introducing me:cutoutcows aka ana

July 21, 2005

Hello all, after my recent verbal pabulum I should probably introduce

myself. Kia ora, I'm ana. I live in Aotearoa, Nz. I chose the silly

name 'cut out cows' because dairy farming is a massive industry over

here and causes problems like nitrifying streams and polluting ground

water. So if any of you cows are reading this cut it out!he,he,he(i'm

chuckling not making a reference to males)

In my fantasy vegan future all these dairy and sheep farms are

converted to native forests. However, the lack of cows and sheep

dotted along the country side would alarm the general public; so in

the early stages conversion stages cutouts of cows and sheep would be

strategically placed in fields, to reassure people, and prevent

possible economic/social hysteria.

These cutout cows and sheep would stand against the bluer than blue

skies, and gradually, succeeded by trees, would fall, becoming part of

the forest understorey, ahhhhhh.

What are your dreams for a vegan future?

When I was a girl two events made me decide to become a vegetarian:

I read a book about vegetarianism and saw the chicken for tea

defrosting in a pool of blood and water in the kitchen sink.

This so disturbed my young mind that I promptly became a vegetarian,

and, I might add, not one of those fish eating ones either ;-)

Up until recently I have been one of those:

" I would love to be a vegan but, you know, I love cheese " people.

Then I encountered one of the " vegan police " and he gave me some food

for thought; for which I am very thankful because in cutting out the

moo + co my actions are more alligned with my beliefs.

I also feel more peaceful as a vegan, perhaps there is a latent

sadness in the molecules of milk products, as there seems to be the

fibre of clothing from exploited workers?

I find this forum is really interesting because I don't know many

other vegans. It's good to know what other vegans think about any

sorts of things and not feel like, as fellow vegan aptly put it:

" the last of the white unicorns " . Different perceptions help me

understand the why, where, who, how, when about what I am thinking.

Today it was the how. I was thinking about how grateful I am to live

in a society where I can choose to be a vegan, and how I lucky I am

that my basic need of food is met.

I too am curious about the people behind the names, any other

introductions....?

ana

July 21, 2005

Hi Ana

I love the idea of the cut out cows and sheep - very good. I hate it when

people say it would be terrible not to have animals in fields for them to

look at. Not only do the animals have to be eaten, but they have to be

there for peoples visual pleasure as well!!!

Jo

> Hello all, after my recent verbal pabulum I should probably introduce

> myself. Kia ora, I'm ana. I live in Aotearoa, Nz. I chose the silly

> name 'cut out cows' because dairy farming is a massive industry over

> here and causes problems like nitrifying streams and polluting ground

> water. So if any of you cows are reading this cut it out!he,he,he(i'm

> chuckling not making a reference to males)

>

> In my fantasy vegan future all these dairy and sheep farms are

> converted to native forests. However, the lack of cows and sheep

> dotted along the country side would alarm the general public; so in

> the early stages conversion stages cutouts of cows and sheep would be

> strategically placed in fields, to reassure people, and prevent

> possible economic/social hysteria.

> These cutout cows and sheep would stand against the bluer than blue

> skies, and gradually, succeeded by trees, would fall, becoming part of

> the forest understorey, ahhhhhh.

>

> What are your dreams for a vegan future?

>

> When I was a girl two events made me decide to become a vegetarian:

> I read a book about vegetarianism and saw the chicken for tea

> defrosting in a pool of blood and water in the kitchen sink.

> This so disturbed my young mind that I promptly became a vegetarian,

> and, I might add, not one of those fish eating ones either ;-)

> Up until recently I have been one of those:

> " I would love to be a vegan but, you know, I love cheese " people.

> Then I encountered one of the " vegan police " and he gave me some food

> for thought; for which I am very thankful because in cutting out the

> moo + co my actions are more alligned with my beliefs.

> I also feel more peaceful as a vegan, perhaps there is a latent

> sadness in the molecules of milk products, as there seems to be the

> fibre of clothing from exploited workers?

>

> I find this forum is really interesting because I don't know many

> other vegans. It's good to know what other vegans think about any

> sorts of things and not feel like, as fellow vegan aptly put it:

> " the last of the white unicorns " . Different perceptions help me

> understand the why, where, who, how, when about what I am thinking.

>

> Today it was the how. I was thinking about how grateful I am to live

> in a society where I can choose to be a vegan, and how I lucky I am

> that my basic need of food is met.

>

> I too am curious about the people behind the names, any other

> introductions....?

>

> ana

>

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July 21, 2005

Hi Ana

I love the " cut out cows " idea... sure beats the concrete ones around Milton

Keynes!

I guess that since I asked, I should " introduce " myself to those who don't

know me... everyone else, just hit delete now :-)

I'm Peter... technically the " owner " of the group, in that a few years back

I set it up, as it seemed that there was a distinct lack of places on the

net for vegans to just " chat " without any worries about being moaned at (or

even banned) for going off topic!

I've been vegan since September 1998, when I panicked Jo (my mum - also one

of the regular posters & a moderator) by deciding to go vegan a couple of

days into a holiday in Germany. I'd been vegetarian for about a year before

that... which came as rather a shock to anyone who'd known me as a child

when I used to hate the whole concept of vegetables! I'm also involved in

various animal rights activities - will be taking part in a demo on Saturday

to try to stop Oxford University building an animal testing lab, and have

done my fair share of hunt sabbing in the past (and maybe in the future,

depending on what the effect of the ban actually turns out to be). Along

with the usual letter writing, demos, etc. etc. Also fairly politically

active - I was recently protesting against the G8 in Scotland, and will

possibly be taking some part in demonstrations at the DSEI arms fair in

September...

In everyday life, I'm a student at Bristol University, taking an MA in

Medieval & Early Modern History, currently researching the Early Modern

growth of the concept of Druidry... hoping to go on to do a PhD on Druidry

and Freemasonry in the early 18th century.

Spiritually, I classify myself as loosely Pagan, and tend to associate

myself with Reclaiming tradition Witchcraft.

I'm a bit of a show off, and love doing acting, singing and playing guitar

at just about any given opportunity. Favourite sort of music is Progressive

metal, but will happily listen to AOR, Classical, Death metal, and a whole

bunch of stuff imbetween.

Dunno what else to say... so, there you go!

BB

Peter

July 21, 2005

oh no

i read it

i read it!!

now i know!!!!

oh..the horror!!!!

sorry..

been a long day, and on about 90 minutes sleep

Peter <metalscarab

Jul 21, 2005 5:25 PM

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