I miss blogging
between other social media posts
and so much work
I barely have time to write here anymore
but I miss it!
Today a picture of my big loves
Herr Gato and Frau Kitty
Frau Kitty a bit afraid after her dentist ordeal, has 2 teeth less!
Water is the most precious resource we have
In California we are living a 4th year of 'exceptional drought'
One way to save a lot of water is by eating a plant-based diet.
Animal Agriculture requires a lot of water and resources.
One quarter-pound hamburger takes 621 gallons of water to produce.
That's enough water to take over a month's worth of showers.
While a veggie burger (soy based) takes only42 gallons of water.
Both provide about the same amount of protein!
And the veggie burger has protein, it is healthier for you and our planet
Please visit the website Truth or Drought to better understand
the connection between animal agriculture and droughts.
For every 1 pound of fish caught,
an average of 5 pounds of other marine species are caught, killed, and discarded. NASA
and National Graphic have studies
saying that our oceans might
'collapse' by 2048,
the amount of oxygen we find on the Earth's atmosphere
is related intrinsically with the acidity of the oceans. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/11/061102-seafood-threat.html
RIP Mr. Spock, and Leonard Nimoy.
Leonar Nimoy was a vegetarian,
Mr. Spock, a vegan.
Mr. Spock, Vulcan, a non-violent species, won't kill animals for food
Like
most Vulcans, Spock is a vegetarian, but really a Vegan!
Vulcans are a
nonviolent species,
which is reflected by their eating habits.
"Ideally,
do no harm. . . As far as possible, do not kill.
Can you return life to
what you kill?"
This philosophy would most likely imply that
Vulcans
are not just simply vegetarians, but VEGAN-
a very strict type of
vegetarian who
consumes NO animal products whatsoever.
For example, a
Vulcan would see no logic in
raising an animal to consume its eggs,
as
that could be considered taking a life.
Leonard Nimoy was a talented artist NOT only Mr. Spock
Sad day, there are 2 crows around the office,
remember the crows back from 2006?
not sure if they are the same ones, probably
often I leave them Ezekiel
back slices of bread
and left over fruit.
Friday morning I only saw 1
crow and was calling desperate,
making loud noises, never saw the other
crow coming.
Friday evening, I saw a 'murder of crows',
crows get
together to mourn a bird lost from the flock. [watch this great PBS documentary on crows]
Today there was only 1
crow again.
He came when he saw me, they recognize me,
I left some apple
for him,
I am afraid he lost his couple RIP crow #2
pict from 2006, older post on crows around the office
Animals Grieve, they have feelings, they mourn their families and have complex connections.
All those animals living in factory farms, chickens, pigs, cows, or the
ones in the so-called 'humane' farms know when a member of their family
is dead. Please stop eating the animals, it is NOT necessary for
you to survive and to be a healthy person (on the contrary), don't make
them go through this time
"As long as there is conscious life on Earth, there will be
suffering. The question becomes what to do with the existence each of us is
given. We can choose to add our own fury and misery to the rest, or we can set
an example by simultaneously working constructively to alleviate suffering
while leading joyous, meaningful, fulfilled lives. Being a vegan isn't about
deprivation or anger. It's about being fully aware so as to be fully alive." Matt Ball
Haunting words & photography from Tamara Kenneally
on Dairy Cows
(yes, milk, cheese, butter)
With their engorged udders and empty stomachs, they ambled towards us in hope. In hope of food. In hope of help.
With their engorged udders and empty stomachs, they ambled towards us in hope. In hope of food. In hope of help.
Once an animal gets to an abattoir, as these dairy cows were, there is
very rarely a way out.
This is the furthest paddock away from the
actually abattoir building.
Over 700 dairy cows and unwanted cattle are
slaughtered daily here. They are turned into hamburger meat. If you are
in America and ate a Burger King burger today, these are the girls you
probably ate.
Cows are not magic
milk machines. They must be impregnated to produce milk. The thought of
an entire industry based on the lactation of females makes me shudder.
It's not just wrong, it's just plain creepy.
There was no way out for these beautiful girls. Their cries of
helplessness and fear were palpable. They waited surrounded by a sense
of doom. As we walked away in tears, all we could hope for was that
their deaths be quick and soon.
The unwanted. The unprofitable. Here is where they stand at the end of
the line. After they've produced milk for human consumption and
offspring for the meat industry, they are no longer profitable.
I
truly hope that people reading this article in NYT
start paying more attention
to what they eat,
the amount of suffering that implies trying
to feed a planet
on ‘cheap meat’,
tax payers shouldn’t be supporting this nor
the immense cost
of medical bills for a sick population.
Lambs in the “easy care”
experiment are tagged so they can be traced to mothers that often
abandon them after being left to give birth in open fields. The ones
here died during a weekend last May.Credit
Michael Moss/The New York Times
Go Vegan, is easy, delicious, and you will uplift your soul.
