I am writing this message to be relayed across the world
on the subjects of:
1. Animal Rights;
2. Fur;
3. A Religious Point of View (in particular Judeo-Christian);
4. Kindness and Compassion to Animals;
5. Minorities and Feminism;
6. Ethics and Morals;
7. People's Relationship with God, Relative to the Preservation of
Humankind; and
8. Impacts in our Daily Lives of the Global Effects to Our Ecology.
Introduction:
My name is Janine Laura Bronson and I am a Lifetime
"Pillar of the Society" active
member of the International Jewish Vegetarian and Ecological Society,
which is
headquartered in London, England, where I was born, 41 years ago.
Background:
I assisted in the placing of the Mezuzah on the door
post of the Jerusalem center
in the Holyland, Israel, and have always liked traveling around the
world to attend
conferences, learn, and help to teach others about the above topics, and
more...
Current Issue at Hand:
My interests have been aroused each time I get the
notion that some people
believe that humans were meant to dominate the other misfortunate
creatures on
earth, our fellow animals, for whatever reason or excuse imaginable!
Some fanatics
would try to base these "apologies" on Biblical text, or customs and
traditions.
Please help!!!
Your Reasons to Take Action:
Nothing is further from the truth! I will demonstrate in
expanding on the above eight
topics very briefly, and would welcome comments, in return to be
addressed to
[email protected]. Thank you for your time in reading. Go on now,
please:
Mission Statement:
It is my goal to educate many of the people around the
world that the Jewish
religion frowns upon such ignorance, and furthermore, such barbaric acts
are NOT
condoned in Judaism, or Christianity, on the contrary, they go against
the faith,
and are unconscionable and illogical, not to mention impractical!
What am I talking about for a start? Let's begin with
topic #1:
1. Animal Rights and Human Rights: A quote from the book
of Genesis 1:29, in
which the Old Testament in it's Torah insight, informs us "And G-d said:
'Behold, I
have given you every herb-yielding seed which is upon the face of the
earth, and
every tree that has seed-yielding fruit -- to you it shall be for
food.'" Isn't it obvious
that human beings are not the only living breathing and eating creatures
in our
world, and therefore, it is our responsibility to make sure that none of
the other
animals' need for food is neglected, or as is further explained, mercy,
compassion
and any other rights which humans are blessed with also, should be
highly
regarded when it comes to the rights of the other sentient animals, our
neighborly
fellow beings?
2. Fur: Recently, the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel,
Rabbi Halevy, ruled that Jews
should NOT wear fur! Quoting the good Rabbi "Why should people be
allowed to
kill animals if it is not necessary, simply because they desire the
pleasure of
having the beauty and warmth of fur coats? Is it not possible to achieve
the same
degree of beauty and warmth without fur?"
3. A religious point of view: Expressly negates animal
sacrifice: "Even though you
make many prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood." (Isaih
1:12-15).
4. Kindness and compassion: Empathy towards animals is
expressed in "Tsa'ar
ba'alei chayim" which is the words in Hebrew supposedly surrounding the
rules
against the infliction of unnecessary pain on animals anywhere and
everywhere,
but in particular, to farm animals upon whom people have most control,
as in
factory farms where "kosher" consumption is an issue. Explain why are
they,
then, subject to cramped, confined spaces, drugs, mutilation and lack of
exercise
or normal enjoyment of life and reproduction?
5. Minorities and feminism: Surprisingly to many people,
one-third of the human
race populating our world today are omnivorous and the remaining
two-thirds are
herbivorous! Therefore, meat-eaters form the minority!!! Vegetarians are
more
inclined to support feminists, it is the meat eater who cares not about
inflicting
pain on farm animals or pets for naught, who thinks not twice about
beating the
female, or abusing their children, for that matter, either!
6. Ethics and Morals: Judaism teaches "the earth is the
L-ord's" (Psalm 24:1)
wherein humans are supposed to join G-d as partners and coworkers in
preserving
the world. Why then use modern intensive livestock agriculture that
unnecessarily
erodes the soil, causing detrimental effects including depletion of
water and
destruction of the air (nitrogen from cows belching, excessive manure,
etc.)
overuse of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and global warming because
of
deforestation?
7. On G-d and Man: How is our relationship with G-d
influenced with the fight
against hunger in the world we live in? Does not our Judeo-Christian
tradition teach
us to be G-d-like and to assist the poor, share our bread with starving
nations
around the world, save lives? Why then is over 70% of the American grain
grown in
this land fed not to humans, who need it most, but to animals strictly
destined for
the slaughterhouse, instead of feeding the needy? It takes 12 pounds of
grain to
produce one pound of beef! This wasted disproportionate agriculture
could much
better be used to feed 20 million people worldwide each year, rather
than satisfy
the minority's craving for the taste of flesh, and the cruel animal
experimentation in
the name of science, which could rather be done on growing/cultured
tissues, to
avoid the unnecessary suffering of any of the living blessed animals!
Finally,
8. Impacts in our Daily Lives of the Global Effects to
Our Ecology: Christians and
Jews alike could very seriously consider a plant-based diet based on the
above,
as well as ponder upon the global effects to our ecology regarding
conserving our
diminishing resources, and in order to avoid health sacrificing ailments
which end
up in strokes. Many of the diseases are known to have been linked to
meat
consumption. For example, such medicinal-treated problems such as
prostate
cancer is linked to a beef based diet. Many other forms of degenerative
diseases
caused by the ever-growing amounts of toxins found in our water directly
relate to
the factory farming industry.
Conclusion:
Despite the Pesach rituals surrounding the consumption
of flesh (Passover Lamb)
it is therefore, both more Jewish and also more in keeping with the
Christian way
of compassion towards life, that every being avoid causing harm to any
other living
soul!
Respectfully submitted with blessings for a Wonderful
New Year free of cruelty,
With <3 , Janine Laura Bronson e-mail address:
[email protected]
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