Antibiotics Fed to Farm Animals

As it says in the picture - 80% of antibiotics are fed to farm animals.  In my opinion it's no wonder humans have built up a resistance to this form of medication.  I call it "over dose".  

Being vegetarian will help limit the amount of antibiotics you absorb.

Being vegan will guarantee you have no dose at all!

The Problem With Chicken

Aren't I just the cutest!

I've had a problem with chicken for 30 years after discovering a size 20 chicken in the supermarket freezer and thinking it was a turkey.  Back then I was eating meat, fish and poultry and never considered being vegetarian, but when I saw that chicken I just knew something was wrong with it.

Living my childhood in the 50s we were lucky enough to have chickens in the yard, veggie garden out the back and fruit trees to climb in...and we lived in a town.  So I did know how big a chicken grew under "normal" circumstances…..and a size 20 was not normal.

So I looked into this newish company, (I'm not going to mention names here), that had brought mass chickens to the freezers of New Zealand and what I discovered went against all that I believed to be humane conduct.



How can we live in a society that treats animals so badly?  Maybe 30 years ago when we didn't have the internet and information.  But every year we see more and more videos and T.V. shows about the intelligence of animals.  We now know that animals do have feelings, that they can cry, that they can grieve, that they can work things out, that they can have maternal feelings.

So why do we keep on insisting on abusing them, torturing them, housing them in crates and stalls that are too small for them, take their babies away from them and don't show them any respect at all?

Oh, that's right…..Money!  I think I've written that reason before on this blog, haven't I?

What to Blog About?

I've been a bit slack lately not keeping up with this blog.  I hope it's not just me, but do others have problems thinking of things to write about?

Don't suppose it would be so difficult if the blog was a general, all round, anything goes type of subject.  And even though I'm really passionate about being vegetarian, about the environment and, of course, about the welfare of animals, I still find it difficult to come up with a blog.

Let's face it, the blog has to be interesting or with one wave of the index finger on the mouse...you're gone............you are still there, aren't you???

Well, the other day I watched a video about a little doggie who was rescued.  It's a simple little story, but so wonderful.  It was the first time in ages that I had tears and smiles all at the same time.

So treat yourself and have a watch.....
I'm signing off this blog - I know, "what was that all about?" I hear you say - just me, trying to get back into blogging.

Money Rules

It's all about the money.  Let's face it, doesn't matter what it is - if you've got the money you've got the power (more's the pity). 

I came across this today Meat Industry Advertising and if you don't want to click through and read the whole article - the picture really says it all.  The difference in money spent on promoting meat is whopping (those are the red dots) compared to the little green dots? yes, you guessed right - that's the vegetarian or meat industry reform.

But, guess what - most of the red dots represent just estimated advertising whereas the green dots represent the total budge of the organization.  It's really no wonder that it's hard to get the vegetarian/animal rights message across.

Life's Not Easy Being Vegetarian

 Life is not as easy as one thinks when it comes to being vegetarian!  Oh, the food's a doddle (that means easy), but trying not to use animals in other things....that's where the headache begins.

Say No To Meat - Book Review

This is an absolute first for me.  I love books and I have quite a few that I will suggest to friends that they should read….but this book "Say No To Meat" is one that I feel warrants a review - so here goes…

Title:               Say No To Meat
Authors:         Amanda Strombom & Stewart Rose
Published by:  Healthy Living Publications
My Rating:     *****

The Beautiful Bumble Bee.

A very long time ago when I was 11 years of age I got my first pair of glasses.  What's that got to do with being vegetarian? I hear you ask…..absolutely nothing!! I'm going to tell you the story anyway. (Don't panic - it's short).