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 Re image of cows chained hanging from ceiling: Is this the gentle nonviolent fruit gifted and dropped by trees in Eden? Cows hoisted: Is this fruit gently and nonviolently falling from a tree in the Garden of Eden? photo by Aitor Garmendia/Tras los Muros http://sentientmedia.org ********************************************************************* "The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality" - Arthur Schopenhauer *********************************************************************** Ducks hang upside down in the slaughterhouse line for 2 to many minutes when there is a line stoppage https://animaljusticeproject.com/2020/11/16/gressingham-duck-slaughterhouse-violently-hung-up-and-electrocuted/ ******************************************************************* Cows hoisted: Is this fruit gently and nonviolently falling from a tree in the Garden of Eden? photo by Aitor Garmendia/Tras los Muros http://sentientmedia.org ******************************************************************* Cow upside down in slaughterhouse Why do many slaughterhouses, not just halal and kosher ones, chain cows and hoist them upside down, so that 1000 lbs hangs from a slender ankle as their throats are slit? To drain their blood. see next post http://aidanimals.com ********************************************************************** Dr Richard Schwartz, author of a free online course on Judaism and vegetarianism: paraphrased.. "There is no kosher meat. All meat contains some blood in the tiniest arteries." http://jewishveg.com/schwartz **************************************************************** Martin Sheen's uncommon courage: Martin Sheen has been active in countless nonviolent acts of civil disobedience and arrested 66 times as he stood up for peace and against nuclear power, nuclear weapons testing, dangerous arms buildup, abuse of farmworkers, Canadian sealclubbing and other causes. ********************************************************************* No butcher could serve on a 19th century British jury. It was felt that killing an animal desensitized one regarding violence to humans. ************************************************************************* The teen told us she didn't want to hear any slaughterhouse description.. they made her sad... as she put a frozen slab of flesh into her grocery cart ************************************************************************* Marijuana legalization legislation backed by Senators Schumer, Wyden, Booker https://norml.org/blog/2021/02/01/senate-leadership-coalition-announces-intention-to-release-comprehensive-legislation-to-end-marijuana-prohibition/ DP abolition legislation ************************************************************************** Kidney Stones from cooking greens: Cooking greens or eating a potato skin which had a green lining creates calcium oxylate.. a major component of kidney stones.. Green fruits (given freely by the plant) include lima beans, green beans, peas, avocado, green peppers, limes etc ********************************************************************* Ohio dairy: At an Ohio dairy or other dairies, cows are pitchforked and kicked in the udders.. sometimes punched in the face. http://ohdairy.mercyforanimals.org http://notmilk.com http://pcrm.org ******************************************************************* James Cromwell: Pigs may not be as cuddly as kittens or puppies, but they suffer just as much. - James Cromwell renowned & prolific star of Babe, had given up mammal & bird flesh before the movie Cromwell has been involved in sitins at Wendy's and elsewhere Cromwell had ridden through Texas on a motorcycle & saw feedlots for miles and miles.. Besides opposing animal slaughter he has worked for civil rights, demonstrated against war and violence. Like Robert Montgomery he is an activist for actors' union. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAwMzwT_8ak *********************************************************************** Joan Baez: Vegan Joan Baez said “I went to jail for 11 days for disturbing the peace; I was trying to disturb the war.” https://vegmonologues.com/tag/joan-baez/ Joan Baez, with 1 of world's most beautiful voices, singing Donna Donna (alternate spelling 2 Dona Dona) https://youtube.com/watch?v=BqzGZ5AaeSs https://twitter.com/joancbaez ******************************************************************** Carnivores (e.g. tigers) have 5 times our kidney size per lb & have evolved to process animal protein. Most in US eat way too much protein. Each extra oz requires kidneys to shear nitrogen off & expel it in urea. Dialysis, kidney disease, acidification, cancer from excess protein ************************************************************************** The drug Zilmax which crippled many cows destroying the production of their hooves.. was introduced in 95, withdrawn briefly because of side effects, and then reintroduced until July of 2020 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zilmax-merck-cattle-special-report/special-report-lost-hooves-dead-cattle-before-merck-halted-zilmax-sales-idUSBRE9BT0NV20131230 *********************************************************************** video of cows being flung out of truck https://www.peta.org/blog/video-dying-cows-semi-truck-crash-go-vegan/ **************************************************************************** Charlie Sheen in 911 truth movie https://mashable.com/2017/07/21/september-11-charlie-sheen-whoopi-goldberg-movie/ 911truth.org kinderworld.org photo of forklifted cow ******************************************************************** China causing donkey extinction https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14121467/donkeys-and-cheetahs-are-at-risk-of-extinction/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebarweb ********************************************************************** Vegan meals for schools https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/parents-petition-council-for-school-plant-based-days/ *********************************************************************** Daily Mail explains how a UK big mac can contain flesh from 100 different cows. This multiplies the chances for disease https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2826020/How-one-Big-Mac-contains-meat-100-cows.html * Videos on youtube of a cow playing ball, with her nose bumping it back to her human companion, of pigs as well playing fetch the ball, and of pigs who discovered a muddy hillside sliding down it and climbing back up to slide down again *********************************************************************** 1st act of violence toward another country by Biden administration... a bombing of the Iran-Syria border https://www.newsweek.com/biden-orders-us-airstrikes-iran-backed-groups-syria-after-iraq-rocket-attack-1572236 **************************************** 19 Australian ecosystems threatened... animal agriculture has destroyed trees, caused fires https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/26/australian-scientists-warn-urgent-action-needed-to-save-19-collapsing-ecosystems **************************************************************** 2 headed monkeys and dogs were created by Robert White at Case Western Reserve in Ohio https://twitter.com/nonviolentnews9/status/1365126425263628289

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* Aldi's... bag of lemons 54% of a local Midwest chain store.. and much more vegan food variety and many more organic options**************************************

* Alpaca wool process means sheep suffering https://secure.peta.org.uk/page/61419/action/1?utm_source=PETA%20UK::Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=0520::skn:A%20UK::Twitter::Alpaca%20Wool::::post * *******************************************************

bull climbs into stands at bullfight (won't show here the gruesome images of bulls goring matadors in the buttocks) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YvCdK0hOdM

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* bull dying in agony... like gladiator contests in ancient Rome, bullfights and rodeos are public glorifications of criminal violence https://twitter.com/hashtag/animalcuelty?src=hashtag_click

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* Bullfighting, a struggling industry, threatened by lockdown https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/12/could-lockdown-be-the-death-of-bullfighting-in-spain?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet *

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Cats more nonviolence: Eating grain-free food led to cats depositing 33% fewer mouse + bird corpses on doorsteps, while just 5 to 10 minutes of play with toy mouse cut killing 25%. https://gruntvegan.com/why-your-cat-likes-to-kill-stuff/gv12050.html chickens, many, are babies when slaughtered https://twitter.com/MercyForAnimals/status/1365060766420901891 * China endangered elephants https://twitter.com/stae_elephants/status/1364878088799195139/photo/1 * China primate research https://science.sciencemag.org/content/367/6477/496.2 * Colombia in 2008: bullfight stands collapsed injuring many video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xN04Q07xmc * Covid and meat a. Fox news reports covid found on meat and fish weeks later https://www.foxnews.com/health/live-coronavirus-meat-seafood-study b.https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2020/05/spread-of-covid-19-a-huge-learning-curve-for-irish-meat-processors c. Seeding of covid outbreaks from contaminated frozen and fresh food https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.17.255166v1 d. China finds covid on Brazilian, Colombian, New Zealand meat, pig heads, seafood https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3121347/coronavirus-chinas-covid-19-origin-theory-includes-pig-heads-and * cows live 20 years in nonviolent environments.. but the average US cow is murdered at 4 to 5 years https://twitter.com/herbivore_club/status/1364670715866337282/photo/1 * cow milking machines: Milking machines can be very painful. The cow's teats can be blood encrusted from milking machine injuries. Mucus from the injuries can drop into the milk. http://alamy.com img notmilk.com * Dogs killed for meat in Cambodia: 61 dogs destined for murder in the dogmeat trade https://twitter.com/LoveIsNeededNow/status/1364327956093485058 * food yield a. global farmland use could DROP 75% if humans STOP eating meat + dairy. https://gruntvegan.com/global-farmland-could-be-reduced-by-75-without-meat-and-dairy-consumption/gv12051.html b. Even those who objectify sweet mammals as food machines know that a cow is a protein factory in reverse, taking 21 lbs of food to make 1 lb of dead flesh. * Forestry England granted 34 foxhunting permits. Oscar Wilde: (foxhunting the unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/552017 * foxhounds as well as foxes are victims of suffering caused by humans seeking a cheap thrill https://twitter.com/HuntingLeaks/status/1364568657792237571/photo/1 * lab grown meats will still be fiberless, contain uric acid or trioxypurine and are not healthy tho they are not saturated with negative karmic returns https://chooseveg.com/blog/3d-printed-steak/ * Outreach: In New Jersey, bus signs saying milk stolen from calf babies https://twitter.com/herbivore_club/status/1364937303844675594 * plantbased news on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watchv=hujiIbKzqMw&feature=youtu.be * primate shortages have been created by inability of CDC,Emory, NIH, Harvard, Yale, Stanford etc to use nonanimal alternatives which are kinder, safer, more accurate, cheaper https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/business/covid-vaccine-monkeys.html ** Safari Club Intl cancels annual convention https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/in-a-big-win-for-animals-safari-club-cancels-2021-hunting-convention/ * TikTok: petition.. stop promoting violence to animals https://www.change.org/p/tiktok-ban-pudgywoke-and-simpingforpudgy-accounts-for-dangerous-acts/psf/promote_or_share * trader joe's new vegan options https://chooseveg.com/blog/plant-based-options-trader-joes/ * Trafficking in elephants, rhinos and other wildlife https://gruntvegan.com/animal-populations-fall-by-62-where-wildlife-trade-occurs-study-reveals/gv12052.html * USDA, DOI tree destruction for lumber cos. a factor in climate extremes, habitat destruction, animal killing https://www.fs.fed.us/forestmanagement/products/timber-sales/index.shtml#collapse-southern * A. Should the USPS be in charge of the internet because it involves electronic mail? B. In some communities mail in a smaller town meant locally is not removed and delivered but sent to a larger city for sorting and then sent back, delaying the mail and creating extra expense USPS DeJoy's elimination of overtime & slowdown of mail have harmed animals being liveshipped who wait on loading docks. They have no food nor water, are in flimsy cardboard boxes as chicks, are easily crushed, & can bake or freeze. Builtin violation of humane law in USPS rule d USPS does not provide water, food, or timely delivery of live animals shipped. See rule d in link below https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_003.htm Vegquotes: "He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals" - Emmanuel Kant * Zebra murdered by young barbaric woman hunter https://twitter.com/raythemouse/status/1364693765756100608