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A Forum for Vegan Opinion No. 115 Summer 2008 £1

In this Issue: 4 Books 9 Letters 13 A Look at the News 5 News from Pat Reeves 10 Cartoon 14 Vegan Organic Growing 6 Space Cowboys 11 Vegan Help Third World 16 Recipes 8 Avoiding Dairy Cancer Risk 12 A Vision of a Vegan World 20 Mystical Transformation

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them feel less isolated, broadens their steady rise in the price of staple and the Front cover picture understanding and enables them to develop credit crunch which is leaving people feeling "Allotments" by Ruth Lewis. new ideas. insecure about the future. The demand of emerging nations such as China and India for a Post address It struck me that this is how Vegan Views higher standard of living based on Western Vegan Views, started, about thirty years ago in days before lifestyle is leading to an increase in the number Flat A15, the internet. It was based on a community in of farm animals who are inefficient users of the 20 Dean Park Road, London, supported by visitors who came in for world's resources. Bournemouth, the occasion, who helped type, duplicate and Sooner rather than later the world needs to BH1 1JB. send out a newsletter with articles, letters and accept the lifestyle that vegans have been recipes that had been sent in. proving as the correct diet for humanity and the Website: www.veganviews.org.uk Today the internet has become a general means future of the planet. Email: editor*AT*veganviews.org.uk of communication and Vegan Views no longer (replace *AT* with @) receives enough material to fill its twenty Some vegans adopt the diet mainly for

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Vegan Views 3 "By examining forms of discrimination like to avoid them. Clear advice given on vitamins Making A Killing -The sexism and racism that are naturalized in our B12 and D, and on Iron, Calcium, Zinc, Iodine Political Economy of culture, one begins to see that domination is and Selenium. Also, advice on getting omega 3 not merely a natural artefact of human society, fatty acids from non-fish foods. Animal Rights but rather that it is a set of historical relations By Bob Torres published by AK Press, 2007. used to benefit one class or group of people Feeding Your Vegan Infant - with US $17-95. UK £11-00.CAN $20-50. AK over another. Confidence by Sandra Hood. £9.99. ISBN Press 674-A, 23rd Street, Oakland CA 94612 0907337295. Published by The Vegan Society. USA. www.akpress.org. AK Press, PO Vegetarian London 2008 Good infant nutritional advice from Sandra Box12766, Edinburgh EH8 9YE, Scotland. Hood, a state registered dietician. By Alex Bourke published by Vegetarian www.akuk.com Guides Ltd. London. www.veggieguides.com. The Vegan Passport £3.99. ISBN £9-95, US$19-95. 0907337309. Published by The Vegan Society. A pocket Guide in 56 languages explaining what vegans eat and do not eat. Growing Green - Techniques for a Sustainable Future by Jenny Hall and Iain Tolhurst. £18.99. ISBN 095522508. Published by The Vegan Organic Network (available from October Books). Growing fruit and veg without animal manures, blood fish & bone, etc. Vegetarian Guides publishes a number of useful restaurant + B&B/Hotel guides: Vegetarian Britain 2006, Vegetarian London 2005, Vegetarian Europe, Vegetarian France. Details: www.vegetarianguides.co.uk. Catering Guide for Hospitals and Care Homes The Vegan Society has produced a Catering Guide for Hospitals and Care Homes and is able to assist vegan patients in obtaining vegan

food. 130 completely vegetarian and 25 vegan This book examines the reasons why we restaurants and cafés with chefs from every If you would like to receive a copy of the info cherish some animals as pets and sacrifice corner of the globe. (40 new since the last sheet Vegans in Hospitals and Care Homes - a others as 'food'. edition). 300 wholefood and green shops. Guide, please email Omnivorous establishments which can cater for info*AT*vegansociety.com or ring 0121 523 "Any of us who live with companion animals vegetarians are included. There are over 400 1935. know that they are sensitive, intelligent and pages to help you locate vegetarian and vegan thinking creatures. Any dog or cat owner does The booklet can be downloaded at friendly outlets if you live in London or are just not need to get into long-winded and abstract www.vegansociety.com/images/HospitalCateri visiting. philosophical debates about the nature of mind ngBooklet.pdf (700Kb). to know that dogs and cats have a sense of Entries are listed under various areas complete Information from Clare of the Vegan Society. themselves. They understand their with maps to help you find them surroundings. They have wants. They can feel pleasure and pain, and they have moods. So There is also a mention of hotels and guest many of us know this about the animals we live houses, local organisations and national Testing on Humans organisations. Even Vegan Views gets a with daily, yet, it hardly ever occurs to us that When drugs are tested, they are used to decide mention. other animals are capable of these same things. suitability for adult humans. What dose should What of the cows, the chickens and the sheep? be recommended for children? The answer has Can we safely say that they also do not want Meat long been to look on children as being smaller the companionship, comfort and pleasure that By Joseph D'Lacey published February 2007 than adults, so half the dose was used. But the animal companions we know also want? A horror novel, fuelled by the author's shock children may have different metabolism and We have created a false dichotomy between and disgust at the treatment of animals for different reactions whatever the size of the behaviour attributable to companion animals food. dose. This is highlighted in the acceptance of and those of other species that blinds us to the medication for premature babies. How can any to the inherent worth of and needs of all Other Books of Interest animal experiment replicate the conditions animals.... Animal-Free Shopper 7th Edition (2005) experienced by these premature humans. "Like most other products, the methods and £4.99. ISBN 0907337287. Published by The Treatments for small babies are therefore processes in the production of the animal goods Vegan Society. A UK shopping guide to vegan evaluated clinically. That is they observe the we consume are hidden behind an elaborate products - both food and non-food. reaction to any new treatments, comparing system of production and consumption. In the these to control groups. Plant Based Nutrition and Health by Steven coming pages, I ask you to consider these Walsh. £7.95. ISBN 0907337260. Published by Since animals are unpredictable as to the effect conditions and to think about whether we can The Vegan Society. Up-to-date and well on humans, the same applies to all humans. truly consider what we are doing. - day in day researched, covering the health advantages of The experiment only begins when clinical trials out - to billions of sentient creatures.... the vegan diet, as well as the pitfalls and how are carried out on humans. Animal experimentation is proved to be misleading. 4 Vegan Views News from Champion Weight-Lifter - Pat Reeves

Pat was successful at the British bench press Pat Reeves - Practitioner of Nutritional and 3) green smoothie as above, with additional championships on 31st May despite a shoulder Functional Medicine hemp protein powder. injury. For latest info on living foods and courses 4) soaked wild rice, liquidised pea, rice and Hi Everyone! please view my website www.foodalive.org or hemp protein powder. e mail me at [email protected]. It's so great to be able to contact you all again. 5) large green salad plus tomatoes, peppers and I missed the last issue due to pressure of work - Full Member of the British Association for almond 'butter'/ Ucdo's Choice/tamari/seaweed writing my soon to be published book - and Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy dressing, soaked hazelnuts and sprouted now "A Living Miracle" is on target for chickpeas. publication later his year. It is amazing just Registered with Nutrition Therapy Council. how much effort is required to publish e- Editor: This shows what a variety and conceived visions of a Hawaiian paradise. divergence there can be in what individual What I Eat vegans actually eat. As a contrast, let me during my stay, unfortunately. Though my Pat has responded to our interest in what our fellow raw-foodist hosts were amazing people I record that I recently cooked some couscous, vegan readers do eat by the following added some chickpeas from a can and a could not envisage a return to such desolate, breakdown of what she ate in the last four days insect-ridden jungle abode in the future. I squeeze of tomato paste. I found it as delicious before a special event: as it was simple and quick to prepare. Of Day One course, you could always add further ingredients according to taste. Giving up is not part 1) sprouted buckwheat 'porridge' with almond yogurt, raw hemp protein powder (I was of my vocabulary coming up for a major competition) plus Vegan Runners blueberries. The Vegetarian Cycling and Athletics Club ended up with 120 infected mosquito bites and (VC&AC) was formed at the latter half of the was pleased to access US shores and 2) cherries, sprouted alfalfa and broccoli, a few soaked almonds. nineteenth century to prove that athletes on a 'civilization'. Maybe this could be the subject vegetarian diet could compete successfully for a further book in the UK! 3) raw chickpea hummus with avocado rice- with those on the conventional diet. This they I returned from Milan earlier this week, mid- protein powder combined with flax crackers. proved with many successes. The club still May, after retaining my European Power- 4) Vit max pulsed vrgetables with sprouted gives encouragement to vegetarian and vegan lifting championship status - despite the aduki and mung beans, sea veggies added. athletes (see Notices on Page 2) and Secretary worsening knee tumour. However, this was my Peter Simpson, himself a vegan, wants to single (dead-lift) title and I will no doubt find it 5) broccoli, pea, spinach, hemp protein shake. promote veganism with VEGAN RUNNERS. much tougher next month, when I have to James Meldrum from Liverpool who is running Day Two defend my three-lift power-lifting status in with the Vegan Runners distinguished himself 1) blueberries, blackberries and plums as a Dublin next month, which will involve in the Morecombe 20-mile road race, coming smoothie with linseeds and walnuts. squatting. This is the one lift I am finding it first out of 300 finishers. His time for the very hard to to execute at present, because, as 2) Hemp protein shaken with avocado and London Marathon was 2 hours 37 minutes. He deep knee bending to legal (really deep!) depth sprouted quinoa. ran in cross country teams all through school is oft-times just impossible. I am just about to but didn't take it seriously or do any proper embark on on some further therapy in this 3) soaked hazelnuts with apple and pear training back He turned vegetarian when 18 ten years ago and became vegan after reading John regard , though there is presently little hope of 4) watercress and red lettuce salad, spring Robbins' . Before he improvement at this stage. However, you all onions, pea and rice protein powders combined went vegan he often had chest infections, but know I will fight on for as long as I may, as dressing. 'giving up' is not part of my vocabulary does not get them now. 5) pulsed sweet potato, raisin and cinnamon as Other Vegan Runners who successfully Despite requiring some second-editing, my dressing over buckwheat, lettuce and sunflower completed the London Marathon include Andi book entitled "A Living Miracle" is on target greens. Raw protein bar. for publication later this year. It is amazing just Gaywood and Verna Burgess. Day Three how much effort is required to publish VEGAN RUNNERS give this advice: 1) home-made soup with sea nowadays. This book will provide valuable "Nutrition does not have to be complicated for and ginger - a breakfast favourite of mine!, information for people newly diagnosed with a runner. Basically, ensure that you get enough hemp protein powder in almond yogurt. cancer and their carers. It will be my parting complex carbohydrates from pasta and gift! 2) apricot and blueberry mash with rice powder potatoes, follow a balanced diet of fruit and I have just returned from speaking on in almond yogurt. vegetables and drink plenty of water from non- Nutritional Medicine in London and am alcoholic drinks leading up to an event or long 3) lentils and sago and radish sprouts with looking forward to my invited speech with the training session. Keep added salt and sugar tamari, Udo's choice as dressing, almond Midland Vegan Society in Redditch on 4th intake to a minimum. Following a long 'butter' spread on chickpea dehydrated June, distance event or training you may like to crackers. consider one of the suitable sports nutrition There is now SO much more interest in eating 4) green smoothie using sprouted broccoli, , bars available from healthfood shops. nutritional animal-free foods - and of people spinach, watercress and buckwheat, lettuce, Otherwise, ensure that you refuel with a reaping the long term health benefits. with added pea and rice protein powders. carbohydrate meal within a few hours when I just wish I could afford to provide evidence- your body will absorb nutrients more 5) chopped pear, apple and blueberries with based scientific back up that food truly is your efficiently. soaked pumpkin seeds. best medicine - which is undeniably required The New Balance company states that all their by the General Medical Council. Perhaps my Day Four - just ahead of running shoes are suitable for vegans. A high ultimate disclosure via "A Living Miracle" will competition. percentage of other brands are made of contribute in this regard. 1) sprouted quinoa, amaranth, sunflower greens synthetic materials apart from possibly the I remain, as ever, optimistic, with rice, pea and hemp protein powders mixed glue." with almond yogurt. Love, Light and Peace, Website: www.veganrunners.makessense.co.uk 2) apple and small avocado.

Vegan Views 5 Space Cowboys By Katharine A Gilchrist 3. Removal of the crops (harvest) removes feed 1 dairy cow over winter, but ... that is very ground cover allowing animals on the surface much a ballpark figure." Trying to calculate the There I was, gently meandering through space. to be killed by predators. environmental impact of producing this I don't mean real space, although NASA does supplementary feed is very difficult as there are have plans for astronauts to grow their own 4. Application of pesticides. many variables involved. However, even vegan food on places like Mars! I mean So, every time the tractor goes through the ruminants that are not being fattened up for cyberspace. I was on the internet telling people milk or meat require extra feeding. For about vegan cupcakes and the success I had field to plow, disc, cultivate, apply fertilizer and/or pesticide, harvest, etc., animals are example, Hillside Farm Animal Sanctuary had with my first few attempts. I had recently gives its goats, sheep and cows extra food bought "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The killed. And, intensive agriculture such as corn and soybeans (products central to a vegan diet) during the winter. This consists of "our own World" (Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry soaked pencil grass, which contains vitamins Hope Romero, Marlowe and Co, NY, 2006). [my italics] kills far more animals of the field than would extensive agriculture like forage and minerals, garlic powder, mixed herbs and Suddenly, I was ambushed by on-line anti- production, particularly if the forage was molasses ... cider vinegar, seaweed and plenty vegans. Clearly, they believe veganism to be harvested by ruminant animals instead of of fibre which can be hay or horsage". The the secret to eternal youth, as they think vegans machines. So perhaps fewer animals would be production of these or similar items to feed were all born yesterday! killed by producing beef, lamb, and dairy farm animals does not seem to be part of the products for humans to eat instead of the vegan equation for Davis. Nor, despite the fact he is I have a dream where I can effortlessly bake diet envisioned by [US academic Tom] Regan. writing for a journal with "environmental" in cupcakes whilst dismissing the remarks of anti- the name, does he consider the impact of the vegans with devastating accuracy, wit, calm "In conclusion, applying the Least Harm slurry and methane produced by the ruminants. and politeness, to say nothing of looking like a Principle as proposed by Regan would actually gorgeous domestic goddess ... In reality, argue that we are morally obligated to move to Metheny further points out that Davis "ignores however, it takes time to research a topic and a ruminant-based diet rather than a vegan diet." important considerations about the welfare of hone a response to perfection. I hope reading animals under both systems ... The wild mouse this will be of help to at least one vegan out If we could reduce Davis's argument to a lives free of confinement and is able to practice there, in case you get ambushed too. slogan, it would be: "Eat a cow; it'll save two natural habits like roaming, breeding, and mice". One flaw in his logic becomes clear at foraging. In contrast, the grass-fed cow, while These particular anti-vegans want more space this stage. If Davis believes that meat eaters able to roam some distance in a fenced pasture, to be devoted to farming cows. They roam have a duty to cause the minimum number of may suffer third-degree burns (branding), have cyberspace. Their arguments hold less water animal deaths, how can he defend the farming holes punched in his ears (tagging), be than a pipe installed by a cowboy plumber. I of sheep and goats? Put bluntly, cows are big. castrated, have his horns scooped out of his am going to call them space cowboys. Maybe I Killing one fully-grown cow would yield more head (dehorning), and be kept from breeding just like naming things I write after song lyrics meat than killing one fully-grown goat. So, in naturally. Once reaching market weight, he can that someone else has written. (The term terms of maximising the amount of meat be transported up to several hundred miles "space cowboy" is from "The Joker", sung by obtained per life taken, cows are a better choice without food, water, or protection from the Steve Miller Band.) than smaller animals. Then again, why pick on extreme heat or cold; then he is killed in a cows? According to his own logic, Davis conventional ... Suffice it to Space cowboys sound alarmingly well- should advocate that meat eaters confine informed ... but it is so easy for them to look up say, it is hard to imagine that the pain themselves to eating really large animals, such experienced by a mouse as she or he is killed in veganism via an internet search engine. as elephants or blue whales. Popular on-line encyclopaedia Wikipedia a harvester compares to the pain even a grass- (www.wikipedia.org) reveals that a professor Metheny's response comes in three main parts, fed cow must endure before being killed. named Steven Davis has recycled the old of which only two are covered in this article. Likewise, those who are concerned principally argument about small animals accidentally Firstly, he replies: "Davis mistakenly assumes with the treatment of animals, rather than killed during ploughing in an article named the two systems - crops only and crops with simply the number of animals’ deaths, have "Least harm" (Journal of Agricultural and ruminant-pasture - using the same total amount more reason to become vegetarian." Environmental Ethics 16(4); 387-394, 2003). of land, would feed identical numbers of Of course, meat eaters will misinterpret this Space cowboys mysteriously fail to read a bit people ... To properly compare the harm caused and suggest that the answer is existence of further, where Wikipedia reveals that the same by the two systems, we ought to calculate how more small, localised abattoirs or shooting wild journal printed an item criticising Dr Davis's many animals are killed in feeding equal herbivores. The main problem with Metheny's ideas! This is named "Least harm: a defense of populations - or the number of animals killed argument is that there is something a little sad vegetarianism from Steven Davis’s per consumer. In one year, 1,000 kilograms of about saying that it is worse for an animal to be omnivorous proposal" by Gaverick Matheny, protein can be produced on as few as 1.0 slaughtered for beef (or veal) than to be Journal of Agricultural and Environmental hectares planted with soy and corn, 2.6 mangled by machinery. Ethics 16(5); 505-511, 2003. I have no idea hectares used as pasture for grass-fed dairy whether any restrictions were placed on cows, or 10 hectares used as pasture for grass- Neither is a death that we as vegans would Metheny regarding subject matter. However, I fed beef cattle to obtain the 20 kilograms of want to cause. feel that, for whatever reason, there are some protein per year recommended for adults, a Perhaps Davis is correct to assume that the very sound pro-vegan arguments that his article vegan-vegetarian would kill 0.3 wild animals accidental deaths of small animals cannot be omits. annually, a lacto-vegetarian would kill 0.39 prevented. However, it might be worth wild animals, while a Davis-style omnivore Davis advocates using less land for growing considering if more could be done to protect would kill 1.5 wild animals. Thus, correcting small mammals. For example, there are devices crops, using it instead for ruminant animals Davis’s math, we see that a vegan-vegetarian (such as sheep, goats and cows). He argues: that can warn deer to stay away from vehicles. population would kill the fewest number of Amazon.com, the US part of giant internet firm "Animals of the field are killed by several wild animals, followed closely by a lacto- Amazon, sells them. Although there has been factors, including: vegetarian population." only one customer review of them, this 1. Tractors and farm implements run over So far, so good. Another flaw with Davis' awarded the item the maximum five stars. them. argument is that he seems to assume that cows, Would it be possible for similar devices to goats and sheep get all the food they need by warn small mammals to keep away from heavy 2. Plows and cultivators destroy underground grazing all year round. This is not always so. machinery, or would this be futile because they burrows and kill animals. According to the Soil Association, wouldn't survive for long if their homes were "Approximately 1 tonne of concentrate will destroyed?

6 Vegan Views Davis mentions pesticides, but not that food Criticism can help us focus on who we are and can be grown without them. With no mention who we can become. For example, a couple of World Animal Day of even organic farming, it is unsurprising that years ago, a very angry enthusiast By Debbie Dawson, Assistant Project he does not address vegan-organic growing or attacked me in cyberspace. Drawing on a rich Manager, World Animal Day permaculture. combination of absurd stereotypes, he called me a "hairy-legged Kommunist "[sic] who was As you may be aware, World Animal Day It is as if, despite having a PhD, he had never out of touch with people around me. Well, I began in 1931 when ecologists at a conference heard of the Movement for Compassionate was feeling fairly well connected to people in Florence nominated 4 October (the Feast Living, Plants for a Future or The Vegan- around me, but I thought that it wouldn't do Day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of Organic Network! These organisations any harm to reach out a bit more. So I made a animals) as an ideal way of highlighting the represent decades of work by dedicated vegan chocolate cake for a fair at the nearby plight of endangered species. Since then World individuals who have proved time and time community centre. Then I posted my reply to Animal Day has evolved to encompass all again that vegan food can be produced with a the hunter. It was along the lines of: animals and is celebrated in many countries. minimal impact on the environment and on animals. It does seem to me that people who "Firstly, you cannot even see my legs, so you World Animal Day is not linked to any one can overlook this work are motivated more by have no idea what they look like! Secondly, I individual, organisation or campaign, but liking the flavour of meat than by a desire not am a well-integrated pillar of the community! I belongs to everyone. to kill animals. bake vegan cakes for jumble sales and social Since the official World Animal Day website events and people enjoy them!" Davis has a stereotyped idea of what vegans was launched in 2003, the number of events eat. As we know, vegan does not live by bread Since then, I have made a point of baking cakes taking place throughout the world to heighten and soya alone. Some completely avoid one or for fairs and get-togethers. Sometimes it's public awareness of animal issues has both for reasons including allergies and food rewarding when people say, "Oh, I had no idea increased year upon year. This year, with the intolerance. you could make cakes without using eggs." At aid of our newly appointed World Animal Day other times, it's just good to see that people Ambassadors, we aim to ensure this trend Much of what vegans eat - pulses, fruit, enjoy eating them! So far, nobody who hasn't continues. Our Ambassadors are all highly vegetables, nuts and seeds and even some known they were vegan has said, "Oh, they motivated individuals who are passionate about grains like sweetcorn, can be grown in gardens taste a bit different, what did you do?" animals and their welfare and are committed to or allotments, with a minimal impact on small encouraging support for World Animal Day in animals. I have not heard of individuals Since being challenged by the space cowboys, I their own countries. At present we have 29 growing their own wheat, although government have tried harder to remember to buy organic Ambassadors and counting. Ultimately we research centres have demonstrated that it can flour for baking. would like an Ambassador in each country, be successfully grown via vegan-organic I also have another dream. I would like to own which will help us connect literally millions of methods. Indeed, the vegan-organic yield was people and achieve our goal for the animals: to higher than that of the "mixed" organic system a windmill. I could grow my own wheat, being very careful to have a minimal impact on the be successful in uniting the (with animals): movement all over the world. (www.teagasc.ie/publications/2001/tillageconfe environment and small mammals. Then I could rence/paper06.htm). grind my own flour for cupcakes. Please get involved and visit Yes. I'm going to be a gorgeous, witty www.worldanimalday.org.uk where you will At this point, the space cowboy may interrupt find plenty of ideas to inspire you, as well as with, "Forest gardens? Trees? But you can't domestic goddess with my own windmill. Maybe, one day. At the moment, it's just nice everything you need to help you organise a live off nothing but apples, it's not good for successful World Animal Day event - it's all you. How irresponsible of you to advocate baking delicious vegan cupcakes and making space cowboys eat their words. there waiting for you! Please take some time to such an unhealthy diet". How odd! A short browse the different sections of the website. time ago, the space cowboy was agreeing with Many of the ideas are easy to organise, Davis's view that vegans mainly eat wheat and however, if you feel like being a bit more soya! Maybe he or she is genuinely muddled. Vegan Organic Network adventurous, there are also some that require a Then again, some people will misinterpret what Farm Visits little more time and effort - but with a few you say, even if you say it very clearly a More than a day out in the country! helpers on board anything is possible! hundred times! Unmissable opportunities to experience the There is an event listing facility on the website, Of course, not everyone is in a position to plant best of commercial stockfree-organic growing. which provides free publicity to any group or their own orchards. If you live in a small VON's extremely popular farm visits combine individual who is doing something special bedsit, it is unsurprising that you may not be VON get togethers, an opportunity for us to connected with animals on or around 4th able to find the space for a couple of containers meet and socialise, plus a tour of the site, October, and we also invite all visitors to the of soil for growing your own potatoes! Davis' discussion, and the chance for you to have your site to sign the pledge board to show they care suggestions are in terms of agricultural policy own questions answered. and to inspire others. rather than individual actions. I think this is a This year we have set a reduced standard fee good idea. Please help us to spread the word and pass on and ask everyone to bring vegan food to share; the website address to anyone you know who There is not enough space here to discuss the beverages will be provided. Demand is always might be interested in getting involved. You responsibilities of individuals, governments, high and places are limited so to reserve your don't have to be an animal welfare campaigner charities and businesses. However, I have a place please send full payment which is £14 or even a pet-owner to get involved - you just couple of suggestions to make it easier for per person payable to VON, to the named have to care about animals. people with little money and little self- contact for each visit. If you are totally skint confidence to grow some of their own food. I you can apply for a special concession. Show you care this World Animal Day - Get would like to see schemes where experienced Involved. Previous visits this year were to Growing with growers volunteered to mentor people who Grace, Clapham, near Lancaster in July, and, Naturewatch, 14 Hewlett Road, Cheltenham, were renting allotments for the first time. It Growing with Nature, in Pilling, Lancashire in GL52 6AA. Tel: 01242 252871. would also be good for more allotments to be August. The next visit is: www.worldanimalday.org.uk rented by appropriate organisations. Near where I live, for example, one allotment is Monday 13 October, Tolhurst Organic Produce rented by an environmental organisation and is near Reading, starting 12 noon. The ever We shall require a substantially worked on by staff, volunteers and young popular visit, with something different each new manner of thinking if offenders doing community service. time. To book, contacat please contact advice*AT*veganorganic.net, 0161 928 3614. mankind is to survive Sometimes the space cowboys, like other anti- vegans, can motivate us in a good way. Advance booking is important! Albert Einstein Vegan Views 7 Western. Suddenly the answer came: the The second edition of this book is rather long, Avoiding Dairy to Chinese do not use milk or other dairy produce perhaps too long , because the author has added after weaning from mother's milk. If necessary, many pages of updates since the first edition , Reduce Cancer they make use of wet nurses but never give but these additions only make the argument the their children animal milk. Moreover she more convincing. remembered that in visits to China, people Risk would strongly refuse such things as ice cream Professor Jane Plant is an eminent scientist (from animal milk) and looked on the Western World Food specialising in Geo-Physical Surveys. A driven interest in milk as odd and distasteful. When high-achiever, she was struck with breast pressed someone even admitted she thought Crisis cancer and had to endure recurrence more than Westeners smelt of "sour milk" The whole world is aware of and concerned once. Her scientific mind not only asked the about the decisive rise in the price of the grains Finally Jane Plant had found the answer and usual question: "Why is it happening to me?", which are the basis of the worlds need for food. she eliminated all dairy products from her diet. but she also took a keen interest in all stages of The poor have rioted in various parts of the Within a week, the tumour began to soften. Six her treatment. She insisted that every effect has world. Governments and international weeks later, she returned to hospital for a cause and decided to investigate any institutions are urgently addressing this issue of chemotherapy, but no trace of cancer could be scientific research on the subject. To her greatly increasing food production throughout found anywhere in her body. Her doctor surprise she found there was a lot of scholarly the world. information. on which she could build a plan declared her free from cancer and she has for individuals to cope with breast cancer (also stayed free from it as she maintains her dairy In India and Bangladesh, most food is grown ovarian and prostate cancers) and prevent free diet. Jane Plant is not committed to by farmers working in very small fields. recurrence. veganism nor vegetarianism, but she feels she Helping them with supplying improved seed has proved that avoiding all dairy produce will and improved methods, as is being promoted Her training led to scathing rejection of largely reduce the incidence of breast cancer, by small charities such as VEGFAM are of answers not based on sound science, but she is and probably also the prostate cancer. great help and should proliferate. Prosperity for open enough to draw on alternative approaches a few small farmers will help expand This is confirmed by the large study by the which are seen to be useful, including ideas economies. In Kenya, the government is very respected Dr. T. Colin Campbell of from Dr. Gerson's therapy. She also rejects actively helping small farmers to increase their , USA, which also found mere visualisation, but she emphasises the yields. benefits of a positive attitude. that the lack of use of dairy in the Far East is the reason why they have such low incidence Others, in lands where more space is available, The main advice of the Plant Plan is to avoid of cancer. Moreover, people who move from a believe that large scale farming should be all dairy produce even in the tiny amounts traditional Eastern diet and adopt a Western encouraged, mostly in parts of Africa with found in packaged foods or capsules. People style diet, contract the diseases more prevalent uncultivated lands. who have followed the plan carefully have in the Western countries, including cancer. remained free from breast cancer, but a lady Others are presenting Genetically Modified who later accepted cheese in her diet, had a The scientific evidence is clear and crops as the main, and quick solution to world recurrence of cancer. Jane Plant advocates overwhelming. So why is the message that food shortages. USA, Brazil aand Argentina substituting soya products instead of milk breast cancer could be drastically reduced if have embraced GM crops on a large scale, products and praises soya as beneficial people gave up all dairy produce? The main especially for maize and soya much of which is nutritionally. The claims of harm from soya are reason is that it would upset the whole industry used for cattle feed. The European Union is said to be no longer sustainable. based on producing milk, cheese, etc. It is not still reluctant to accept GM foods and requires just a question of the vested interest of the labelling of food sold to humans but GM feeds All arguments are based on sound science dairy industry, though this is in fact very are allowed for to be fed to animals. because the author is passionate about powerful, it would also have an effect of following her scientific train of mind, which unbalancing the whole economy of this and No one is taking notice of the obvious fact that makes her conclusions all the more convincing other countries. We can only expect changes in it is essential that the world must reduce its and important. But this is also a very human this respect to be made by a gradual process consumption of animal products in order to and personal book with accounts of her own over a period of years and we prefer to survive. experiences and those of people who have continue with dramatic exploits in expensive The surge in demand for biofuels to use as strictly followed her plan and she is passionate surgery, rather than simple changes in additives to petrol fuels is also blamed for the about helping others to avoid the suffering she lifestyles. A probable secondary reason for not surge in prices, but these need not had to endure. giving wide publicity to established facts is that compete with grains needed for human Before she had conceived her Plan, Jane Plant people would simply not believe that what has consumption. was being treated by chemotherapy on a been common practice and accepted diet in our Another item that appeared in this debate was tumour that had appeared on her neck and she part of the world there would be fierce debate that the staple food in Jamaica is of rice and continued to wonder about the cause of her and controversy. peas. The poor rely on vegetable sources for affliction. There was no history of cancer in her The facts, however, cannot be avoided. their nutrition and they are also usually the family, so there was no hereditary Veganism is not only the answer to problems people who do most of the hard work. Contrary predisposition. She had long reduced her intake of breast cancer and many other diseases but it to what most rich nations believe, meat is of animal fats and other dietary causes were is also the only way we can sustain the present simply not necessary. discounted. growing world population, because feeding Lessons from the Far East grain to farm animals is hugely wasteful of In her geological surveys she had come across food resources. This fact is also scientifically CORRECTION The Atlas of Cancer Mortality in the People' accepted, but little publicised and the real In our last issue (Vegan Views no.114) page 10 Republic of China. There she found that tragedy is that those nations like China and under Mobile Solar Water Pump Project: for cancers in China were related to regional India who are rapidly growing more 'Tractor Trailer unit' substitute 'Auto Rickshaw conditions, but throughout China the incidence prosperous are aspiring to copy the lifestyle Trailer Unit' Column 2 Under Street children of breast cancer was very low. The background and diet of the established rich nations and see food project, last line read 'training in rate for breast cancer is 1 in 100,000 women meat and dairy produce as part of that lifestyle. horticultural skills.' compared to 1 in 10 of women in the Western As the numbers of vegans increases, we can world. The rate is higher in Chinese and only hope that all will finally have a safe If it has a mother Japanese cities than in rural China but still conclusion, though the process may be painful significantly lower than in the West. So what for some. was different about Eastern countries and Don't eat it.

8 Vegan Views wheels. The need for vegetarians and vegans Correction to Recipes. for a nutritious and varied diet which meets I was surprised and disappointed to see their ethical standards is often overlooked. Marmite recommended in a recipe for Simple Vegetarian Pie (VV 115).Everyone knows Tina Fox, Company Secretary of VfL and what yeast extract is without a brand being former Secretary of The Please desubscribe me. I have learnt the basis mentioned, and if the writer thought it says: necessary to mention one he/she could have of veganism and there isn't anything more to be done better than choose one that isn't said. It has become a way of life. "These are people who for years have tried to lead a life based on kindness, kindness to manufactured by Unilever - a company well- Thank you and best wishes, Jane Shurber known for carrying out vivisection. In addition animals, kindness to the environment and the recipe for Ratatouille is misleading, Visit to Tasmania kindness to themselves. Vegetarians and aubergine in that aubergine is not an optional vegans may be a minority in society, but our Miriam Mather has taken to playing Scrabble choice is strongly held. ingredient. In addition it also needs herbs, on line and finds she is playing with people in specifically rosemary , and oil should be used far off lands. Like all other older people, vegetarians and instead of margarine. I have no problem with vegans deserve respect towards the end of their someone submitting a recipe for a vegetable A lady in Australia often sends her news, like lives, at our task at VfL will be to raise stew, but it shouldn't be referred to as a this account of her trip to Tasmania with her awareness and assist those responsible for ratatouille unless it is a ratatouille. dog, Dudley. catering for older people to see how easy it is Patricia Tricker. Tasmania was very interesting. They call it the to satisfy vegetarians and vegans." apple isle. We devoured lots of apples and they Editor. Thanks for your passionate defence of The first guide: Catering for Older Vegetarians were so crisp, juicy and sweet and only two and Vegans - A practical guide for care homes, the true ratatouille and I agree that the dollars a big bag full. We will never have to aubergine is an essential ingredient. You are retirement schemes and others catering for see the doctor for years if the 'apple a day older people was distributed free of charge to wrong only in that you supposed that someone keeps the doctor away' theory works! had submitted this recipe. In fact, no one has 16,000 homes and other caterers during submitted a recipe for years, in spite of Our dog Dudley adapted well to the travelling. National Vegetarian Week (19th to 25th May invitations to do so. So I gleaned this one (like He thought everybody wanted to see him. He 2008) the one that mentioned Marmite) from old was not backwards at coming forwards with Contact: Tina Fox at Vegetarians for Life. Tel: papers I was clearing out. We include a more people and their pets. We met his 'twin' a very 0151 608 1595 or (mobile) 07802 615533. authentic recipe for ratatouille taken from Liz similar dog called Andy. He had photos taken tina*AT*vegetarianforlife.org.uk with Andy and they looked like clones, but of Cooke's recipe book So What Do You Eat? on our recipe page. course Dudley was the better looking one. We never saw the Tasmanian devils but some Greetings from Glinik are killed on roads. It was such a shame there Notice from The Gorny, in Poland - on first are so many little animals dead on the road, hit arrival. by people who don't abide by the careful Vegan Society driving at dawn and dusk signs. We never Registered charity number 279228 Arrived here in the evening after a flight from drove then. There must have been a lot by the Stansted to Rzeszow. Jerry met me but it was amount of dead animals, including wombats, In 1974 The Vegan Society launched an appeal dark by the time we got to the house. small kangaroos, possums, etc. for a fund to help elderly vegans. The aim was Yesterday I had a good look around - our seven to fund a retirement home for elderly vegans. or so acres of land (full of long grass and We saw no foxes, which is good. Tasmania is spring flowers) stretches down to a forest and a said to be fox free. I loved the beaches - white NOTICE is given that money and other small stream. In fact there are plenty of forests sand and turquoise blue sea - idyllic, but was property given for this purpose can not be used round here, and no immediate neighbours and disappointed with all the chopping of the for that purpose because there was insufficient there are interesting walks all around. We went forests and what goes on in the name of the money for the Society to establish a home. to the small town of Frysztak yesterday, about timber industry. It is like we humans have the Despite much effort it was not possible to find four miles from here and drove around the God-given right to do as we please with the another organisation that was willing to share area. There's a feeling of space - large houses, planet. I did not notice too many birds - not the costs and operate to the Society’s required many with land, and often people working on like in Queensland and South Australia. I look criteria. their land (an unfamiliar sight in Britain). out for the birds in places where we go and take my Readers Digest book to identify them. The donated money has remained in an account Some interesting, colourful architecture gathering interest. although Frysztak itself was not specially Dudley made friends to romp with every place attractive. I hope to write more later on. we went and parked. He made himself If you gave money or other property for that purpose you are entitled to claim it back. If Malcolm Horne. welcome even when some dogs growled at him. He would not take no for an answer until you wish to do so you must tell Nigel Winter, they backed down with an "OK but watch it!" Company Secretary of The Vegan Society, In Other Words Donald Watson House, 21 Hylton Street, Vegan Views reader Mercy Stonehouse has attitude. He never gives up. Perhaps we Hockley, Birmingham B18 6HJ within 3 responded to our appeal for an alternative to humans could learn something from him? months of 14 August 2008. If you wish the the expression "the world's your Oyster". money or other property to go to a similar As you see, Dudley found it all very charitable purpose and to disclaim your right to She wants us to say "The world's your Apple". exhausting. He thinks he's human, so we had to the money or other property, you must ask the get him his own chair. Apples contain numerous vitamins and person named above for a form of disclaimer. minerals as well as pectin and also Vit. B17 Bill and Pauline from the seeds. It is a good detoxiffier as well. If you do not either make a claim within three A truly wonderful fruit. Details of the amounts Vegetarian For Life months or sign a disclaimer, the Charity are to be found in Lesley Kenton's "The Vegetarian for Life (VfL) is a new charity Commission may make a Scheme applying the Biogenic diet". which aims to improve standards of catering property to other charitable purposes. You will for older vegetarians and vegans throughout the still be able to claim the return of your money De-Subsribing UK. or other property (less expenses), but only if Mrs. Jane Shurber subscribed to Vegan Views you do so within 6 months from the date of In our ever ageing population ever more people any Scheme made by the Commissioners. for four issues and is now, confidant about her live in care homes and retirement complexes, veganism, She tells us: or rely on home care, day centres and meals on Date of the notice: 14 August 2008 Vegan Views 9

10 Vegan Views Vegan Help for the Third World

VEGFAM feeds the hungry without exploiting Workshops and training will be provided home/hostel and small kitchen gardens. Staff - animals. Here is more news of projects including the preparation of (vegan) meals, a cook, teacher, caretaker, and helper (all staff achieved in 2007. where all parts of vegetables will be used will also be engaged in horticultural training (leaves, stalks, etc.) Skills and knowledge will and crop production work); Emergency food BRAZIL also be passed on between exchange groups. and water - drinks and three nutritious meals per day per child (including meals for staff and North East State of Paraiba A wind driven pump will be installed, so Reducing Poverty Through Community their families); Utilities - electricity, fuel and women will no longer have to walk to the river water; Hardware - plates, glasses, etc; Organic Vegetable Gardens. Funds for organic to collect water in buckets. Improved access to seeds, tools, wind powered water pump, Vegetable Gardens - land and building rental, water will improve the quantity and quality of organic seeds and tools. irrigation supplies, repair of the community the produce being grown. building, training. The project will give more value to women's BANGLADESH Brazil is one of the most unequal countries in productive work; allowing them to be more Upazilla in Satkhira District. the world. The richest 20% of the population involved in the decision making processes of Improving quality of Life Through Water has 63% of the national income, whilst the the community - improving social inclusion. poorest 20% has only 2.5% of the total. Intervention. This two-year funded project will be replicated Funds for the provision and installation of 20 20 million people live in extreme poverty and in other settlements, promoting vegan-organic shallow tube wells and a rain preservation 40 million live on less than US$2 a day. vegetable production as a sustainable scheme. Also, training costs on the installation alternative, which will improve the food Paraiba is Brazil's poorest region - 50% of the of tube wells and testing for arsenic security of vulnerable communities. It will be population live below the poverty line. The contamination. area has a hot, dry climate with long periods of replicated next year; setting up a further three drought. Desertification affects 55% of the vegetable plots. This process will be ongoing Safe water coverage in Bangladesh is only 42% semi arid region, threatening the survival of the and self-supporting, year after year. provided by shallow tube wells which are at risk of contamination from arsenic. population and increasing the poverty. Financed through Concern Universal There are high levels of malnutrition and (Hereford, UK) working with in-country Kalinganj has a population of 185,669 (33,758 precarious infrastructure makes it difficult to partner Cunha - colectivo feminista (Women's households). improve conditions (difficult access to potable collectice). £13,000 Currently the majority of wells in the area are water, lack of education and revenue, lack of contaminated with arsenic. roads, transport and telephones). SOUTH INDIA Seeds For Poor Farmers Domestic violence against women is high. Beneficiaries Funds for seeds and water channelling Households, schools and colleges. Beneficiaries irrigation works. This project will be implemented through Initially 90 families (500 people) who live in Oodai Patti is a very poor backward village, Ganokendras (development and resource the Serrote Settlement. A further 3, 425 Agudo surrounded by paddy fields. centrers). will benefit indirectly by having access to affordable food. By setting up the community Farming families are very poor. Thousands of Communities will have full access to safe organic vegetable gardens, food security will families have not grown crops for four years, water sources for all domestic purposes, within be improved and incomes will increase from as they cannot afford to buy seeds or to pay the a convenient distance from their homes. the sale of resulting crops. The repaired costs involved in channelling water for community building will provide a place to irrigation. Many people have staved to death as Training will be given on arsenic testing and store tools and hold community meetings. a result. tube well installation. People will also learn how to operate and maintaini the water points Eventual commercialisation of produce will Beneficiaries themselves. increase family income. Crops grown will 1,500 poor farming families initially. A further include aubergines, bell peppers, cabbages 00 families in 215 surrounding small villages Financed through Dhaka Ahsania Mission (green and white), carrots, chilli peppers, will receive seed distributed from the harvest. (Devon,UK), working with Dhaka Ahsania cilandro/coriander, courgettes, cucumber, Mission, Bangladesh. gherkins, iceberg lettuces, other lettuces, Farmers will each receive seed - more then 1,000 acres of agricultural land will be planted All VEGFAM projects are checked carefully pumpkin, okra, onions (including spring with the organisations who request funding onions), spinach, summer squash, tomatoes and with grains and vegetables (including corn,rice, sugar canse and mixed vegetables). from them. Seeds and tree seedlings are non water melons. genetically modified. Local, Indigenous, Culturally, these people have not eaten many Seeds from the harvest will be saved for the organic varieties are used where available next season's planting and seed will also then types of vegetables - this project will broaden TOTAL PROJECTS FINANCED IN 2007 - the community's diets. be distributed to a further 25 surrounding small villages. £41,265. The standard f food will be improved and there Projects funded in 2007 will directly benefit will be an increase in health as a result. 3.425 Many farmers and their families would have died this year without this project. over 180,000 people and more than 100,000 people living in the municipality (over 38% are more people should benefit indirectly as a children and adolescents), will have access to The project will benefit the villages for three result. the food which will be provided at an years, after which time it should be ongoing. affordable cost. At a time when world food shortages are being Financed through Pasto Jesudoss (Madurai, seen as a major issue for the world, this work A seed bank and rotational seed fund will be India). has become even more vitally important, established. Seeds will be distributed to new especially due to its basis on vegan groups who wish to start their own (vegan- INDIA agriculture. organic) garden. They will be expected in turn Nazvid Mandal District, Andhra Pradesh. to reserve seeds and pass them on to other Website: www.vegfamcharity.org.uk. Online groups. Small Kitchen Garden Programme and School giving: www.charitychoice.co.uk/vegfam. See Residential House Project. Notices on Page 2 for Vegfam Address. The seed bank and seed fund will encourage self-sufficiency in the supply of good quality Funding for a food distribution and food seed for the expanding community gardens. production centre, school residential Vegan Views 11 A Vision of a Vegan World "It often happens that the universal belief of Milkweed plants that attract the Monarch New species of gentle animals are emerging on one age, a belief from which no one was free or butterfly, to increase their population. It's the planet; being discovered daily. These are could be free without an extraordinary effort of Saturday morning and there is a stand on the really exciting turn-arounds! genius or courage, becomes to a subsequent street corner where neighbors gather to discuss age, so palpable an absurdity that the only things pertaining to the community. They swap The last slaughterhouse to close was reopened difficulty is, to imagine how such and idea seeds that they have collected from their today, in Houston, Texas, as a memorial could ever have appeared credible." gardens. They share or sell their excess fruit museum of the Farm Animal Holocaust. On and vegetables. All the yards on the street are display are the actual trucks used to haul John Stuart Mill, English author and tidy and flowery. Birds, bees and butterflies are "" (as they used to say). In actuality philosopher (1806-1873) plentiful. Two young girls have set up a though, 'living animals' were hauled off to slaughter, reminiscent of the trains used to It's the future. We turn on the T.V. to a half- watermelon stand and are eating up the profits and giggling. All over the globe, human beings bring Jews and Catholics to the gas chambers hour, commercial-free news program. A in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. reporter speaks: Today is the 10th anniversary are coming out to plant fruit trees on roadsides, for all to share. We take you to one woman The livestock hauling truck stands as an of the last case of the deadly 'sad cow' disease emblem engraved with the words Lest it never that turned the entire world vegan at once, and seen petting a wild deer in the woods adjacent to her back yard. "This deer and myself no happen again. At the dedication speech, the everyone is amazingly feeling better! We take speaker called for the term 'genocide' to be you now to view a sampling of the general longer feel the fear that as a young woman I lived with day in and day out, and I'm sure my expanded to include animals, as well as people. public walking the streets. They move with He continued to say that the enslavement and agility and have a spring to their step. Now we friend here would agree. It's the most miraculous feeling to experience life without genocide of any feeling, breathing, conscious take you to a clip from ten years ago. Dare I being will never be again. say that we appear to be a more evolved constant fearfulness. Who would have ever species, even than 10 years ago? It was TRUE thought, 10 years ago, that life could become We go now to New Zealand where scientist what the pioneer vegans told us of veganism so peaceful for this deer and me? Who would have finally invented and come out with being the next step in the evolution of have ever thought I could become friends with sterilization baits to replace the archaic and humankind! a wild animal? We certainly didn't know then inadequate poison baits once used to eradicate what we are realizing now!" Thank-you to our the introduced-by-man and unwanted possum Once overloaded hospital rooms are emptying roadside reporter, Will Dumore, and now back in the New Zealand bush. The new baits are at an accelerated rate. It appears that to Cher Wordsworth. proving successful. New Zealanders feel proud Americans are all getting healthier, leaner, less Good Day. There is not a single war happening to have stopped using poison baits in their toxic and disease-ridden. New medical findings natural, and indeed beautiful environment, and indicate children born in these vegan times anywhere on Earth for the first time in human history. Let's pause and ponder this profundity. has made peace with the persecuted possum in don't have the typical runny noses (and this way. Soon all New Zealand forest floors developing ear infections) so common in When people all became vegan, they stopped wanting 'to kill.' Thus our crime rate has and waterways will be free of cyanide and the children of the last decades. The children are like. clear-eyed, bright and intelligent. Size 3X has diminished greatly. All the money we used to been done away with at the International pour into law enforcement, prisons, and the Back to the U.S. of A., where Dennis Clothing Convention, as gross obesity is a judiciary system would have been more wisely Kusinisch, the first appointed "Secretary of disease of the ³not so good old days². New spent funding vegan programs, we see now. Peace" is stepping down from office, medical studies show that heart attacks, cancer, We could have fed vegan meals to dangerous heroically, after an accomplished long term in diabetes, and other debilitating diseases are at murderers in prisons to calm their office and helping to usher us into an Age of an all time low. The stock market is showing temperaments. How could we have been so Peace. It was a milestone in history when the pharmaceuticals so down that these companies blind? Jails are emptying now. People want to American people saw the important need for a are finding other ways to make money. Some live righteously, and so no longer require law Secretary of Peace. Not that long ago mass of these companies are branching out into enforcement. Parents are breathing easier in murderers were our heroes. Not that long ago natural plant-based herbal remedies, these vegan times as violence in our schools we had only a secretary of war and no veganically grown and fairly traded. The stock has ended. New research shows that children's government official thought to have a secretary market is also showing solar, wind, hydro and scholastic achievements have greatly advanced. of peace. It's amazing what we didn't see then other alternative energy sources are way up and Children no longer have learning disabilities as that now seems so easy to see. fossil fuels are steadily on the decline. they are in a safe, loving environment for learning, while eating nourishing, delicious We go now to Meta Morphosis, our reporter in 'The Community Fruit Tree Project' is food. the field who takes us via airplane to visit underway. People all across the globe are L.A.'s busy restaurant scene. The flight planting fruit trees on all residential roads. The (Crime is such a thing of the past that it hardly attendant asks me, 'Will you be having Tofuna funding was ordered by the courts to come makes the news.) We take you now to meet a Salad Platter, Meatless Loaf and mashed from the meat and dairy industries. A law was dog named Braveheart, who was found potatoes with mushroom gravy, or Wheat-meat passed to close down all and rescuing abandoned kittens and becoming their Lasagna?' Wow. Food was never so good! (I stop the breeding of sentient beings for food or foster mother. Braveheart is seen here taking think to myself, it's all so yummy and better milk, 10 years ago today. The ruling stated that the kittens to her people where they nourish suited to our species, too! Preparing food 2% of the companies' profits was to be them from the plant kingdom and supplement without blood and guts is really a lot more allocated to fund the Fruit Tree Planting those necessary nutrients unavailable from enjoyable.) Here we are on a street in Los Project in neighborhoods. Let's go to one such plant food. By being exposed to humanity's Angeles where I see a vegan pizzeria, Mama typical neighborhood now. (Children and dogs change to veganism, these kittens are also Mia's Spaghetti House, a Kentucky Baked are safely playing together in the streets.) evolving out of carnivorism to omnivorism. Cutlets Take-Out, New McDonald's Soy Man's best friend seems to be taking to the We are leading the way for them. Burgers, An International House of Plant- vegan diet, as well. Here we see a young boy A panel of renowned scientists from all over Based Pancakes, A gourmet veganic 5 star who learns about 'loyalty' from his dog and the world have merged and released a eatery and winery, a Thai Cuisine Cafe, a best friend. He is learning to REALLY love statement that the ozone hole is significantly Mendy's New Fashioned Vegan Burger joint, a animals in a way that was unknown decades decreased. Climate change is at a halt. The Potato Palace, several raw food establishments, ago when people ate animals and could not great polar ice caps have slowed down their veganic soup and salad bar chains, a Chinese comprehend what really loving them would be rapid melting of decades past. This is all due to restaurant, fresh juice bars, bakeries, all vegan like. The neighborhood has gathered, dressed less impact from ending animal agriculture and of course, that goes without saying! As we all in smiles and grins, to plant various fruit trees. its contribution to the green house gas effect. know, grocery stores of years past have One woman is seen handing out Swan and 12 Vegan Views become mega, reasonably priced, health food stores. Now over to Barry in our capital. A Look at the News Thank-you Cher. The clothing and shoe industry's losses are at an all time high, as we sale of dog meat in restaurants during the times Noisy Neighbours of the Games. This is not a regular part of vegans tend to want to reuse and recycle, and The people of Darlington in Yorkshire are Chinese menus and is only offered in participate far less in consumerism. Since we're complaining about the noise of cattle being specialised regional style restaurants. But what not all clogged up with animal fat, our brought to auctions early in the morning. No do the Chinese think of items in the Western 'reasoning' has become clearer and it is now doubt the cattle make more noise than usual in diet? A Chinese Chef visiting the USA referred obvious to us that we must protect and preserve the early morning because they have been to cheese as "the putrifying discharge from an our precious planet. Recycling collection taken out of their normal surroundings and old cow's udder". points have been granted more funding and routine. It is also disturbing for the local attention by the courts today. A new Clean humans who prefer to sleep till a reasonable Air/Clean Water Act is underway. A star- time. The local council proposes to ban cattle Blue Tongue studded celebrity event at the White House last noise between 9 pm and 7 am. Blue Tongue disease in cattle is prevalent on night raised $100 million dollars for the Clean the continent of Europe, and has made an Air/Clean Water Act. This is Barry Good appearance in Britain. It is spread by midges Opium or Wheat and farmers are apprehensive of the onset of reporting from Washington D.C., now back to Rising wheat prices are making farmers in midges in the summer. Vaccination is Cher. Afghanistan turn to growing wheat where they available. Our highlighted heart-warming story to report previously grew poppies for the drugs trade. to you tonight is: There is NOT a single They are being encouraged by government subsidies and the thought that dealing with Why Milk? reported case of a starving child left in Africa, Nigeria is importing dried milk, although milk Cher happily and enthusiastically announces. drug barons involves more hassle from the buyers. has never been part of the diet in most African We have accomplished our task to put an end nations. to world hunger. There seems to be plenty of surplus grains, and potatoes since we Caged birds The 'white' farmers who have been expelled stopped breeding and eating cows, pigs, and Pheasants are specially reared so that wealthy from Zimbabwe are moving to Nigeria to set everything else that moves. Food is being people can play at being country lovers and up large farms, some of which will be for milk shipped in from everywhere! There is a team blast them out of the air. For improving production. feeling that has never been seen before on production the birds are now bred within cages

Planet Earth, says a spokesperson for the Stop to keep predators away. Gamekeepers also set World Hunger committee, Mr. Change deliberate traps for animals they view as Forthebetta. 'vermin'. Go Green - Global Food Prices have risen by about 40% in The Supreme Court of the U.S.A. ruled today GMOs the past year. that all companies that profited from animal It is agreed generally that Genetically modified husbandry shall pay back a whopping 10% of crops should not be grown close to crops that There have been riots in many countries in its gross profits as retribution for deceiving the are being cultivated organically to avoid cross protest against the high price of staple grains, American public. They were ordered by law to contamination. But what should the distance which are leading the poor to greater hunger use the money to fund Fruit Tree Planting be? In France GM maize has been found to and desperation. projects and veganic gardens in their contaminate other maize grown 25 kilometres neighborhood and surrounding communities. The huge rise in oil prices, very bad harvests in away. In the UK any product on sale All company representatives that we some parts of the world, diversion into biofuel containing GM ingredients must by law state questioned seemed fine with the fine. crops have aggravated the problems, but the this on the label. However animals may be fed greatest pressure on the price of grains has Now we take you to a college in Australia on GM feed without any declaration about it. been a sudden surge in the demand for meat where a woman is being awarded a medal of consumption from newly prosperous middle courage for being the first vegan to introduce Fishy Waters classes in Asian and Latin American countries the vegan ideal to their school, and leading the Spanish fishermen roam far and wide to supply eager to live up to the lifestyle of the way towards the shift to present times. People a large home market. Somalia in East Africa is prosperous Western nations, who use are being honored worldwide today as the a lawless country dominated by rebel factions. agricultural practices harmful to the United Nations proclaimed this 'Heroes of the so there is no government to complain about environment and also seriously damage their Vegan Movement Day'. War heroes of the past in the waters off their shores. However, health. will no longer be celebrated. All national the lawlessness allows pirates to operate off the holidays honoring war heroes are hereby costs and capture boats that seems suitable for Without the pressure of demand for the replaced with days commemorating the claiming a ransom. A French luxury yacht has wasteful feeding of grains to animals, grain forerunners who helped bring us into a radiant been held up to ransom and recently a Spanish prices would fall back and the poorer peoples Golden Age of Peace. fishing vessel. It seems that overfishing nearer throughout the world would find prices home is leading to searching for fish in very far affordable again. Now we go to the U.S. Parks and Recreation off waters. So how desperate is the demand for spokesperson: 'Visitors to our National Eating less meat and other animal products is fish. Will we soon find there are no more fish what each individual can contribute to this Parklands and Forests is at an all time high. in the sea? Since hunting was banned, the rubbish in the crisis. national forests is virtually nil, even though far It's simple, easy and can only do you good. more people are hiking our national forests. Rice production The Irrawaddy Delta which was struck by a This is something we felt worth reporting to You don't have to go vegan straight away, but devastating cyclone was a rich rice producing you. You; a person just like us. Thank-you and you could see that as a goal to aim at and keep area which exported rice to other countries. good night from Cher Wordsworth and the in sight, even if you never completely achieve The current crop has been destroyed and there team here at BBC (Better Broadcasting it. is only a short period left to allow for Communications.) replanting for the next harvest. This is an added It is estimated that a person eating a plate of M. Butterflies Katz is co-author of "Incredibly disaster for the worldwide rice shortage. meat, is eating the food that which could Delicious; Recipes for a New Paradigm" by sustain 12 persons in good and comfortable Gentle World. www.gentleworld.org, A View from China health, if the meat was not intentionally bred. www.TheVeganLife.com, China is hosting the Olympic games and That is how much resources are used when www.veganpoet.com wishes to present a favourable image for other they breed animals to eat. nations. They have therefore decided to ban the Vegan Views 13 Vegan Organic Growing The Land Magazine: The Land, The Potato Can Britain Feed Itself? Store, Flaxdrayton Farm, South Petherton, This was the title of a book I got in the 1970`s Somerset, TA13 5LR. by Kenneth Mellanby (a meat eater), written in 1975, who reached the conclusion then with a Vegan Organic Network (VON) smaller UK population (55million) than we www.veganorganic.net. See p 17 for full have now, that we should drastically reduce details.

meat consumption. Of course, he didn't go far enough, but now Simon Fairlie of The Land magazine (Winter 2007-8) has looked at this Our life Change again with current factors of a 60 million By Heather Foster population and several different land use We are a family of 4, Heather, Steve, Moss (7) scenarios such as Organic with Livestock, and Amelie (5) and despite having a reasonable By Graham Cole Chemical with Livestock, Organic Vegan, and enjoyable standard of living in the UK we Stockfree-Organic, Real Chemical Vegan, Livestock Permaculture and wanted something different. So we bought a Permaculture Vegan. The rough conclusion is camper van, sold and gave away lots of our Sustainable Growing that the two vegan systems come out best, also unwanted belongings, sold our 4 bedroom We are now seeing the results globally of an in the way that millions of acres of spare land bungalow in Scotland, and went to France. system with rising prices and instability with is freed up that could be reforested and give, After briefly touring around to find an area we food riots and strikes. Three major factors are for instance, wildlife a chance as well as liked we viewed 3 houses, and chose the first behind this: rising cost of oil, swathes of land feeding the UK sustainably. He has added to one we had seen. From leaving the UK in June given over to biofuels, and an explosion in the the facts and debate in a very useful way and I 2007 we moved into our stone built house in demand for meat and dairy and the feed needed urge people to check it out as it strengthens our the Languedoc in October! to produce it. Many of us have been saying for case. It really has come to this question in a years that a growing human population and volatile world using up its resources that must The house we bought has an independent 2 farm livestock population competing for finite change its ways. bedroom cottage attached, built in 1836 it has resources of land, water and food will reach a www.transitionculture.org/2007/12/20/can- charm and character. Having spent the winter crisis point and is totally unsustainable. The britain-feed-itself months decorating and furnishing it, we are organic movement with its belief in the need now renting it out as a holiday gite- advertising for lots of free-range animals and manure for Summer Rolls On it for vegetarians/vegans exclusively. As a family we have followed a vegetarian diet for fertility is not a solution either. So far lots of crops are doing better than last years, (and more recently became vegan) and summer, although we could do with more sun The fact of the argument that is gaining ground feel that others that follow a meat-free/ animal and warmth and as I write the soft fruit crops of is that human health from cradle to very old cruelty free life-style would prefer to stay in a Strawberries, Raspberries and Tayberries (tasty age and growing food without meat and place that understand those ethics. To this end Hybrid Berry) are abundant. Many of the livestock is viable, necessary and our only there is no leather, wool or feathers in the we grow in the UK can be classed as health- REAL sustainable way forward. Vegan furnishings and all the appliances/utensils have promoting "superfoods" but lately another one, gardeners, allotment holders and Stockfree not been in contact with any meat/fish the Goji or Wolfberry (Lycium Barbarum), is commercial growers are showing the way products. As France is not considered very being sold widely here often at extortionate forward, not just here in the UK, but also in veggy-friendly we hope that by us offering prices! But we can grow it here in the UK many other countries. 'safe' and sensitive accomodation, more apparently with a bit of space, as it is a large vegetarian/vegans will want to explore this area Even though hardly a week goes by without a hardy shrub, needing a warm well drained site. for themselves. mention of the links with animal farming and I am having a go at growing it, sowing some climate change, ecological damage and dried berries in seed compost back in February We are advertising the gite via various like- growing demands for grain there is still a huge in the Greenhouse, good germination took minded associations and societies. Also sea change needed in attitudes within the place and so far they are growing well. 2 were targeting health-food shops and vegetarians general population, media and government. planted against a south-facing wall and quite a restaurants in the UK. We have created a web Come on programmes like Countryfile, why few sold in pots on our VON stall at the Bristol site www.veggygite.com where we have don't you deal with this issue and knock on the Vegan Festival in June. Interesting to see how photos of the accommodation and the area for door of successful and inspiring commercial they do and what they taste like fresh! Farm potential customers to see. growers such as Iain Tolhurst and others who Walks, Growing Green magazine, membership We have adopted an unconventional life-style, are feeding hundreds of people every week and information: Jill Harrington, VON, 80 we home educate our children, not because of with varied and wholesome local produce?? Annable Road, Lower Bredbury, Stockport, the language or local schools, but because we SK6 2DF email: info*AT*veganorganic.net feel this is the way we want to raise our So what all of us vegans have to do is RIGHT www.veganorganic.net NOW grow food in our gardens, get an children, and would of chosen to do the same if allotment if available, make the case for Seeds, Plants, Contacts: we had stayed in the UK. We try to live as Stockfree-Organic horticulture and agriculture environmentally-aware as possible, growing Stockfree Organic produced Beans and whenever we can, join the Vegan-Organic our own vegetables and living as simply as Herbs: 161 Chapel Street, Horningsham, Network, still a small charity promoting and possible. Warminster, Wilts. BA12 7LU. educating animal-free growing, and try to visit We chose the Cevenne area as it is beautiful www.beansandherbs.co.uk. a Stockfree Organic site near you (details from with stunning scenery and many attractions for VON). The food crisis is here, the days of Tamar Organics www.tamarorganics.co.uk. visitors- yet relatively undiscovered by many cheap oil are over-which conventional farming Cartha Martha Farm, Rezare, Launceston, holiday makers. The hamlet where we live is at is dependent on and we need to start growing a Cornwall PL15 9NX. 01579 371087. For all the end of a steep hill and is quiet and peaceful. lot more food crops, including tree crops, here seeds, including good range of green manures It would be a great place to come and paint for in the UK and stop importing so much food. seeds and animal-free fertilisers. the artists out there, the walking is fantastic, Bio fuels are not the answer as the land should Agroforestry Research Trust with many routes from our hamlet. We have be used for feeding people not cars and lorries. www.agroforestry.co.uk. Tel: 01803 840776. been made to feel very welcome with the The Vegan food revolution must expand out For plants and seeds. Perennial edibles-fruit, families living near-by and our children play there if we are to feed the world and have a nuts, etc. Booklets happily with the 4 neighbouring children, who future. Vegan Permaculture: www.spiralseed.co.uk, are similar ages. We are all learning the www.pfaf.org language, and enjoy this new life. 14 Vegan Views Representatives of the Vegetarian Society and Dodging the Real of the Vegan Society were consulted but not questioned as extensively as those representing New Logo Issue with interests in the farming of animals. It was assumed that, because in a vegan world there A programme on Radio 4 asked the question of would be no animal manure to fertilise the for VON animal farming and its effect on the ground, there would have to be large imports of environment. artificial fertilisers. This of course would be New Opportunities for Cattle rightly came up first for consideration as environmentally harmful both in its production Advancing Stockfree Organic it is acknowledged that they have the greatest and the transport involved. It seems strange harmful impact. They are poor 'converters' as that although stockfree (vegan organic) they require about eight times the amount of farming is established scientifically and has feed as is 'produced' when consumed. been established in practice for a long time, it Moreover, being ruminants, their digestive seems to be ignored in programmes claiming to process of breaking down plant foods results in be serious discussions on the subject of climate emissions from both end of the animal, of change. Food production without the use of methane gas, which is around twenty times any animal input uses techniques such as crop more damaging to the environment than is rotation, composting of vegetable waste carbon dioxide produced by cars, planes, etc. products, and green manuring (whereby winter Their urine releases Nitrous Oxide which is crops are grown which add nitrogen and other even many times more damaging than the nutrients to the soil and then ploughed in methane. Beef and dairy farmers are unlikely to before the main crops are sown. This does not recommend a drastic reduction of production, involve any transport and also enhances the so they look for other solutions. They point out soil structure. that if cattle are kept in sheds, say for most of This bias against the promotion of non-animal the year, it would be easier to recover the diets cannot be accidental. The producers and 'slurry' which can be spread on the fields for presenters of these programmes are themselves manure. This of course has been done for avid consumers of meat and dairy products and countless years. It is that nasty smell which you know that unless they give prominence to the VON has changed its logo to one that we may have encountered in the country fields - interests of animal farming the powerful lobby consider will have wider appeal to our varied the smell of methane, which is objectionable of institutions, whose sole purpose is to membership and to farmers and growers. At enough, but we did not realise it was promote meat and diary, will descend upon this critical time for the environment and food contributing to climate change. The programme them. But the message is getting through and production this symbol will represent a system presenter seemed to assume that the public more and more people are becoming aware that of growing that is green, clean and cruelty could not consider reducing meat consumption reducing meat and dairy consumption will free... in colour it looks even better! and managed to castigated the Vegetarian benefit the environment, reduce global Society spokesperson because they permit the VON has produced a DVD featuring the warming and even benefit their health. use of milk and dairy products and cows pioneering work of the internationally Elsewhere in this issue we review Professor obviously are cattle with the same digestive renowned stockfree organic farmer Iain Jan Plant's book Your Health in your Hands system. However, it would seem that overall a Tolhurst of Tolhurst Organic Growers, which scientifically established a strong link change to lacto-vegetarianism would reduce Reading. This will be available at the end of between dairy consumption and breast and the amount of cattle in general and be July. The film will be mailed to many prostate cancer. The message is getting through beneficial to the environment as well as to commercial growers with a back up from a and truth will prevail in spite of all the animal welfare in general. Another palliative dedicated website (www.stockfreeorganic.net) rearguard actions of vested interests. being explored is to produce grass with a that we are in the process of constructing. This higher sugar content as this would reduce the website will contain technical details with quantity of methane emitted. news about other stockfree farmers worldwide. Study Horticulture at a The whole point of all this is to explain the Pigs, apparently, are much better 'converters' of Stockfree Organic benefits of animal free horticulture to the feed into food and their 'slurry' is also useful as farming world. manure for fields, though still not as pleasant a College smell as new mown hay. Stockfree organic farming means growing A copy of the DVD is available free to all VON members (contributions to costs Lambs, it seems, although they have the same ethically, without any animal inputs such as animal manures or blood fish and bone; it is the welcome) if you are not already a VON ruminant digestive system as cattle are not as member this is an additional reason to join us noxious to the environment, presumably way forward to benefit people, animals and the environment. and participate in our work towards ending because they are smaller animals and since the animal abuse, environmental disasters and the majority of them are slaughtered before one The Welsh College of Horticulture (WCOH) famines that are increasingly happening. year old, they do less damage than if they were runs excellent, practical full-time Higher allowed to grow to maturity. National Diploma (HND) and part-time Higher VON is also considering making another film that will demonstrate the relevance of stockfree Pride of place, however, goes to intensively National Certificate (HNC) courses in Organic Horticulture. farming in relation to scarce resources – oil, reared chickens. They are kept confined in water and land, and the obscenity of the sheds and the resulting effluent is a very potent The college has a stock-free organic farm competition between feeding people, animals manure that can be sourced after the sheds have producing fruit and vegetables for local and cars. This while there is death and been cleared out after the six weeks or so when markets. HND students learn by working on starvation, food riots, suffering and cruelty to the chickens are sent to slaughter. the farm and visiting other businesses in the animals as well as people. The film will show Water is another of the environmental industry, supported by lectures and exercises that Stockfree provides one answer to global problems, the future shortage of which is a using real examples. warming if there is the will to put need before greed. cause for serious concern to the growing world Bursaries may be available in suitable cases population. Farm animals not only use up great from the Vegan-Organic Network to help with Vegan Organic Network (VON) quantities of water, at least some of their the cost of your study. Bursary fund enquiries: www.veganorganic.net. See p 17 for full excreta will drain into water courses and the veganorganic*AT*supanet.com or 0161 860 details. more animals we farm, the more of it will 4869. For WCOH courses see pollute our water courses. www.wcoh.ac.uk or phone 01352 841000.

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Every once in awhile, he would family), known to attract the Monarch in New wings were shriveled and a small hole was torn open and close his wings. I would recall what I Zealand, also attracts wasps. You can protect from the edge of his wing. It was perhaps 14 was thinking when he extended his wings and the butterfly by making a safer environment for hours of this motionless behavior, so I was interpreted it as a mystical message, thus came them by: afraid that he, too, had died. When he was his name, Mystical. stung, he was still in the defenseless clinging 1. Pruning the flowers off that attract the wasps while drip-drying stage, where their wings It's now day 5 of befriending a butterfly. He of the Swan Plant, straighten out from their 10-14 day stay in the can't go out yet, as the weather is too harsh for 2. Plant the Swan plants near to where you can chrysalis. (The chrysalis, also called the pupa, him. I woke him up and said good morning. He closely keep an eye on it and then protect the is well camouflaged a green color, as it has no fluttered his wings and then went back to his caterpillars, the pupae, and the newly emerged other means of defense against predators.) He still position. He didn't drink in the morning butterfly from it's broken-through chrysalis that had just emerged from the chrysalis, but didn't nor from flowers I brought him. was once lined with bans of gem-like gold, or yet know what it was like to be a butterfly and fly in the sky. Then, high and behold, to my I was leaving for a week and he was a full-time 3. Plant Milkweed that has the yellow and red great relief, he gracefully fluttered his wings, job. What to do with him became of great flower. The wasps did not seem to be interested twice. Minutes later, he beautifully spread his concern. He was at his best today because the in this flower as much as the white flowers of wings again. I could easily identify him as a sun had finally shone upon his wings. I would the more popular Swan Plant. lift him to the sunny blue sky and inspire him male because males have a black spot on the 4. Especially protect newborn butterflies when vein of each hind wing. to fly by singing a little tune that went like this: "What could be more fun than flying in the they are drip-drying their wings after emerging It was raining outside, so he was inside. When sun?" He'd start flapping his wings and begin from the chrysalis. Their green and 14 karat the rain stopped, he'd go out for some fresh air flying. When he landed in the grass, I'd put my gold banned pupa turns to a translucent color and flower-hopping. He'd step up onto my finger in front of him and his fragile, where one can see the black and orange of the finger like a trained pet. He was handicapped weightless, black legs stepped up unto my butterfly right through it. When this happens, and I was his wheelchair. He was teaching me finger. He tried again. This time he flew over the butterfly is soon to emerge. Leave it that insects understand more than I thought! On to the flower garden. On his very own, he flew attached to the plant from which it hangs and day 3, life's duties called me away so I left him from Zinnia to Zinnia! I was standing guard, somehow make sure it is safe from wasps at outside. I soon became anxious that I left him shooing away wasps. It was our happiest this stage. This might mean bringing it indoors, unattended, vulnerable to wasps. I hurried moments together. He flew and landed right depending on what type of plant it was attached home to find him at the beginning of the grassy next to a bumblebee on a flower. The bee paid to. If it is a hardy leaf like a Caana Lily leaf, path to my door. I put my finger out in front of no attention to him, but I separated them. then prune the stalk with the leaf and place it him, and he stepped on. We went Zinnia Another Monarch butterfly was soaring near. indoors for protection. hopping and he had the time of his life; from Various flying beings were competing for the 5. Plant the Milkweed amongst bushy plants pink, to yellow, to orange; which was his flower nectar. such as Dahlias or Zinnias, where they can favorite. They were color coordinated. I felt form and then hide their chrysalis. truly honored to share these moments in the I introduced him to the guests who had arrived life of a butterfly. His tentacle sort of nose today as Mystical Transformation; a 6. Our reward for this little extra effort is not served as a straw. He precisely stuck it in each combination of the two names given to him. only a feeling of satisfaction for helping to pinprick hole of each tiny flower in the center Two young gentle people looked after him sustain an effective pollinator of such natural of Zinnia petals. He would dive in and out, while I left for an hour. They seemed to have a beauty, but the butterfly's first flight will be then on to another, using this feeler that mutual affection for each other. When I taken from your hand! uncurled from his forehead. He had impeccable returned, I discovered that he had flown away, M. Butterflies Katz is co-author of "Incredibly aim. He didn't want to leave the orange Zinnia, (while they were tending to another butterfly Delicious; Recipes for a New Paradigm" by but I nudged him and escorted him over to a that was fatally stung by a wasp). My initial Gentle World. www.gentleworld.org, yellow Zinnia in its perfected state. When he feeling was sadness because I didn't believe he www.TheVeganLife.com, drank, his wings quivered, ever so slightly, like could survive on his own. I looked around for www.veganpoet.com they were being rejuvenated. I took him over to him. Two other guests, who had witnessed his a Garland Daisy, and in no time at all he flying away with a breeze, showed me his path stepped back on to my finger. It seems he was of flight. We searched the forest floor to no not enthralled with this flower. He enjoyed the avail. Then we looked up, right where he Vegan Relationship Survey Coreopsis a bit more as a change from his supposedly flew. Out of our reach, was a This survey is being conducted by M. usual favorite, the Zinnia. Apparently, the butterfly resting on a softly swaying tree Butterflies Katz, who has published several Monarchs use vision to find flowers, but once branch against a blue-sky. This butterfly wasn't popular articles on vegan subjects, including they land on a flower they use taste receptors the usual fluttery butterfly, which made us 'vegan companies', 'vegan-organic gardening' on their feet to find nectar. think it was my special friend. He was the and 'feeding your pets vegan'. The results of the picture of contentment. His wings were survey will be used to research an article that I had become a butterfly babysitter, putting straight, though. Could it possibly have been will be published on-line and in magazines. him to sleep into his motionless, upright Mystical Transformation? Could his wings You can answer anonymously if you choose. position. It amazed me; this immediate trust have straightened out? Did he live up to his Please circulate this questionnaire to other between a butterfly and a human. name? Was it a sad or an incredibly happy vegans. Click on the following link. It is easy ending? I don't know for sure, but I hope that a Again, life's duties called me away. On day 4, and quick and will send it direct to me. Thanks creature with the incredible power to transform for your participation. two friends came during the day to tend to him. himself from a crawling caterpillar to a flying He had the pleasure of meeting two more being, must also have the power to heal the http://yourcybercourt.info/ycctools/katzsurvey.php vegan women; both very gentle like him. One wings he so magically created. What I do know M. Butterflies Katz of them was calling him Transformation. The for sure is that for five days I was in love with weather turned blustery and showery, once

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