May 2008
1 May 2008 - Vegetarian diets are
appropriate for all stages of the life cycle.
2 May 2008 - World Wildlife Fund supports
the Canadian seal slaughter (seals are bludgeoned and skinned alive) because
“it is not a conservation issue.”
3 May 2008 - The USDA recalled 143 million
pounds of beef on Feb. 17, 2008, marking the largest meat recall in U.S.
history to date.
4 May 2008 - Research indicates the extract
from cranberries inhibits proliferation of human tumor lines, causing an
anticancer effect.
5 May 2008 - Capsaicin (an ingredient found in
hot peppers) triggers cancer cell death without harming surrounding healthy
cells.
6 May 2008 - Dead cats and dogs from shelters
and vet clinics are often mixed into livestock feed for cattle and hogs on
factory farms.
7 May 2008 - Scientific evidence proves that
fish do in fact, feel pain and react to it.
8 May 2008 - A recent study found that higher
IQ's in childhood are associated with an increased likelihood of being
vegetarian as an adult.
9 May 2008 - Calcium absorption from
vegetables is better than that of milk.
10 May 2008 - The U.S. government is exempt
from false advertising laws.
11 May 2008 - A 12-year Harvard study of
nearly 78,000 women, found that women who drank milk three times a day
actually broke or fractured more bones than women who drank little to no
milk at all.
12 May 2008 - Declawing cats is an unnatural,
painful and inhumane act; the surgery is actually an amputation of the last
joint of a cat's "toes".
13 May 2008 - Throughout ancient history, some
of the most revered, influential, and brilliant thinkers of have embraced
animal compassion and vegetarian ideology.
14 May 2008 - Chickens are excluded from the
U.S. Animal Welfare Act and from the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.
15 May 2008 - A vegetarian, including vegan,
diet can meet current recommendations for all essential nutrients.
16 May 2008 - Raising animals for food
generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars, SUVs, and trucks in the
world combined.
17 May 2008 - Researchers at the University of
Chicago have determined that switching to a vegan diet is more effective in
countering global warming than switching from a standard American car to a
Toyota Prius.
18 May 2008 - Albert Einstein supported
vegetarianism.
19 May 2008 - Likelihood of a vegetarian
reaching the age of 80 compared to a non-vegetarian :1.8 times greater.
20 May 2008 - There are no federal laws
requiring humane protection of animals in fur factory farms.
21 May 2008 - Bananas as part of a regular
diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%
22 May 2008 - Young women eating just 2 to 4
servings a week of beans or lentils seemed to cut their risk of developing
breast cancer by about a quarter, compared to those that ate servings less
than once a month.
23 May 2008 - Animal testing on cosmetics is
not required by the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
24 May 2008 - During slaughter, many hogs are
alive when they reach the scalding-hot water baths.
25 May 2008 - Pigs are capable of high levels
of cognitive thought - more so than dogs and certainly [more so than]
three-year-old humans.
26 May 2008 - Gelatin is derived from soaking
animal (usually pig or cow) hides and bone in acids, then boiling them to
extract the gelatin, and finally turning it into a dry powder.
27 May 2008 - Artificial coloring in foods and
cosmetics is sometimes made from crushed bugs.
28 May 2008 - Milk is a maternal lactating
secretion, a short term nutrient for newborns - nothing more, nothing less.
29 May 2008 - The 2007 Dairy Checkoff Unified
Marketing Plan (UMP) reported a budget of $175.2 million.
30 May 2008 - In addition to other serious
health concerns, dairy products may play a major role in the development of
allergies, asthma, sleep difficulties, and migraine headaches.
31 May 2008 - In 2007, a tenured, and widely
admired school teacher was fired for providing students with FACTS about the
meat and dairy industry.
June 2008
1 June 2008 - The dairy industry allocates
the majority its marketing budget to kids.
2 June 2008 - Carl Lewis, winner of 9 Olympic
gold medals, credits his best year of performance in part to the vegan diet
he adopted in 1990.
3 June 2008 -
Legumes provide a good source of protein and can be a healthy substitute for
meat.
4 June 2008 - "Dolphin Safe" labels
on tuna fish products do not necessarily mean that dolphins were not harmed
or killed in the process.
5 June 2008 - In both the U.S. and abroad,
investigations have documented egregious cruelty to animals in kosher farms
and slaughterhouses.
6 June 2008 - Raising animals for food causes
pollution to surface water, groundwater, air, and soil.
7 June 2008 - The Dairy Checkoff works on
behalf of U.S. dairy farmers to increase sales of demand for U.S. dairy
products and ingredients.
8 June 2008 - Veganic farming uses no
synthetic chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, genetically modified
ingredients, nor the use of any manure or slaughterhouse byproducts.
9 June 2008 - “Livestock are one of the most
significant contributors to today’s most serious environmental problems.
Urgent action is required to remedy the situation.”
10 June 2008 - 75% of all the grain exported
from the US to other countries goes to feed livestock rather than to feed
hungry people.
11 June 2008 - Scientific data identifies a
positive correlation between a balanced vegetarian diet and a reduced risk
of of several chronic degenerative diseases and conditions, and some types
of cancer.
12 June 2008 - The benefits of hormone
replacement therapy (HRT) to alleviate menopausal symptoms can be obtained
from HRT derived from plants and from processes that do not require any
animal suffering.
13 June 2008 - Premarin and Prempro are
hormonal replacement drugs that contain pregnant mare urine (PMU).
14 June 2008 - Thoroughbred racetracks in the
U.S. have reported 5,000 horse deaths within the last 4.5 years.
15 June 2008 - Whole grains contain protective
antioxidants in amounts near or exceeding those in fruits and vegetables.
16 June 2008 - Steve Mendell, president of the
Westland/Hallmark slaughterhouse, acknowledged his company introduced sick
cows into the hamburger supply.
17 June 2008 - Male chicks, of no economic
value to the egg industry, are typically gassed or ground up alive.
18 June 2008 - Many former racing horses are
slaughtered for profit.
19 June 2008 - Most chicken meat sold in the
U.S. contains traces of fecal matter.
20 June 2008 - Avocados contain nearly 20
vitamins and minerals and are high in healthy fat.
21 June 2008 - New research finds that
vegetables appear to help keep the brain young and may slow the mental
decline sometimes associated with growing old.
22 June 2008 - Pigs can play joystick
controlled video games.
23 June 2008 - Fur farmers often use genital
electrocution to kill animals for fur mainly because it's cheaper than other
killing methods.
24 June 2008 - Sometimes merchandise that is
labeled or advertised as fake or 'faux' fur is actually real fur.
25 June 2008 - In China, dogs and cats are
brutally killed and sometimes skinned alive so that their fur can be made
into clothes, fashion accessories, and toys.
26 June 2008 - Results from a 10 year study
found that cat owners "appeared to have a lower rate of dying from heart
attacks" compared to feline-free households.
27 June 2008 - Results from recent clinical
studies indicate a strong possibility that dogs can be trained to detect
various forms of cancer in humans.
28 June 2008 - A 2007 survey found 88% of
Americans with companion animals consider their pets to be "a member of the
family."
29 June 2008 - On the typical egg farm, an
average of 5.6 hens are confined for their entire productive lifetime in a
single wire cage.
30 June 2008 - Debeaking is a common procedure
within the poultry and egg industry in which a hot blade is used to chop off
half of a birds beak without any painkillers.
July 2008
1 July 2008 - One cup of mushrooms provides
about one-third of the recommended daily intake of copper, which helps to
produce red blood cells.
2 July 2008 - Broccoli contains chemicals that
activate cancer-fighting genes and inhibit others that fuel tumors.
3 July 2008 - A recent study shows protein
from soy products significantly reduced participants' LDL cholesterol,
especially those who had high cholesterol.
4 July 2008 - 73% of USDA poultry inspectors
surveyed no longer eat chicken.
5 July 2008 - Medical researchers at the
University of Minnesota analyzed over a thousand food samples from multiple
retail markets and found evidence of fecal contamination in 69% of the pork
and beef and 92% of the poultry samples as evidenced by E. coli
contamination.
6 July 2008 - "The number one factor in
elimination of Latin America’s tropical rainforests is cattle-grazing... the
"hamburgerization" of the forests."
7 July 2008 - Homemade, vegan recipes
are essential to optimal health; grocery stores also provide an abundance of
tasty, convenient, vegan alternatives to traditional meat-based products.
8 July 2008 - U.S. cattle production has
caused a significant loss of biodiversity on both public and private lands.
9 July 2008 - Some elephants can be taught how
to paint with a regular paintbrush on canvass.
10 July 2008 - Referring to the way we
treat animals, Dr. Bekoff states, “We must not simply continue with the
status quo because that is what we've always done and it's convenient to do
so.”
11 July 2008 - "Multiple experts have
concluded independently that vegan diets can be followed safely by infants
and children without compromise of nutrition or growth and with some notable
health benefits."
12 July 2008 - Sufferers of rheumatoid
arthritis may benefit from a vegan diet.
13 July 2008 - One USDA study concluded,
“Eating 2 ounces of chicken per day—the equivalent of a third to a half of a
boneless breast—exposes a consumer to 3 to 5 micrograms of inorganic
arsenic, the element’s most toxic form.”
14 July 2008 - In a U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) study, researchers found that 66 percent of beef samples
were contaminated with super-bugs resistant to antibiotics.
15 July 2008 - The British Medical Journal
published findings from a study concluding that lifelong vegans have a 57%
reduced risk of death from heart disease.
16 July 2008 - Odors from CAFO's may contain
170 separate chemical substances.
17 July 2008 - People living as far as two
miles away from factory farms where hogs are raised experience symptoms such
as bronchitis and shortness of breath at rates similar to those of farm
workers.
18 July 2008 - Just one quarter-pound
hamburger imported from Latin America requires the clearing of six square
yards of rain forest.
19 July 2008 - Producing a pound of grain-fed
steak requires the use of hundreds of gallons of water.
20 July 2008 - Producing a pound of beef
protein often requires up to fifteen times more water than producing an
equivalent amount of plant protein.
21 July 2008 - Protein needs are easily met as
long as the diet contains a variety of grains, legumes, and vegetables.
22 July 2008 - Humane and reliable dissection
alternatives already exist for frogs, fetal pigs, cats, earthworms, rats,
fish and crustacean, and other species.
23 July 2008 - Evidence indicates that foods
such as cheese, sugar, meat, and chocolate might actually have brain effects
that create a food addiction to these specific products.
24 July 2008 - Antioxidants are substances
that may protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known as
free radicals. Free radical damage may lead to cancer.
25 July 2008 - Garlic consumption may reduce
the risk of developing several types of cancer, especially cancers of the
gastrointestinal tract.
26 July 2008 - The National Cancer Institute
has an "Eat 5 to 9 a Day for Better Health" program, the numbers referring
to servings of fruits and vegetables.
27 July 2008 - A 2008 Harris Poll survey
concluded that approximately 3.2 percent of U.S. adults, or 7.3 million
people, follow a vegetarian diet. Approximately 0.5 percent, or 1 million,
of those are vegans.
28 July 2008 - Electric prods (sometimes
referred to as "hot shots" are commonly used on rodeo animals.
29 July 2008 - Between the years of 1999 and
January of 2008, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus has received
over 35 violations of state and federal humane laws from the USDA.
30 July 2008 - Traveling circuses (such as
Ringling Brothers) routinely abuse elephants with sharp, metal bullhooks to
train circus elephants into performing frivolous "entertainment" for humans.
31 July 2008 - "Without torture, there can be
no rodeo," claims Peggy W. Larson, DVM, MS, JD, a former bareback bronco
rider. “In my opinion, and based on my extensive training and experience, it
is impossible to create a humane rodeo.”
August 2008
1 August 2008 - Many restrained animals that
are confined to a small, enclosed space (in labs, farms, and zoos) resort to
stereotypies, the neurotic repetition of gestures such as pacing, swaying,
head-bobbing or bar-biting.
2 August 2008 - Oxford University
published a study that lists polar bears, lions, tigers, cheetahs and other
large carnivores as lousy candidates for captivity.
3 August 2008 - Animal research has a 92%
failure rate. Just 8% of (animal-tested) drugs that enter Phase 1 and 2
trials reach the marketplace and half of products fail in the late stage
Phase 3 trials.
4 August 2008 - 9 of 10 doctors surveyed
admit that animal experiments are deceptive.
5 August 2008 - Estimated number of animals
experimented upon in the U.S. annually exceeds 20 million.
6 August 2008 - Fiscal 2006 USDA charts list
animals used in research by state and category of procedure: NO PAIN, NO
DRUGS: 577,885 WITH PAIN/NO DRUGS: 73,640 WITH PAIN/WITH DRUGS: 382,298
Numbers do NOT reflect total animals used.
7 August 2008 - Over 90% of animals used in
laboratory experimentation are disqualified from protection under the U.S.
Animal Welfare Act. Rats, mice, birds + numerous other species are
explicitly removed.
8 August 2008 - Morgan Spurlock conducted and
filmed a controlled experiment by enclosing French fries in glass jars. One
jar contained fries from McDonalds, the other from a local restaurant. Ten
weeks later, the fries from the local restaurant were completely blackened
with mold yet the McDonalds fries were still intact without a single mold
spore and appeared as if they were "just purchased yesterday."
9 August 2008 - On February 10, 2004, Mrs.
Atkins released a statement clarifying details about her husband’s health.
She confirmed that, in fact, her late husband Dr. Atkins did have coronary
artery disease.
10 August 2008 - Hollywood celebrity paid by
Meat Board to tout beef as "Real food for real people": James Garner – 1987.
Medical event experienced by James Garner in April, 1988: Quintuple coronary
artery bypass surgery
11 August 2008 - Most common cause of death in
U.S.: Heart Disease Risk of death from heart disease by average meat
consuming American male: 50% Risk of death from heart disease by average
vegan man: 4%
12 August 2008 - A growing number of
physicians now claim that a healthful plant-based, oil-free diet can prevent
and (in some cases) even reverse heart disease.
13 August 2008 - Green and black teas promote
a protective vascular effect and are good sources of antioxidants known to
inhibit cancer growth.
14 August 2008 - Milk ruins the health
benefits of tea.
15 August 2008 - A 1997-1998 report found that
only 33 accredited U.S. medical schools (26%) had a required nutrition
course.
16 August 2008 - Despite the recognition that
physicians are often called upon to provide guidance in nutritional aspects
of disease and disease prevention, nutrition has not been consistently
emphasized in medical school curricula. Numerous reports suggest that
nutrition education of physicians remains inadequate.
17 August 2008 - In the 1950s, it took 84 days
to raise a five-pound chicken. Due to selective breeding and
growth-promoting drugs, it now takes an average of only 45 days.
18 August 2008 - A "factory farm" or a
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), is a large-scale industrial
site where many animals are confined and treated with hormones and
antibiotics to maximize growth and prevent disease. Factory farming is an
attitude that regards animals and the natural world merely as commodities to
be exploited for profit. In animal agriculture, this attitude has led to
institutionalized animal cruelty, massive environmental destruction and
resource depletion, and animal and human health risks.
19 August 2008 - Nearly 9 billion broiler
chickens are raised on factory farms each year in the United States alone.
20 August 2008 - Over the past 30 years,
poultry slaughterhouse workers "have consistently suffered injuries and
illnesses at a rate more than twice the national average."
21 August 2008 - Consuming more fiber on a
daily basis can increase lung capacity and decrease the risk of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease.
22 August 2008 - The Dairy Council tells us:
Milk is nature's most perfect food. The Dairy Council doesn't tell us: Milk
is nature's most perfect food for a baby calf, who has four stomachs, will
double its weight in 47 days, and is destined to weigh 300 pounds within a
year
23 August 2008 - Dean Ornish, M.D., of the
University of California at San Francisco, has shown that if people who have
advanced heart disease adopt a low-fat vegetarian diet, stop smoking, reduce
stress, and engage in mild daily exercise, the plaques in their arteries
will actually start to disappear.
24 August 2008 - Many Jewish leaders confirm
as it is halachically prohibited to harm oneself and as healthy, nutritious
vegetarian alternatives are easily available, meat consumption has become
halachically unjustifiable
25 August 2008 - Elephants can discern
numerical values by observation.
26 August 2008 - During an outbreak of avian
influenza among poultry there is a possible risk to people who have contact
with infected birds or surfaces that have been contaminated with excretions
from infected birds that carry the virus.
27 August 2008 - Cows automatically point to
the north.
28 August 2008 - Study shows monkeys
experience joy of giving.
29 August 2008 - Animal tests have an
appalling 92% failure rate in predicting the safety and/or effectiveness of
pharmaceuticals.
30 August 2008 - Addiction experiments
performed at the University of Minnesota causes primates to suffer so
terribly that they succumb to exhibiting anything from self mutilation to
complete mental breakdown.
31 August 2008 - Genesis 1:29 states: "Then
God said, I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth
and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for
food.""
September 2008
1 September 2008 - Christian and Jewish vegetarians believe a vegan lifestyle promotes better stewardship of God’s Creation.
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