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Why Vegan??

category national | animal rights | opinion/analysis author Wednesday July 22, 2009 00:01author by Bernie Wright - Alliance for Animal Rights (AFAR)author email allianceforanimalrights at gmail dot comauthor address AFAR,PO Box 4734. Dublin.1 Report this post to the editors

Vegan -Because its worth it!

People often ask Vegans- why is a vegetarian diet not sufficient if one wants to eliminate food that causes suffering to animals from their diet? Years ago Vegetarianism was a new concept but now it is mainstream. We have now progressed to a new level with Veganism as people embrace the concept in increasing numbers. The vast range of Soya and plant based products in Irish supermarkets accommodating diets free of animal products is increasing rapidly.
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Dairy cows are made pregnant annually to ensure they produce milk. This milk is meant for calves, not humans.In nature the calf would suckle for almost a year but nature, like the calf, is denied by the dairy industry. Some calves may be separated from their mothers after a few days of life. But as the inevitable by-products of relentless milk production each will have to endure one of several possible fates.
The least healthy male calves will be sent to market to be slaughtered for pet food; to provide veal , or for rennet to be extracted from their stomachs for cheese-making. Some females will be reared on milk substitutes to become dairy herd replacements like their mother and begin, at 18-24 months of age, the cycle of continual pregnancies. Some will be sold at market at 1-2 weeks of age for rearing as beef in fattening pens and slaughtered after 11 months, often without sight of pasture. This is why Vegans refuse to consume Dairy products, we believe that all animal violations are wrong.
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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   The production of Soya is in no way sustainable for either animal or human diversity.     iosaf    Wed Jul 22, 2009 09:08 
   Non fermented Soy not healthy.     Muruchu    Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:04 
   Balance is the key     RogerYates    Wed Jul 22, 2009 13:10 
   No Soy is healthy - Our planet can not accomodate more Vegans. We don' t need their excuses.     iosaf    Wed Jul 22, 2009 13:11 
   Facts Facts Facts     Bob    Wed Jul 22, 2009 16:39 
   Soy consumption among Japanese & Chinese     Muruchu    Wed Jul 22, 2009 16:43 
   Animal Rights July     Bob    Wed Jul 22, 2009 17:13 
   When people spot my glaring omissions I deem them fit to argue :- "The role of Soya in Hunger".     iosaf    Wed Jul 22, 2009 17:30 
   by the way I've actually seen inside a Soya processing plant.     iosaf    Wed Jul 22, 2009 18:02 
 10   Just a few thoughts.....     V for.....    Wed Jul 22, 2009 23:43 
 11   its capitalism not meat     Gearoid O Loingsigh    Thu Jul 23, 2009 02:47 
 12   Soya, Vegan's and Facts     Ed    Thu Jul 23, 2009 15:57 
 13   Soy poison - sexism speciesism -> veganism     Bob    Thu Jul 23, 2009 17:02 
 14   responsible consuming     cif    Thu Jul 23, 2009 17:36 
 15   Milk IS Natural.     Pete.    Thu Jul 23, 2009 17:42 
 16   wet argument     RogerYates    Thu Jul 23, 2009 19:40 
 17   the basis of any thread's comments ought be the text of its article.     iosaf    Thu Jul 23, 2009 20:18 
 18   Ball playing     Catlady    Thu Jul 23, 2009 23:28 
 19   How Nature Works.     Pete.    Fri Jul 24, 2009 08:21 
 20   genius     RogerYates    Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:14 
 21   nature and the survivial of the fittest     Bob    Fri Jul 24, 2009 15:49 
 22   Surely it is not milk which is un-natural but the majority of its production which is cruel?     iosaf    Fri Jul 24, 2009 15:56 
 23   Physiology     DK    Sat Jul 25, 2009 20:23 
 24   AI     RogerYates    Sun Jul 26, 2009 13:27 
 25   Apologies     DK    Sun Jul 26, 2009 13:52 
 26   My two cents...     Sleepy    Mon Jul 27, 2009 06:09 
 27   Exploitation.     Pete.    Mon Jul 27, 2009 13:31 
 28   a     No longer so sleepy    Mon Jul 27, 2009 18:45 
 29   definitions....     Catlady    Tue Jul 28, 2009 01:05 
 30   Sad View.     Pete.    Tue Jul 28, 2009 08:12 
 31   multi-vitamins & dietary supplements have to be a great achievement too!?     iosaf    Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:50 
 32   Preservatives Preserve?     Preserved    Tue Jul 28, 2009 16:18 
 33   More Ethical Vegans Please     RogerYates    Tue Jul 28, 2009 19:06 
 34   Latest on Cows' Milk     Wilma Flintstone.    Wed Jul 29, 2009 08:22 
 35   The Milk Myth     Dino    Wed Jul 29, 2009 09:37 
 36   Chewing the Cud.     Daisy the Cow.    Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:11 
 37   Mother's milk     TopBlueBird    Wed Jul 29, 2009 16:44 
 38   No Shame     meat and fish eater    Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:16 
 39   Quick reply     Catlady    Thu Jul 30, 2009 13:56 
 40   Outlook = Bright.     Pete.    Fri Jul 31, 2009 08:25 
 41   Oil.     Idiot.    Fri Jul 31, 2009 22:51 
 42   Ball Playing     Ed    Tue Aug 04, 2009 13:52 
 43   Great post     Catlady    Tue Aug 04, 2009 23:04 
 44   Evolution     Homo Sapien Sapien    Wed Aug 05, 2009 14:23 
 45   Indeed     pat c    Wed Aug 05, 2009 14:31 
 46   One mutilated Neanderthal turned into jewellry a genocide does not make.     Relict Almasty    Wed Aug 05, 2009 16:25 
 47   Not Just Barbecues     pat c    Wed Aug 05, 2009 17:35 
 48   Paleontology has a bearing on consideration of Veganism.     Relict Almasty    Wed Aug 05, 2009 19:36 
 49   My Mother-in-Law.     Pete.    Thu Aug 06, 2009 08:14 
 50   Is there is a link between Red Hair and Vegetarianism & Veganism?     pheomelanin-Trichophilia    Thu Aug 06, 2009 15:55 
 51   Reply to Homo sapien sapien     Catlady    Fri Aug 07, 2009 00:54 
 52   Science not mythology     Homo Sapien Sapien    Fri Aug 07, 2009 01:11 
 53   Cannibals & Redheads.     Pete.    Fri Aug 07, 2009 08:02 
 54   A Passing Comment     Mr Man    Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:22 
 55   no Science may prove or disprove the existence of or need for "The Black Rabbit of Inlé."     iosaf    Fri Aug 07, 2009 18:08 
 56   Curious little dog who "smells" impending death & the crow's intelligence with the pitcher     iosaf    Sat Aug 08, 2009 20:25 
 57   Sheepdogs.     Pete.    Sat Aug 08, 2009 22:11 
 58   Sorry it just isn't so....     Homo Sapien Sapien    Sat Aug 08, 2009 22:53 
 59   A Passing Comment     Mr Man    Sun Aug 09, 2009 21:35 


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