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First it was necessary to civilize man in relation to man. Now it is necessary to civilize man in relation to nature and the animals. --Victor Hugo (poet, novelist, and playwright) Humankind, in some ways, is slowly becoming more moral, and is learning from its mistakes. At least in modern societies, minority groups are enjoying unprecedented access to the rights that they once had no access to... they now have opportunities to live a life where they are respected and cared for as a valuable part of society, rather than an abberation or inferior class... fundamental entitlements that should be the right of every human being. The recent, immense outcry over utterly unjustified wars and an elite minority's atrocious behaviour have unified conscious peace-loving individuals all over the world; and we still have a long way to go, but the pendulum is swinging... and amoral transnationals and corrupt governments will be no barrier to the new superpower, the people. But... One of the most critical topics on the consumercide site is about eating meat. Human carnivorism is a widespread activity which fails to acknowledge the consciousness that is inherent in all of the animals that are eaten. It is often an enormously violent and tragic activity which lies behind the scenes of things that most end consumers only see as a 'steak', a 'fillet' or a 'drumstick'. Most people are not conscious of the deep atrocity that they are taking part in, and how they can healthfully avoid the atrocity by becoming conscious of the damage that they are doing (to both the animals and their own health). Please spend the time to at least consider the arguments against meat eating, and visit some of the many great vege sites on the web.
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Under construction There is a lot of material to cover in this topic. The following are intended initial topics;
Genetically Engineered Foods
PANNA's GE Tutorial local mirror
Jeffrey Smith, founder of the Institute for Responsible Technology, argues that the few independent GM feeding studies done point to animals sustaining damage to the immune system and to vital organs and showing precancerous conditions and stomach lesions from GM food. "Seeds of Deception" looks into the politics of the science and how scientific dissent has been silenced and the scientific process corrupted by vested interests. Food Toxicity
Neural and other complications from the consumption of excitotoxins such as MSG, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, and aspartame...
Toxic Additives
with special vegetarian warnings
Back to Basics for Thai Farms The accomplishment may seem small but for Karj Panyalah the fact that he can now walk barefoot through his own rice fields speaks volumes. Thirteen years ago the Chiang Rai farmer turned his back on the use of chemicals and since then health has gradually returned to the soil of his two plots of land, to him and his family and, hopefully, to those who eventually eat the grain he grows. Water Politics
Global corporations scrambling to control water" from Idaho Observer Guardian UK
Report: More than 30% of our food is thrown away - and it's
costing billions a year (also see international relations section, especially essays by Susan George and Eco website links) Soy Products & Health Consumercide Note:
Having said that, I still find it objectionable that some authors use the dissent over soy as a vehicle with which to endorse the practice of eating meat. There are a wide array of reasons that one should not eat meat that have nothing to do with soy product toxicity, and any attempted alignment of the two concepts is purely specious. As one small example, spirulina can provide a superior protein to meat (higher % content protein, more accessible to the body) without any animal murder. (That is, if you buy into the protein arguments that are currently consensus. See vegetarian websites listed below & mirrored articles for why this thinking may be flawed.)
There is no fundamental difference between man and the higher animals in their mental faculties... The lower animals, like man, manifestly feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and misery. --Charles Darwin (biologist)
Animal
Rights and the Future
Research
shows that through language, Animals are close to Humans
More
Research
showing that even fish are capable of smart activity.
The
Silence of the Lambs
Surplus Population - A fallacious basis for sport hunting Treatment of Animals in Agriculture Animal Rights in Eastern Europe Animal slaughtering. Abuse and Cruelty
--Victor Hugo (poet, novelist, and playwright) A fifteen year old dissident, wise beyond his
years, speaks out on Vegetarianism As a vegetarian, this webmaster is admittedly partial to the practice, and I don't generally accept the limited information on antivegetarianism. Most of the latter centres around health issues, and as far as I can see there is much more literature avalable regarding the negative health impact of meat products (as compared to positive). Though the 'pros and cons' of vegetarianism in a health context are perhaps still debatable (though to me the antivegetarian literature is dubious at best), nevertheless, the 'cons' of meat eating via animal cruelty, world inequality and ecosustainability viewpoints cannot be seriously questioned by an ethical or rational mind. As this section of the site is built, all these issues will be addressed... 101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian by Pamela Rice Vegetarians Possess Greater Strength and Endurance Vegetarian Diet and Natural Healing Slaying the Great Protein Myth EU scientists say beef hormone can cause cancer Meat Eating related to Acquisition of Dementia Consequences
of (consumption of) Meat Protein on Human Behaviour
(Also see Animal Rights and cruelty section immediately above) Diabetes Diabetes and a Vegetarian Diet Beating Diabetes - with a veggie diet aside: new scientist: rotavirus, the pancreas and diabetes links The
Purdey Environmental Website
McSpotlight Gary Null's Codex Alimentarius Action Page international vegetarian union environmental health perspectives; ehpOnline viva vegie; home of "101 reasons I'm a vegetarian" vegetarian
baby & child online magazine nexus magazine Home of
the 2004 Bestseller "The book that tells the truth about soy that scientists know, that you need to know and that the soy industry has tried to suppress..." consumercide is presently undertaking a review of this work... stay tuned for it! Soy
Online Service Other links GBPSR’s Human Health and the Environment Project A very important link. Although not specifically realted to food, The GBPSR are attempting to elucidate the link between diseases and environmental factors. Food pollution is very much an issue of concern in the overall theme of this section, and this site takes steps towards the analysis of the problem.. |
