European Vegetarian Union

EUROPEAN VEGETARIAN UNION
NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2007

Dear friends,

For many this is the time to plan the annual holiday and we want to point out a unique possibility: getting to know Moldova whilst at the same time helping others. This special win-win possibility is offered by our member "Neohumanist" Foundation for Education, ann organization which ‘serves the most vulnerable groups of the society (children, the elderly and disabled)…’. The “Sunrise” day care centre provides a public vegetarian kitchen and assistance for lonely and needy people (see links *)

The center now offers holiday houses with breakfast and the possibility of vegetarian lunch and dinner. The income from renting the holiday houses will act as contribution towards the "Sunrise" project.

Maybe you like to give this idea some thought. In case you have any questions, feel free to contact the organization where you’ll receive all necessary information.

Another trip we want to recommend is to attend our EVU Talks in Vienna.
I have the pleasure to tell you that the Indian Ambassador to Austria (a vegetarian) has promised to visit.

(Here is one more reason to talk about the problem of world hunger)

Best regards
Renato Pichler
President
European Vegetarian Union

*) www.neohumanist.org
www.euroveg.eu

Content:
1. Health
2. Meat, Fish and Dairy
3. SOS Whales and Dolphins
4. Animal Rights
5. EU and FAO
6. Environment
7. Good News
8. Books, Videos and Music
9. This and that

1. Health

Vegetarianism ideal for humans
Scientifically vegetarianism is the most suitable diet for human beings, said Governor Surjit Singh Barnala, who inaugurated a seminar and two-day exhibition of the Indian Vegetarian Congress….

In winter, vegetables can be real comfort food
Warming up this winter doesn't necessarily mean braising a big pot roast.

High-Protein Diets Associated With Increased Cancer Risk
A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that high protein intakes are associated with an increased cancer risk.

UK: TV ban on adverts for cheese, the latest 'junk food'

Tofu
Eating tofu can slash ovarian cancer risk/Tofu: More than just bland vegetable protein

Totally tofu, totally tasty

2. Meat, Fish and Dairy

Growing meat in the lab seems the stuff of science fiction, but reality is not far behind.

Ritual Slaughter Pakistan: A Time of Plight for the Nation
by Khalid Mahmood Qurashi, Founder & President Animal Save Movement Pakistan.

Animal Sacrifices Maim 1,400 in Turkey
Over a thousand Turks spent the first day of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha in emergency wards on Sunday after stabbing themselves or suffering other injuries while sacrificing startled animals....

Italy/LAV: Slaughterhouses closed, on Moslem holiday illegal killing.

Milk from cloned animals?
UK: Clone farming has arrived.

UK: US-made calf reopens clone debate.

Animal victims:
Malta: Appalling animal welfare practices at government slaughter houses
A shocking report which reached the ministry for rural affairs and environment in September exposes appalling animal welfare practices at government-run farms and slaughter houses.

USA: The Washington Jungle Revisited
The Washington Post's 2001 series of articles about slaughterhouses showed steers dismembered while conscious.

South Africa: Bulls' killing in Zulu rite condemned as barbaric
A grisly ceremony in which bulls are strangled to death by young Zulu warriors has prompted a political row in South Africa

Jordan/Israel: Let the animals live - letter to King Abdullah II
Re: Animal transports from Australia to Israel

Israel: Bad smell of dead cows

Dog Meat in Korea
More than 4,000 licensed dog meat restaurants
When South Korea was a co-host of the 1998 Olympics, it imposed a ban on eating dogs. After the Olympics, the ban was rescinded...

3. SOS Whales and Dolphins

Japan: Mercury level acute; store pulls dolphin
Meat sample from Okuwa chain contained levels 13.5 times state limit

Japanese Supermarket Bans Dolphin Meat.

Bloodbath: Japan's dolphin cull gets underway.

Australia Bans Japanese Whalers From Its Ports
Japanese whaling ships on their annual hunt in the Antarctic are banned from docking in Australia and should use restraint in looming clashes with protesters, Canberra said…

Captain Watson Replies to Australian Senator.

An Interview with Ric O’Barry on Dolphins in Japan
The Samurai Dolphin Man…

Icelandic Whalers Have Yet to Sell Any Whale Meat.

4. Animal rights

USA: Animal protection a just cause
..In congressional contests and statewide ballot campaigns, the 2006 election brought decisive victories for the cause of animal protection…

India/Chennai: "Stop fighting and be united!"
Maneka Gandhi tells animal rights activists

EVU presents:
Prayers related to compassion to animals from many religious traditions

5. EU and FAO

Fear of bird flu: EU to ban imports of wild birds
The trade in wild birds is to be permanently banned across the European Union starting in July, EU animal health officials have decided….

Report: Avian Flu - Time to shut the intensive poultry 'flu factories'?
Dr. Caroline Lucas MEP/The Role of Intensive Poultry Farming and International Trade in the Spread of Avian Flu

Animal welfare in transport:
New EU rules enter into force

FAO:
“Transport of livestock is undoubtedly the most stressful and injurious stage
in the chain of operations between farm and slaughterhouse'.

EU initiative strengthens drive to sustainable fishing in Western and Central Pacific.

FAO:
New measures to protect Mediterranean fish stocks/FAO classifies bluefin tuna stocks in the Mediterranean as 'depleted'

6. Environment

Meat and the Planet
At present, there are about 1.5 billion cattle and domestic buffalo and about 1.7 billion sheep and goats.

India's PM says West is environmentally wasteful

The world’s natural ecosystems are being degraded at a rate unprecedented in human history…

7. Good news
USA: The calf Herbie was saved from the butcher's knife!

India/Mumbai: 'George Bull' a big draw at animal farm

8. Books, Videos and Music

New Book: AFTERSHOCK
Confronting Trauma in a Violent World - A Guide for Activists and Their Allies
Author: Pattrice Jones - Lantern Books

Book: Diabetes Reversible with Diet; New Book Outlines Program
Neal Barnard, M.D

Book: Tofu 1 - 2 - 3

Meat eaters, chew on this.

Video Meat, very grim.

10 Public Videos presented by PCRM

Music for Animals
Music for a cause is nothing new but music solely devoted to animals does
seem novel. Maria Daines, a British singer and songwriter has just released
a CD entitled, 'Music United for Animals',…

9. This and that

Miss Dewey can tell you a lot about the European Vegetarian Union (and everything else for that matter):

International Diary on the EVU Website

38th World Vegetarian Congress 2008
27 July to 2 August, Kulturpalast Dresden, Germany - "100 Years of Food Revolution"

More news (in 7 languages): www.evana.org

If you have not done so, why not become member of the European Vegetarian Union now. It is so easy: http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/about/support/membership.php

 

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