FWD globalization & animal liberation

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" pattrice le-muire jones " <pattrice   To : 

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Subject :  globalization & animal liberation  

 

 

The international trade practices which commonly are grouped under the

rubric of " globalization " pose a grave danger to our efforts to free the

animals. International trade agreements such as those enforced by the World

Trade Organization can and already have undermined national animal

protection legislation. Moreover, as animal liberation and environmental

activists in the U.S. and Europe have made progress against the animal

agriculture industries, those industries have been making plans to export

their operations to developing nations.

 

Right now, the meat industries are working hard to develop markets and

establish operations in low-income nations, far from the prying eyes of

animal liberation activists. Worst of all, they are doing so under the guise

of hunger relief, aided and abetted by the Food and Agriculture Organization

(FAO) of the United Nations. If we don't stop that process, we will see not

only more animal abuse but also more pollution and poverty in the nations

which can least afford those problems.

 

The good news is that an international coalition of animal liberation,

anti-globalization, and environmental activists is coming together to oppose

the exportation of factory farming to low-income nations. Our target is the

upcoming World Food Summit this November in Rome, at which the FAO will be

charting the course of hunger relief efforts for the next few years. We are

taking a two track approach, with some activists and organizations working

on 3within the system2 approaches like lobbying and letter writing while

other activists and organizations plan for big demonstrations in Rome and DC

this November.

 

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

(1) Forward this message widely.

(2) Visit http://www.bravebirds.org and click on World Hunger for background

information. You will probably find the FARM and CIWF position papers to be

the most useful in providing you with basic facts and arguments.

(3) Use newspaper coverage of the current events in Genoa as an excuse to

write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper, explaining that this

aspect of globalization will lead to more hunger in low-income nations.

(4) If you work with an animal liberation organization, bring this issue to

the attention of the group. We are asking all animal rights groups to at

least mention the link between hunger and factory farming in one of their

publications or educational events between now and November. We also need

organizations to sign or write lobbying letters to the FAO and to the U.S.

delegation to the UN. I can provide sample letters if they are needed.

(5) Contact me directly if you would like to receive regular email alerts

concerning this project.

(6) Contact me directly if you might like to serve as a local organizer for

this project.

(7) We are trying to keep track of all of the work being done on this issue

so please do get back with me to let me know what you or your organization

has done or is planning to do.

 

pattrice le-muire jones

pattrice

 

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