Happy World Vegan Day to Moo! [November 1 - every year, everywhere]

[Guest guest]

Send out your letters ASAP to radio, TV, podcast, and other broadcast media.

It may be a little TOO late for print media (like newspapers, certainly for

magazines).

 

Here's MINE (for the Greater Boston area) - pieced together from other :

 

Happy World Vegan Day to Moo!

Today (Thursday, November 1) is World Vegan Day (aka International Vegan Day).

http://www.worldveganday.org

http://www.worldveganday.org.uk

 

In addition to being a cruelty-free and healthier way of living, many people

are going vegan for environmental reasons.

 

As many people are reducing their car use, limiting their water waste, becoming

more 'energy-efficient' and generally seeking to lessen their environmental

impact, they are increasingly examining their eating habits too.

Environmentally conscious consumers are concerned not only with food miles,

over-packaging, pesticide use and GM foods, but are also increasingly

questioning the environmental sustainability of modern animal husbandry.

 

The livestock industry is responsible for 18% of the world's greenhouse gas

emissions, and yet by comparison, all forms of transportation combined emits

13.5%. The world livestock population is currently expanding at a faster rate

than the human population - meat production has quadrupled in the past fifty

years and livestock now outnumber people by more than three to one.

 

Animals use most of the protein they eat to live - not to 'grow' meat; so meat

consumption adds to water shortages, forest clearing, soil damage, use of

oil-based pesticides - and, of course, climate change.

 

The ironic thing is that all of these crops that were grown to feed the

livestock, could have been sent directly to humans to eat . Our dietary habits

are a terribly inefficient use of the earth's resources. A 2006 University of

Chicago study found that a person switching from the average Western diet to a

vegan diet would reduce CO2 emissions by 1,485 kg per year.

 

The bottom line is that eating meat, dairy and eggs threatens our planet. I

have been vegan for over 30 years now (and vegetarian for longer) - not only was

it one of the best decisions I have ever made in terms of my personal health and

conscience, but I was surprised how easy and delicious vegan food is. Please

visit www.BostonVegan.org and

http://www.bostonveg.org/go_veggie.html#motivations, and internationally,

www.vegansociety.com and www.IVU.org for further information.

 

Yours sincerely,

Maynard S. Clark

http://tinyurl.com/2qc9oo

http://360..com/maynardclark

http://Maynard.Clark.GooglePages.com

http://profile.to/maynardclark/

 

 

 

 

10 Myths about Vegans

 

 

1. Vegans are the pale anemic bunch

No way José! Get yourself a bucket of cold water before you click into Vegan

bodybuilders. Olympic champion Carl Lewis, gorgeous Alicia Silverstone, and

handsome Joaquin Phoenix are amongst famous vegan hotties. Then look, too, at

Forrest Whitaker and Sidney Poitier, who surely aren’t pale and anemic. You may

find the list of vegan celebsat www.goveg.com.

 

2. If you want to know what’s in fashion, don’t bother asking a vegan

The best fashion accessory for Vegans is the one matching their beliefs. The

mainstream has now caught on that 'Green is the new Black' and compassion in

fashion is in vogue. Stella McCartney is one among many designers who refuses

to use fur and leather in any of her prêt-à-porter collections.

 

3. Vegans are fruit loops

There may be a few fruit loops amongst them but there are a few rather

brilliant minds too. Mr Janez Drnovsek, president of Slovenia, is vegan, and

just to name few revered veggie brains - Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Schweitzer,

Albert Einstein, and Leonardo Da Vinci. Maybe broccoli is the next brain food …

 

4. Vegans live on rabbit food

Vegans love their rabbit food but they also love to tantalize their taste buds

with scrumptious cuisines from around the world. Does the sound of Brazil Nut

Choc Temptation sound too good to be vegan? Go to www.veginity.comfor this

recipe and more. For delectable ice cream, try B’Nice Rice Cream.

 

5. Vegan = stylish footwear = oxymoron ….. not any more!

Happy Vegan feet can now step out in style with stores such as Bourgeois

Boheme, www.bboheme.com. Footwear and accessories for both men and women are

ethically sourced from around the world. Look out for the new collection under

their own label coming out in the vegan month of November.

 

6. Vegans love animals more than people

The furry, scaly, and warty ones are their passion, but high on their

priorities is the welfare of their fellow two-legged Homo sapiens variety too.

Wherever possible, vegans look out for fair trade produce; see The Fair Trade

Foundation for further information.

 

7. Vegans will not rest until they convert the entire world into

Vegans

They would love everyone to be vegan, of course, but they do understand that

this is the real world. Another way round is to set up a little country of

vegans! One group hopes to purchase an island to establish their very own vegan

island community. In the interim, actually practice is to live with the status

quo, working for justice, good, and reason wherever it’s possible and however

it’s feasible.

 

8. Vegans are all crazy animal-rights activists

There are many passive ways to be the voice for animals and to have fun at the

same time. Vegetarian groups like the Boston Vegan Association

(www.BostonVegan.org) and the Boston Vegetarian Society (www.BostonVeg.org),

plus the local Boston Vegan and Vegetarian Meetups (http://Vegan.Meetup.com),

have loads of great social events for the “wholly herbivorous”. To that, add

the college and campus groups, the family-based groups for parents and their

kids, and the vegetarian (read vegan) annual summer camps and conferences, and

no vegan is hurting for fun.

 

9. Vegans are tree huggers

Indeed they are and they love hugging lots of other things too! Actually,

veganism and environmentalism go hand in hand. Did you know that farmed

animals, cows' flatulence for one, produce more greenhouse gas emissions (18%)

than the world’s entire transport system (13.5%)? Go to the Vegan Society for

further interesting facts.

 

10. Vegans have a chip on their shoulders

“Let’s say you were stranded on a desert island and your only food source was

a turtle, would you eat it…?”

Vegans are bombarded with such absurd scenarios every day; it’s not surprising

that they may snap back! If you really want to know what vegetarian ethics are

about go to Vegetarians International Voice for Animals website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

Good letter!

 

Might I have permission to quote - which is to say, blatantly nick - bits

from it for correspondence with people in future?

 

John

-

" Maynard S. Clark " <MaynardClark

" Vegan Way " <veganway >

Thursday, November 01, 2007 3:02 PM

Happy World Vegan Day to Moo! [November 1 - every year,

everywhere]

 

 

Send out your letters ASAP to radio, TV, podcast, and other broadcast media.

It may be a little TOO late for print media (like newspapers, certainly for

magazines).

 

Here's MINE (for the Greater Boston area) - pieced together from other :

 

Happy World Vegan Day to Moo!

Today (Thursday, November 1) is World Vegan Day (aka International Vegan

Day).

http://www.worldveganday.org

http://www.worldveganday.org.uk

 

In addition to being a cruelty-free and healthier way of living, many

people are going vegan for environmental reasons.

 

As many people are reducing their car use, limiting their water waste,

becoming more 'energy-efficient' and generally seeking to lessen their

environmental impact, they are increasingly examining their eating habits

too. Environmentally conscious consumers are concerned not only with food

miles, over-packaging, pesticide use and GM foods, but are also increasingly

questioning the environmental sustainability of modern animal husbandry.

 

The livestock industry is responsible for 18% of the world's greenhouse gas

emissions, and yet by comparison, all forms of transportation combined emits

13.5%. The world livestock population is currently expanding at a faster

rate than the human population - meat production has quadrupled in the past

fifty years and livestock now outnumber people by more than three to one.

 

Animals use most of the protein they eat to live - not to 'grow' meat; so

meat consumption adds to water shortages, forest clearing, soil damage, use

of oil-based pesticides - and, of course, climate change.

 

The ironic thing is that all of these crops that were grown to feed the

livestock, could have been sent directly to humans to eat . Our dietary

habits are a terribly inefficient use of the earth's resources. A 2006

University of Chicago study found that a person switching from the average

Western diet to a vegan diet would reduce CO2 emissions by 1,485 kg per

year.

 

The bottom line is that eating meat, dairy and eggs threatens our planet. I

have been vegan for over 30 years now (and vegetarian for longer) - not only

was it one of the best decisions I have ever made in terms of my personal

health and conscience, but I was surprised how easy and delicious vegan food

is. Please visit www.BostonVegan.org and

http://www.bostonveg.org/go_veggie.html#motivations, and internationally,

www.vegansociety.com and www.IVU.org for further information.

 

Yours sincerely,

Maynard S. Clark

http://tinyurl.com/2qc9oo

http://360..com/maynardclark

http://Maynard.Clark.GooglePages.com

http://profile.to/maynardclark/

 

 

 

 

10 Myths about Vegans

 

 

1. Vegans are the pale anemic bunch

No way José! Get yourself a bucket of cold water before you click into

Vegan bodybuilders. Olympic champion Carl Lewis, gorgeous Alicia

Silverstone, and handsome Joaquin Phoenix are amongst famous vegan hotties.

Then look, too, at Forrest Whitaker and Sidney Poitier, who surely aren't

pale and anemic. You may find the list of vegan celebsat www.goveg.com.

 

2. If you want to know what's in fashion, don't bother asking a

vegan

The best fashion accessory for Vegans is the one matching their beliefs.

The mainstream has now caught on that 'Green is the new Black' and

compassion in fashion is in vogue. Stella McCartney is one among many

designers who refuses to use fur and leather in any of her prêt-à-porter

collections.

 

3. Vegans are fruit loops

There may be a few fruit loops amongst them but there are a few rather

brilliant minds too. Mr Janez Drnovsek, president of Slovenia, is vegan,

and just to name few revered veggie brains - Mahatma Gandhi, Albert

Schweitzer, Albert Einstein, and Leonardo Da Vinci. Maybe broccoli is the

next brain food .

 

4. Vegans live on rabbit food

Vegans love their rabbit food but they also love to tantalize their taste

buds with scrumptious cuisines from around the world. Does the sound of

Brazil Nut Choc Temptation sound too good to be vegan? Go to

www.veginity.comfor this recipe and more. For delectable ice cream, try

B'Nice Rice Cream.

 

5. Vegan = stylish footwear = oxymoron ... not any more!

Happy Vegan feet can now step out in style with stores such as Bourgeois

Boheme, www.bboheme.com. Footwear and accessories for both men and women

are ethically sourced from around the world. Look out for the new

collection under their own label coming out in the vegan month of November.

 

6. Vegans love animals more than people

The furry, scaly, and warty ones are their passion, but high on their

priorities is the welfare of their fellow two-legged Homo sapiens variety

too. Wherever possible, vegans look out for fair trade produce; see The

Fair Trade Foundation for further information.

 

7. Vegans will not rest until they convert the entire world into

Vegans

They would love everyone to be vegan, of course, but they do understand

that this is the real world. Another way round is to set up a little

country of vegans! One group hopes to purchase an island to establish their

very own vegan island community. In the interim, actually practice is to

live with the status quo, working for justice, good, and reason wherever

it's possible and however it's feasible.

 

8. Vegans are all crazy animal-rights activists

There are many passive ways to be the voice for animals and to have fun at

the same time. Vegetarian groups like the Boston Vegan Association

(www.BostonVegan.org) and the Boston Vegetarian Society (www.BostonVeg.org),

plus the local Boston Vegan and Vegetarian Meetups

(http://Vegan.Meetup.com), have loads of great social events for the " wholly

herbivorous " . To that, add the college and campus groups, the family-based

groups for parents and their kids, and the vegetarian (read vegan) annual

summer camps and conferences, and no vegan is hurting for fun.

 

9. Vegans are tree huggers

Indeed they are and they love hugging lots of other things too! Actually,

veganism and environmentalism go hand in hand. Did you know that farmed

animals, cows' flatulence for one, produce more greenhouse gas emissions

(18%) than the world's entire transport system (13.5%)? Go to the Vegan

Society for further interesting facts.

 

10. Vegans have a chip on their shoulders

" Let's say you were stranded on a desert island and your only food source

was a turtle, would you eat it.? "

Vegans are bombarded with such absurd scenarios every day; it's not

surprising that they may snap back! If you really want to know what

vegetarian ethics are about go to Vegetarians International Voice for

Animals website.