Comments on: Vegetarianism: The meat of the argument http://www.earthoria.com/vegetarianism-the-meat-of-the-argument.html Travel & lifestyle articles, videos & podcasts | Currently in: Spain & Denmark Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mike http://www.earthoria.com/vegetarianism-the-meat-of-the-argument.html/comment-page-1#comment-21061 Mike Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:25:39 +0000 http://www.earthoria.com/?p=739#comment-21061 You can also purchase an all natural fed cow and split it with your neighbors. This would be a pretty well treated animal what was free and allowed to graze. The current methods of the factory farm are cruel, but eating meat is also about as natural you can get when it comes to the entire history of humanity. Also, I believe it is only red meat that leads to heart disease and cancer. Fish is one of the healthiest things you can eat, as long as the water from which it came was not polluted. Just a travel question: How could you survive in Central Asia without eating meat? Everything is a Kebab and I didn't see too many vegetables in the desert. You can also purchase an all natural fed cow and split it with your neighbors. This would be a pretty well treated animal what was free and allowed to graze. The current methods of the factory farm are cruel, but eating meat is also about as natural you can get when it comes to the entire history of humanity. Also, I believe it is only red meat that leads to heart disease and cancer. Fish is one of the healthiest things you can eat, as long as the water from which it came was not polluted. Just a travel question: How could you survive in Central Asia without eating meat? Everything is a Kebab and I didn’t see too many vegetables in the desert.

]]> By: Tina Noga http://www.earthoria.com/vegetarianism-the-meat-of-the-argument.html/comment-page-1#comment-20983 Tina Noga Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:46:07 +0000 http://www.earthoria.com/?p=739#comment-20983 Dear Richard, Thank you so much for your valuable comment on this very important issue. I am honered to have you, being the expert you are on animal rights and Judaism, comment on our website. Wonderful tribute. Please feel free to share your knowledge. Best wishes, Tina Noga Dear Richard,

Thank you so much for your valuable comment on this very important issue. I am honered to have you, being the expert you are on animal rights and Judaism, comment on our website. Wonderful tribute. Please feel free to share your knowledge.

Best wishes,
Tina Noga

]]> By: Richard Schwartz http://www.earthoria.com/vegetarianism-the-meat-of-the-argument.html/comment-page-1#comment-20979 Richard Schwartz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:57:14 +0000 http://www.earthoria.com/?p=739#comment-20979 As president of Jewish Vegetarians of North America and author of "Judaism and Vegetarianism," I am glad to see this important article, and I hope it starts a respectful dialogue/debate on "Should Jews Be Vegetarians?"Some of the issues that should be considered include:: * The horrible conditions of animals on factory farms; * the epidemic of diseases strongly connected to animal-based diets; * animal-based agriculture is contributing significantly to global warming and many environmental problems that threaten humanity; * while a billion of the world’s people are chronically hungry, 40% of the world’s grain is fed to farmed animals; * the production and consumption of meat and other animal products arguably violate basic Jewish mandates to preserve human health, treat animals with compassion, protect the environment, conserve natural resources, help hungry people and pursue peace. Further information at JewishVeg,com/schwartz, and ASacredDuty.com, where you can see our acclaimed documentary "A Sacred Duty: Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal the World." As president of Jewish Vegetarians of North America and author of “Judaism and Vegetarianism,” I am glad to see this important article, and I hope it starts a respectful dialogue/debate on “Should Jews Be Vegetarians?”Some of the issues that should be considered include::

* The horrible conditions of animals on factory farms;

* the epidemic of diseases strongly connected to animal-based diets;

* animal-based agriculture is contributing significantly to global warming and many environmental problems that threaten humanity;

* while a billion of the world’s people are chronically hungry, 40% of the world’s grain is fed to farmed animals;

* the production and consumption of meat and other animal products arguably violate basic Jewish mandates to preserve human health, treat animals with compassion, protect the environment, conserve natural resources, help hungry people and pursue peace.

Further information at JewishVeg,com/schwartz, and ASacredDuty.com, where you can see our acclaimed documentary “A Sacred Duty: Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal the World.”

]]> By: Tina Noga http://www.earthoria.com/vegetarianism-the-meat-of-the-argument.html/comment-page-1#comment-20892 Tina Noga Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:06:33 +0000 http://www.earthoria.com/?p=739#comment-20892 Hi Kim, Thank you so much for your comment. And congratulations with the 40 year anniversary...so many lives saved - it makes me happy to think about it. I got the number from a book by a man called Richard Schwartz. It's a book about judaism and vegetarianism (see comment above by the author :-)). PETA has the same numbers and I found the same numbers in a brochure by the organisation "the supreme master ching hai international association". They have a lot of good information. I hope this helps. Warmest wishes, Tina Noga Hi Kim,

Thank you so much for your comment. And congratulations with the 40 year anniversary…so many lives saved – it makes me happy to think about it.

I got the number from a book by a man called Richard Schwartz. It’s a book about judaism and vegetarianism (see comment above by the author :-) ). PETA has the same numbers and I found the same numbers in a brochure by the organisation “the supreme master ching hai international association”. They have a lot of good information.

I hope this helps.

Warmest wishes,
Tina Noga

]]> By: Kim G Denny http://www.earthoria.com/vegetarianism-the-meat-of-the-argument.html/comment-page-1#comment-20885 Kim G Denny Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:50:21 +0000 http://www.earthoria.com/?p=739#comment-20885 very short and to the point . well stated. Next year will have been 40 years with out hot dogs for me. Can you share the source for the quotes on 70% grain and 80% water usage .I have heard it before but never found the source.. thank you so much . PS love the Thai pics.. Kim very short and to the point .
well stated. Next year will have been 40 years with out hot dogs for me.

Can you share the source for the quotes on 70% grain and 80% water usage .I have heard it before but never found the source.. thank you so much .
PS love the Thai pics..

Kim

]]> By: Tina http://www.earthoria.com/vegetarianism-the-meat-of-the-argument.html/comment-page-1#comment-20777 Tina Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:10:36 +0000 http://www.earthoria.com/?p=739#comment-20777 Hi Costas, Thank you for your comment. Vegetarianism is not suggested as THE solution alone. I never talked about a solution in my article - that is your interpretation. What I said was "By eating meat you not only decide on a lifestyle for yourself – your decision influences the environment, global hunger and the cruel life of these animals. Don’t be cruel – be a vegetarian!" Tina Hi Costas,

Thank you for your comment.
Vegetarianism is not suggested as THE solution alone. I never talked about a solution in my article – that is your interpretation. What I said was “By eating meat you not only decide on a lifestyle for yourself – your decision influences the environment, global hunger and the cruel life of these animals. Don’t be cruel – be a vegetarian!”

Tina

]]> By: Costas http://www.earthoria.com/vegetarianism-the-meat-of-the-argument.html/comment-page-1#comment-20776 Costas Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:35:51 +0000 http://www.earthoria.com/?p=739#comment-20776 There are plenty of valid arguments for improving the methods of mass-farming with an emphasis towards ethical practices and sustainable environmental impact. To suggest however that the solution to this matter is simply for everyone to swap bacon for broccoli is about as utopian as to expect every AIDS victim to commit suicide in order to get rid of the disease. There are plenty of valid arguments for improving the methods of mass-farming with an emphasis towards ethical practices and sustainable environmental impact.

To suggest however that the solution to this matter is simply for everyone to swap bacon for broccoli is about as utopian as to expect every AIDS victim to commit suicide in order to get rid of the disease.

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