ROOPA Questions to Peta: Peta Projects

[Guest guest]

Hi Aaron,

 

It was wonderful to meet with you at the dharma conference. I've spent

some time to think more about our meeting. Several things came to mind

in relation to ROOPA or the correlation of activities to economic

outcomes. Here's a couple questions I have in that regard which I

thought you may find interesting yourself if not prepared for them.

 

How many specieis of animals (and plants if possible) is Mc Donalds

responsible for permanently ending into extinction. We know that we are

losing so many species a day in the number of acres lost through

primarily modern produtions of agri etc. So if Mc Donalds for example is

using 22% of that devastated tropical rainforest then we know that Mc

Donalds is responsible for 22% of that extinction per year multiplied by

how many years. Not to target Mc Donalds per say, they simply make for

such an obvious example. A break down of the largest offenders though

would be insightful, not just to beat up on those companies, but to

provide a new consideration for them to evaluate. Is this something

your organization would be able to research or know of others who could?

 

Secondly, would you have the stats on how many animals etc are saved

over the course of vegetarians life time would they have otherwise eaten

meat and how much that saves in natural resources per year and per

vegetarian.

 

Last but not least, I would be very interested to know how many lifes

your organization has saved if you could begin to put a number on it.

 

Your friend,

 

Raghu

 

PS. Mind the tardiness, computer problems beyond explaination

 

 

Aaron Gross [aarongross (AT) post (DOT) harvard.edu]

Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:09 AM

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PETA info for Global Dharma Conference Attendees

 

Dear Attendee of the Global Dharma Conference,

 

It was a pleasure to meet all of you at the Global Dharma Conference.

Personally and on behalf of PETA I want to thank you for your concern

for animals and your interest in learning more and doing more to help

reduce animal suffering. I was energized to find so many people who

care deeply about animals and who are ready to take a stand for them.

 

First of all, let me provide my personal contact details:

aarongross (AT) post (DOT) harvard.edu ; 805-636-9182. If I can be of help in any

way, let me know. I began discussions with many of you that I would

enjoy continuing, so please do drop me a line.

 

As you know, the best way to help animals is not to eat animal products

or wear animal skins. PETA has a variety of resources available to help

you go vegan, find alternatives to leather, and to share your concern

about animal suffering with others. Let me point out a few that may be

especially useful based on the concerns many of you expressed to me.

 

ORDER A FREE VEGETARIAN STARTER KIT

This is packed with information about veganism. Check it out and/or

order one for yourself or a friend at

http://www.goveg.com/vegkit/index.html. For more information on the

problems with dairy specifically check out www.MilkSucks.com

<http://www.milksucks.com/> .

 

VIDEOS

Many of you saw some of the undercover footage PETA has taken of how

animals are abused in the meat, dairy, and egg industries, and you asked

me if you could get a copy of the video. Actor Alec Baldwin has

narrated this footage in PETA's "Meet Your Meat" video. You can order

the video or download it for free at: http://www.meetyourmeat.com/ .

Sharing this video with others or showing it at a public event is a

great way to introduce people to veganism. PETA also has a non-graphic

video designed for younger children that you might show in a public or

religious school; check out http://www.sharetheworld.com/ for details.

 

GETTING ACTIVE ON CAMPUS

There are tremendous opportunities to get active for animals on college

campuses. Several of you expressed interest in working to get more

veggie meals in campus dining halls-this is one of the best things you

can possible do! Check out www.CollegeActivist.com

<http://www.collegeactivist.com/> for lots of helpful information on

how to "veganize your dining hall," other ways to get active, and to

join PETA's college activist network.

 

Several of you asked about having someone from PETA speak on your

campus. I am moving to the LA area and would be more than happy to

speak at schools in the region, so please feel free to contact me

directly about this. For help with PETA speakers in other areas email

collegeaction (AT) peta-online (DOT) org .

 

COWSARECOOL.COM

For info on the problems with leather and alternatives check out

www.CowsAreCool.com <http://www.cowsarecool.com/> . Among other

things, you can get a free guide to leather alternatives at this site.

 

BECOMING ACTIVE FOR ANIMALS

If you want to do more for animals, check out

http://www.animalactivist.com/act.html for tons of resources. You can

order literature and videos and join PETA's activist network.

 

INDIA/SOUTH ASIA RELATED ACTIVISM

Animals in India especially need your help. To find out how you can

help with PETA's campaigns to gain better treatment of cows, goats, and

sheep in India contact Poorva Joshipura at poorvaj (AT) petauk (DOT) org . PETA's

India office is also involved in a wide range of veggie-advocacy and

other work for animals-find out more at www.PETAIndia.com

<http://www.petaindia.com/> .

 

One of the best things you can do is to help bring the message of

compassion for animals into the Indian/South Asian community here in

North America. For example, consider setting up a display at a temple,

tabling at an Indian festival, having someone come speak in the

community, etc.. Poorva, who has worked extensively in PETA's India,

UK, and US-based offices, is your point person at PETA for help with

these activities (poorvaj (AT) petauk (DOT) org ).

 

Again, it was a pleasure to meet you all. Please don't hesitate to be

in touch.

 

For the animals,

Aaron Gross

 

PETA Consultant,

former Chief Functionary, PETA India

aarongross (AT) post (DOT) harvard.edu

805-636-9182