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World Week for the Abolition of Meat: 21-27 May

anon@indymedia.org (meat-abolition) | 12.05.2012 22:55 | London

The World Weeks for the Abolition of Meat (WWAMs) are intended as a means of promoting a political debate around the idea of abolishing the production and consumption of sentient beings and other animal products.

 

World Week for the Abolition of Meat: 

21-27 May 2012

 
This year has seen
increased participation in the January World Week for the Abolition of Meat and the demand for the abolition of meat continues to attract media interest.

Remember that 99.99% of animals exploited are exploited for meat.

 

The next WWAM will be held from 21 to 27 May, and we hope it will be an opportunity for a larger worldwide mobilisation.

On 2 June 2012, a large demonstration, the March for the closing down of slaughterhouses, will take place in Paris. This will be an occasion to address the public and proclaim that the production and consumption of meat (and "fish" as well as other animal products) cause immense harm to animals, are not morally defendable, and must therefore be abolished as soon as possible.

We hope that demonstrations such as these will soon be organised around the world and will foster a rapid increase in awareness: the animal question is a crucial moral and political question which must be taken into account on all levels of society.

We are delighted that monthly events for the abolition of all forms of animal exploitation -- which explicitly demand the abolition of animal farming, hunting, and fishing -- are now organised in France and Switzerland.

The Veggie Pride March that will be held in Marseille, France on 19 May 2012 will also explicitly place itself within the framework of the demand for the abolition of meat.

You can listen to interviews we have given in French and English in order to detail the reasons why we lay emphasis on this demand.

 

 


How to advance the worldwide promotion to abolish meat?

You can support meat-abolition.org which receives no government subsidies.

You can also order activist materials such as T-shirts, pins, stickers, and flyers.

And of course send us your logo and website address, join us on Facebook and remember to announce your events.

If you use some or all of this call, please cite the source.

We look forward to hearing from you!



Worldwide promotion of the demand for the abolition of the production and consumption of animal flesh;
that is to say, the prohibition of products that come from hunting, fishing and farming
because they require the exploitation, suffering and death of sentient beings.

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Short introductory texts:
For a world-wide movement for the abolition of meat
Presentation
Frequently Asked Questions

Detailed brochure:
"Meat Abolition"
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Comments

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meat eaters

13.05.2012 19:37

If you eat meat and/or dairy you are helping the planet to die. Does that make you feel tough? Are your taste buds that important? If you think it's natural for mankind to eat meat try and catch with your hands any animal you like to consume. Not easy is it? But I have a brain that I can use to catch the objects of my greed you say. If using that arguement I can use my brain to catch you and enslave/molest/kill etc. Or using nukes is fine as we can etc etc.
Go vegan and you can tell your kids that you chose to be compasionate and did your bit to save the world(and yourself). It's easier than you think.

me


The Vegan choice

14.05.2012 06:28

Although the ethical and climate change arguments for a Vegan lifestyle can seem strong it is important to state the risks of one for certain individuals. The lack of a number of key vitamins and minerals as well as animal protein (that can be obtained from milk or cheese) can be dangerous. People falling into the following categories while perfectly safe adopting a vegetarian food choice should NOT become Vegans:

Pregnant woman
Pre-pubescent girls
Individuals with very low body mass (below 14)
Men and Women over 65 years age

The healthy choice for all is a vegetarian diet.

Vegetarian Doctor


Veggie is as bad as flesh eating.

14.05.2012 07:36

I don't see much difference between Vegetarians and dead flesh eaters, as long as they both consume the product of animal murder then they are equally guilty. The health issues of this for human animals are immaterial. If people live a little less time through a Vegan diet as opposed to a dead flesh based diet then so be it.

We do not eat people, we do not drink the milk of humans other than our own mothers, we do not make food from the flesh of people or steal their milk to make cheese why should we do the same for Cows, Goats, Horses, Sheep etc ?

Vegetarianism is a stage (and it should be a short one) to becoming Vegan not a final point. If you eat dead flesh or the products of animals you are a murderer and a rapist, it really is that simple.

Vegan