perspectives on vegetarianism...
| animals |
| & the ethics of eating.
Independent living
beings, or commodities for human consumption? The morality
(or otherwise) of killing for food. (Killing when you
don't need to... isn't that called murder?)
|
|
| the
environment |
| &
sustainability for an ever-growing global human population
and the critical environmental issues facing planet earth
- almost every one linked integrally with the use of animals
for food. |
|
| world
hunger, |
|
wealth and waste, and the politics of food production
& distribution. |
|
| health
- |
| & not just your own.
Health at an individual
and social level, & the epidemics of lifestyle disease
costing us more than we can afford. |
|
| spirituality |
| Can
the path to enlightenment be separated from the impact
of our actions on other beings? |
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Whichever way you look at it,
the answer is the same.
From any perspective, whatever it is you're concerned
about, the likelihood is that vegetarianism is part of the answer,
globally and locally. Globally,vegetarianism is an imperative
for the 21st century and beyond. Our survival - physical, moral,
spiritual - and the future of life (human and otherwise) on this
planet depend on a sea change in our attitude to the use of animals
for food.
Although it's not a magic wand to solve everything
(life isn't so easy!), vegetarianism remains one of the most concrete,
effective and accessible things YOU - as an individual - can do
to create change for a better future. While Vegetarian Action
and organisations like us work for large-scale shifts in public
attitudes towards vegetarianism (and please support
us if you'd like to be part of that), it's important not to
underestimate the impact that each individual makes through their
own daily choices - to thousands of animals; to water, land use
and the global availability of food; to your own health and the
social sustainability of our nation; to humanity's search for
higher understanding.
Whichever
way you look, the future is vegetarian..
The internet contains oodles of information on all
of the above topics, and you can also read more in books and
magazines. These pages - referenced from credible & scientific
sources - offer just a taste of the various perspectives, or
reasons for vegetarianism. We encourage you to use our links
page and reference lists and read more about whatever interests
you most.
