone what happens to pigs in piggeries? Battering sick babies to death (‘thumping’), worn out sows with severe uterus prolapses forced to painfully walk to their own death – such things are commonplace in this industry.
Gandhi said ‘the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated’. In reality, there is no nation on Earth that treats other animals well. So long as we keep raising them in cruel circumstances and then slaughtering them for food, we cannot claim to be moral beings.
Read the SURGE article here. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
New Zealand writer Philip McKibbin argues that this small country that has punched above its weight in so many other ways, can also be a leader in recognizing the rights of other animals.
In this recent Guardian article author Sarah Marsh reports that more and more scientists and writers are acknowledging that changing to a vegan diet is necessary to mitigate carbon emissions.
In the last seven years of the Melbourne Cup, seven horses have died. All have been international racers. Following pressure by Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses and other anti-racing advocates Racing Victoria has now mandated a lengthy list of new regulations, including CT scans, to try to preserve the lives of racehorses – and their own reputation.
Comprehensive website: horseracingkills.com
Billions of sentient beings die every single year because we want to eat them. Even if we are addicted to the taste of steak, lamb, pork, chicken and seafood, we can find similar tastes and textures within the plant kingdom to satisfy our cravings.
If you have seen Seaspiracy and want to stop eating seafood, this article by vegan food forager Josh Wayne shows how mushrooms can be made to taste and look like fish.
The third Enquiry into greyhound racing this decade has just been announced by the New Zealand government. The Industry states that contrary to continuing claims, the welfare of the dogs is now well managed and previous problems have largely been overcome. The Greyhound Protection League of New Zealand and Green MP Chloe Swarbrick state otherwise.
One of only a handful of countries where greyhound racing is still tolerated, and while conceding that things have improved, New Zealand still faces unacceptable levels of injuries and deaths in its greyhound racing industry.
So long as dogs are continued to be put in harm’s way for profit, so long as corruption such as live baiting and coping persists, then this Industry cannot be made right, and needs to be banned now.
‘Each fish is an individual with a unique personality and the desire to live. Fish experience pain in a way similar to humans, communicate in complex ways (herrings, for example, signal each other by farting), and can feel fear.
So, when massive commercial-fishing nets rip the animals from their homes, pack them so tightly that their eyes may burst out of their skulls, drag their sensitive scales along the ocean floor, and force them to undergo decompression—which often ruptures their bladders and pushes their stomachs out of their mouths—fish likely experience an excruciating, terrifying journey to the surface. Then, if they are still alive, fishers often cut their gills and leave them to bleed out or toss them onto ice to freeze or suffocate slowly. You wouldn’t want to be kicked, thrown, suffocated, or hacked to death on a chopping block—and neither do they.’
“The movement toward a plant-based world is a juggernaut that won’t be stopped, but if we are to save our planet, we must speed it up. It’s the only food system that makes sense for our health – and indeed the survival of all life on Earth.”
