Guest guest Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 Invasive species are in a sense biological pollution, we must act. Would you welcome an aggressive stranger into your home that was intent on mating with your partner, ate all your food, donned your slippers, and used up all the toilet paper? I have also been asked if in times of over population if I would " sacrifice my child if they were eating too much food " , possibly letting some more deserving (brainier, prettier, better behaved?) and less free-ranging, dieting child have the food!? I have no children, the animals and plants here are my surrogate children, the children of this land. They are unique to this region and sacred to the indigenous people, they need protecting and I will strive to ensure their survival. Each day I am inspired to preserve the beauty of the native flora, fauna, and wild life, who would not protect what they love? Just as you would protect your family by not letting in the aforementioned stranger (i'm guessing). The earth is our collective responsibility. From this stems the need to think globally, act locally. If you did not feel this at all, as many people I encounter unfortunately do not, you probably wouldn't be a vegan. To me being a vegan implies taking on some responsibility for the welfare of animals. The extinction of another species is a death within us, within our family, maybe even a loss to veganism: we have failed that animal. Each day another 144 deaths, 144 of the last member of a species thats gone forever and that is only the animals, plants are dying out too... If this were chemical pollution there is no way people would say just walk away from it. Unlike chemical pollution this problem is far more complex and continues to grow if we fail to act on it... If you have any more humane/innovative/alternative solutions or know sources of information where they could be found, please share them. Thanks, ana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 Ana, Thank you for that. Are you a writer as well as an activist? Best to you, Heathercutoutcows <cutoutcows wrote: Invasive species are in a sense biological pollution, we must act. Would you welcome an aggressive stranger into your home that was intent on mating with your partner, ate all your food, donned your slippers, and used up all the toilet paper? I have also been asked if in times of over population if I would "sacrifice my child if they were eating too much food", possibly letting some more deserving (brainier, prettier, better behaved?) and less free-ranging, dieting child have the food!?I have no children, the animals and plants here are my surrogate children, the children of this land. They are unique to this region and sacred to the indigenous people, they need protecting and I will strive to ensure their survival. Each day I am inspired to preserve the beauty of the native flora, fauna, and wild life, who would not protect what they love? Just as you would protect your family by not letting in the aforementioned stranger (i'm guessing).The earth is our collective responsibility. From this stems the need to think globally, act locally. If you did not feel this at all, as many people I encounter unfortunately do not, you probably wouldn't be a vegan. To me being a vegan implies taking on some responsibility for the welfare of animals. The extinction of another species is a death within us, within our family, maybe even a loss to veganism: we have failed that animal. Each day another 144 deaths, 144 of the last member of a species thats gone forever and that is only the animals, plants are dying out too...If this were chemical pollution there is no way people would say just walk away from it. Unlike chemical pollution this problem is far more complex and continues to grow if we fail to act on it...If you have any more humane/innovative/alternative solutions or know sources of information where they could be found, please share them.Thanks, ana Start your day with - make it your home page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 A little extreme for me. Jo > Invasive species are in a sense biological pollution, we must act. > Would you welcome an aggressive stranger into your home that was > intent on mating with your partner, ate all your food, donned your > slippers, and used up all the toilet paper? > > I have also been asked if in times of over population if I > would " sacrifice my child if they were eating too much food " , > possibly letting some more deserving (brainier, prettier, better > behaved?) and less free-ranging, dieting child have the food!? > > I have no children, the animals and plants here are my surrogate > children, the children of this land. They are unique to this region > and sacred to the indigenous people, they need protecting and I will > strive to ensure their survival. Each day I am inspired to preserve > the beauty of the native flora, fauna, and wild life, who would not > protect what they love? Just as you would protect your family by not > letting in the aforementioned stranger (i'm guessing). > > The earth is our collective responsibility. From this stems the need > to think globally, act locally. If you did not feel this at all, as > many people I encounter unfortunately do not, you probably wouldn't > be a vegan. To me being a vegan implies taking on some > responsibility for the welfare of animals. The extinction of another > species is a death within us, within our family, maybe even a loss > to veganism: we have failed that animal. Each day another 144 > deaths, 144 of the last member of a species thats gone forever and > that is only the animals, plants are dying out too... > If this were chemical pollution there is no way people would say > just walk away from it. Unlike chemical pollution this problem is > far more complex and continues to grow if we fail to act on it... > > If you have any more humane/innovative/alternative solutions or know > sources of information where they could be found, please share them. > Thanks, > ana To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 I agree. But I think do understand what Ana is getting at and I think I understand her point. I myself do not know enough on the subject of relocating species of any type to comment on how it should be done. I just know that as a Vegan, or even the person that I am in general, there is never a good enough reason for murder in my eyes. And that is what the taking of a life is. Especially if that life was not asked to be there in the first place. It is not that species fault that we introduced them to that place and they populated as we hoped they would. It's like saying ok, you;ve done your duty, now off with you! Also I do not think we can compare this to humans as we have the ability to understand situations like these and move if need be. The cognitive thinking is like comparing apples to oranges only in the fact that you cannot walk up to a cougar and tell him he is eating too many rabbits and must go elsewhere. If cougars eat rabbits that is. But again, I cannot comment on the " what to do " part as I have not researched this. And as every species and area of the world is different, you would need to look into each situation differently. Nikki's $0.15 , " Jo Cwazy " <heartwork@c...> wrote: > A little extreme for me. > > Jo > > > > Invasive species are in a sense biological pollution, we must act. > > Would you welcome an aggressive stranger into your home that was > > intent on mating with your partner, ate all your food, donned your > > slippers, and used up all the toilet paper? > > > > I have also been asked if in times of over population if I > > would " sacrifice my child if they were eating too much food " , > > possibly letting some more deserving (brainier, prettier, better > > behaved?) and less free-ranging, dieting child have the food!? > > > > I have no children, the animals and plants here are my surrogate > > children, the children of this land. They are unique to this region > > and sacred to the indigenous people, they need protecting and I will > > strive to ensure their survival. Each day I am inspired to preserve > > the beauty of the native flora, fauna, and wild life, who would not > > protect what they love? Just as you would protect your family by not > > letting in the aforementioned stranger (i'm guessing). > > > > The earth is our collective responsibility. From this stems the need > > to think globally, act locally. If you did not feel this at all, as > > many people I encounter unfortunately do not, you probably wouldn't > > be a vegan. To me being a vegan implies taking on some > > responsibility for the welfare of animals. The extinction of another > > species is a death within us, within our family, maybe even a loss > > to veganism: we have failed that animal. Each day another 144 > > deaths, 144 of the last member of a species thats gone forever and > > that is only the animals, plants are dying out too... > > If this were chemical pollution there is no way people would say > > just walk away from it. Unlike chemical pollution this problem is > > far more complex and continues to grow if we fail to act on it... > > > > If you have any more humane/innovative/alternative solutions or know > > sources of information where they could be found, please share them. > > Thanks, > > ana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 Thanks Heather, I apsire to be both a writer and activist, I'm currently neither. This year I am studying Organic Horticulture. Eventually I hope to help set up fruit and vegetable gardens/education in schools, and propagate trees for native re- vegetation programmes. What about you? ana , Heather Umberger <heatherumberger> wrote: > Ana, > > Thank you for that. > > Are you a writer as well as an activist? > > Best to you, > > Heather > > cutoutcows <cutoutcows> wrote: > Invasive species are in a sense biological pollution, we must act. > Would you welcome an aggressive stranger into your home that was > intent on mating with your partner, ate all your food, donned your > slippers, and used up all the toilet paper? > > I have also been asked if in times of over population if I > would " sacrifice my child if they were eating too much food " , > possibly letting some more deserving (brainier, prettier, better > behaved?) and less free-ranging, dieting child have the food!? > > I have no children, the animals and plants here are my surrogate > children, the children of this land. They are unique to this region > and sacred to the indigenous people, they need protecting and I will > strive to ensure their survival. Each day I am inspired to preserve > the beauty of the native flora, fauna, and wild life, who would not > protect what they love? Just as you would protect your family by not > letting in the aforementioned stranger (i'm guessing). > > The earth is our collective responsibility. From this stems the need > to think globally, act locally. If you did not feel this at all, as > many people I encounter unfortunately do not, you probably wouldn't > be a vegan. To me being a vegan implies taking on some > responsibility for the welfare of animals. The extinction of another > species is a death within us, within our family, maybe even a loss > to veganism: we have failed that animal. Each day another 144 > deaths, 144 of the last member of a species thats gone forever and > that is only the animals, plants are dying out too... > If this were chemical pollution there is no way people would say > just walk away from it. Unlike chemical pollution this problem is > far more complex and continues to grow if we fail to act on it... > > If you have any more humane/innovative/alternative solutions or know > sources of information where they could be found, please share them. > Thanks, > ana To send an email to - > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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