I'm Guilty

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> Well, I certainly feel the same as you do about meat-eaters!

> I don't know about the law, but the effect of you as a small company

> choosing to employ one vegan instead of one non-vegan is a pretty

> small effect to the whole of society.

 

As far as i remember from my lessons in college, there are laws on

discrimation to do with sexism, racism etc. But you are allowed to

specify a black person for a job if they need to have this skin colour

e.g. an actor playing some-one like Martin Luther King. As long as you

specify your reasons for discriminating others in favour of one

particular sex or race or beliefs, then it is not illegal.

 

> For instance in the mid 1980's I was a student nurse and I did as I

> was required to do and even helped feeding people on meat. I knew it

> was part of the job, no point complaining although I openly told

> patients and staff I was vegan, for instance if a patient was asking

> for advice in filling out the menu form I was open that I could not

> personally advise on whether I thought this or that tasted good as I

> was vegan and didn't eat animal products for ethical reasons.

>

> Anyway I was still harassed for my beliefs, given bad reports and

> victimised to the point of being forced out, mostly I would think

> because animal rights was looked on as a threat to medicine

 

That's atrocious, Lesley!!

 

> I can only imagine that I would have suffered being forced

> out even earlier if I had refused vaccinations (I was a bit of a

> wimp, and didn't refuse them although I wanted to).

 

That's awful, too. I was forced to have vaccinations in school as is

was up to my dad even though it's my bl**dy body!! Luckily, when i was

offered the menigitis jab in college, i could refuse it because i was

over 16. Everyone thought i was weird though and said that i was more

likely to get it and pass it on to everyone else!! What a cheek!!

 

> If they thought nurses should be setting a good example of healthy

> living, as befits the profession, they should have harassed the

> smokers and excessive boozers who were a very bad example, and not

> picked on me, the almost teetotal vegan,

 

i agree with you here. The same should go for doctors, but they don't

have much training in nutrion at all!! My doctor died of a heart

attack in his mid-fifties. LOL!!I'm not laughing at the fact he had a

heart-attack, just at the irony of it all!

 

> they harassed me after an animal rights demo, just because I was

> questioned, not even arrested or charged by the police. I was hauled

> up before the head of the school of nursing and ordered to explain.

 

> Surprise, surprise, I suddenly got a bad report and was demoted to

> nursing auxiliary very soon after that clash with the head.

 

Once again, this is extremely unfair and un-professional of them do

this!! Is the situation any better now for nurses, do u know??

 

Suz.