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VSH NL SUMMER 2012 Color The livepage.apple.comIsland Vegetarian Quarterly Newsletter of the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii SUPPORTING HEALTH, ANIMAL RIGHTS, AND ECOLOGY Volume 23, Issue 3, July-September 2012 People, animals savor each other’s company at Farm Sanctuary hoedown Look inside: by Eva Uran, VSH member President’s Message 2 My friend drove me nearly four hundred miles from Los Osos to Orland, In the News 3 California so that we could take part in the annual Farm Sanctuary Hoedown. Health Update 4 The weekend event comprises guided tours, lectures, educational videos, and Local Happenings 6 a rousing barn dance. It was my first visit ever. Oahu & Maui Events 8 As soon as we arrived, we set up a tent and joined a guided tour to see Kauai Events 9 the animals in barns and outdoors. All the creatures had been rescued from a lifetime of suffering and impending death. There were downed cows from Calendar of Events 10 stockyards; pigs from medical research laboratories; turkeys, geese, goats, Animal Rights Arena 12 and sheep abused or neglected in pens and backyards; and chickens left to Correction 12 perish from hunger and thirst at the notorious Turlock factory farm in an in- Local Listings 13 cident that received national attention. Hundreds of hens rescued only a few Book Reviews 14 months earlier, still showing evidence of maltreatment such as bedraggled Summer Calendar 15 feathers and clipped beaks, are just starting to recover (see Recipes 15 tinyurl.com/turlock-rescue for details and pictures). One calf, separated Coming up: from his mother at birth, was in such a delicate condition that we couldn’t ERIK MARCUS even touch him. Hopefully “THE END OF FACTORY FARMING” he will improve. Tuesday, July 10th, 7 p.m. We meandered to the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse meadows to visit a steer MARK FERGUSSON peacefully munching on “BUILDING A BUSINESS BASED grass. He was so tame that ON A VEGETARIAN MISSION” we could pet him. Most Tuesday, August 14th, 7 p.m. heartening was the sight of Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse a big pig in the pond, basking in the sunshine Photo: thejustdish.com WILLIAM HARRIS, M.D. and grinning with pure Reggie the rescued pig enjoys a refreshing mud “GETTING STARTED” delight. bath at Farm Sanctuary in Orland, California. Tuesday, September 11th, 7 p.m. The guides told us that Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse at first these poor creatures were terrified of humans because of their past See page 10 for more details, traumas. Eventually they learned to trust people and even welcome human including Maui meeting times. contact. They grew affectionate, playful, and even whimsical like the pranc- ing baby goat Scribbles (see tinyurl.com/scribbles-goat). (see Hoedown page 11) The Island Vegetarian ◆ July-September 2012 Page 1 The Island President’s Message Ve ge t ar ian Aloha! The Island Vegetarian is published We have just concluded our 2012 Board election, and I am happy to present quarterly by and for the members of the to you our newly elected Board. I look forward to another two-year term as Vegetarian Society of Hawaii. president, and I congratulate incoming vice president Jim Brown, our new P.O. Box 23208 treasurer Jim Thompson, secretary Bill Harris, M.D., directors Steve Blake, Honolulu, HI 96823-3208 Sc.D., Ori Ann Li, Patrick Moore, and Karl Seff, Ph.D on their reelection. 808-944-VEGI (8344) We mailed 967 ballots to eligible voters, 182 of whom voted by the dead- line. Of them, 175 voted for all candidates, one voted for a partial slate, three Visit our website for a restaurant guide, abstained, and three returned blank ballots. TV and meeting schedules, Twenty-four voters wrote comments and suggestions on their ballots. I newsletter archives, and more. don’t have space to respond to all of them here, but I would like to echo the sentiment of one member who praised the “remarkably good job” done by our [email protected] newsletter editor Scott Owen Snarr. Although Scott has chosen to leave be- VSH.org hind board duties, we are fortunate to have him remain as the newsletter edi- VegHawaii.org tor. Anjie Pham, outgoing VSH treasurer, whom many of you also know as Board of Directors dineout coordinator, has devoted much effort to our mission. I am grateful to President: Lorraine Sakaguchi the dedication that she brought to her office. Vice President: Jim Brown Laurelee Blanchard occupies a special place in VSH history. In 2001 Jim Secretary: William Harris, M.D. Brown asked if she would host a talk on Maui by Peter Singer, our Oahu Treasurer: James H. Thompson speaker for September. The talk was a success, and VSH Maui was born. Jim Directors: Karl Seff, Ph.D. sent four more VSH speakers to Maui in 2002. Laurelee joined our board in Patrick Moore 2004 and continued to coordinate VSH Maui’s monthly talks until 2011, do- Steve Blake, Sc.D. ing everything from reserving venues and distributing flyers to providing Ori Ann Li meeting refreshments and cleaning up afterwards. Because of Laurelee VSH has provided the people of Maui with unprecedented access to speakers, in- Advisory Board cluding prominent animal rights activists, physicians, nutritionists, chefs, ath- Mark Fergusson letes, and performers. Meanwhile Laurelee also founded Leilani Farm Sanc- tuary in Haiku, whose rescued animals have come to need her more and Newsletter Committee more. I am sorry to lose her wise presence on the board, but I am grateful that Scott Owen Snarr she promotes our mission through her work at Leilani Farm Sanctuary. I’d Alida Rutchick, M.Ed. like to offer her special thanks for her work. William Harris, M.D. Finally, mahalo to our members. Your volunteer efforts, your dues, and your donations are greatly appreciated and help us promote human health, Mahalo to all our volunteers! animal rights, and protection of the environment through vegetar- The opinions expressed in this newsletter ian education. are those of the writers and not necessarily Annual Meeting those of the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii. Scheduled The information contained in this newslet- ter is for educational purposes. It is not Annual reports from the Board will intended as medical advice, and it is not be made to the membership prior to intended to replace the advice of a quali- our featured speaker on August 14, fied, licensed medical practitioner. 2012. Please attend and learn the status of your organization. Mahalo! Page 2 The Island Vegetarian ◆ July-September 2012 tory farms, has led to a proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, making IN THE NEWS it harder to treat infections among humans. Of the government’s agricultural Nick Hewitt. “Realistic choices about Diet is key to reducing diet can make substantial differences subsidies in recent history, 63% have to embodied greenhouse gas emis- directly or indirectly supported meat emissions in UK sions.” and dairy production. Less than 1% of these subsidies have gone to fruits and M. Berners-Lee, et al. Relative green- vegetables even though the USDA’s The United Kingdom could shrink its house gas impacts of realistic dietary Dietary Guidelines say that consum- carbon footprint if more of its citizens choices. Energy Policy. 2 0 1 2 ; ing more plant-based foods and less 43:184-190. ISSN 0301-4215. doi: switched to a vegetarian diet, accord- saturated fat and cholesterol helps 10.1016/ j.enpol.2011.12.054 ing to new research by Lancaster Uni- prevent heart problems and other life- versity. threatening conditions. The report “Relative greenhouse Farm Bill discussion gas impacts of realistic dietary Source: Physicians Committee for choices,” published in Energy Policy, highlights hazards Responsible Medicine says that if everyone in the U.K. swapped their current eating habits for of factory farms Cows, cars both a vegetarian or vegan diet, the country would cut greenhouse gas emissions A Capitol Hill discussion highlighted culprit in L.A. smog by 44 million tons — about the same public health and environmental haz- amount that would be cut if everyone ards created by factory farms and the by Scott Owen Snarr, Editor drove their cars 50% less. need to address these problems in the By estimating the greenhouse upcoming Farm Bill. Physicians Los Angeles smog brings to mind the gases emitted in the production of 61 Committee for Responsible Medicine city’s endless labyrinth of highways different categories of food, the re- (PCRM) organized the April 19th and traffic jams. But a new study pub- searchers determined that the emis- event. lished in Geophysical Research Let- sions from foods eaten in the U.K. PCRM president Neal Barnard, ters shows that dairy farms just east of create the equivalent of 167 million M.D. topped off the roster of speak- L.A. are equally responsible for the tons of carbon dioxide (as measured ers, which also boasted Dan Imhoff, area’s notorious haze. over a hundred-year period). Switch- author of the book Food Fight: The Fine particles of ammonium ni- ing to vegetarian or vegan diets could Citizen’s Guide to the Next Food and trate are a harmful component of the cut this by 22% to 26%. Farm Bill; Don Webb, a former hog smog. They form when nitrogen ox- Among foods, meat and cheese farmer-turned-environmentalist who ides from car exhaust, oxidized fur- were shown to have the highest emis- now works for the Waterkeeper Alli- ther in the sunny atmosphere, com- sions, largely due to nitrous oxide ance; and PCRM director of govern- bine with ammonia from bacteria that from fertilizer and methane from ru- ment affairs Elizabeth Kucinich.
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