Vegetarinskomu Society of Russia - 109 years!
MOSCOW
December 1 marks 109 years since the establishment of the first Vegetarian Society of Russia. Ever since the October Revolution, the Soviet government tried every means to destroy and discredit the idea of vegetarianism. Shelters for vegetarians label "adherents of the western pseudo-culture", "sectarianism" and "vermin of the Soviet health" - the authorities have closed all the vegetarian society, for many years pursued the leaders of the vegetarian movement, hampered the development of medicine and the production of vegetarian food, destroyed Russian culture vegetarian food, planted in the minds of the population the idea that vegetarianism - not a spiritual, moral life, but only vegetarian diet. The purpose of the vegetarian movement - is to improve the physical, mental and spiritual health of the nation, creating a healthy environment, promote a healthy lifestyle. Congratulations vegetarians Russia with a holiday!
Russia: World Animal Day
Decision to mark World Animal Day - October 4, was adopted at the International Congress of supporters of the movement to protect nature, held in Florence in 1931. The protection of animals in many countries expressed their willingness to annually organize a variety of public events. In Russia, this date is celebrated since 2000 on the initiative of the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Animal Day is set to raise public awareness of the need to protect the environment, increased activity in the protection of animals. In many Western countries it is considered that pets - is part of the family, and they have the same rights as other members. Russia firmly holds the second behind the U.S. in the world in the number of pets. In every third Russian family living "smaller brothers".
The holiday is associated with the name of St. Francis - the patron of sacred animals, born on October 4 over 800 years ago and revered in the predominantly Catholic countries.
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Russia vegetarian: "Vita" opens the project to restore the pre-revolutionary Russian history of vegetarianism
One often hears the view that vegetarianism is a kind of newfangled phenomenon that came to Russia from the West in recent years. This opinion is a mistake.
This year, the "Vita" has launched a unique project, designed to tell the Russians about the philosophy of nonviolence and ethical vegetarianism - the path along which thousands of Russians went in early last century. Magazines and books pre-revolutionary period very clearly convey the mood, vital in the creative and progressive circles in Russia: the facts set forth in these miraculously surviving documents show the prime of ethical thought in pre-revolutionary Russia. Vegetarian settlements, schools, kindergartens, canteens - all it really existed at the beginning of last century in different cities of Russia and destroyed in an instant with the advent of a new political era.
However, these ideas were not given to sink into oblivion. They erupted with renewed strength today when the animal rights movement is gaining strength in Russia, and the world. The descendants of those who were destined to die for their humanistic ideas, give them a tribute, restoring pre-revolutionary Russian history of vegetarianism, albeit a short time, but no less bright than in other countries.
"The long months of painstaking work took us to bit by bit to restore the rare archival materials, yellowed by time, pages that are crumbling before our eyes, - says Sergey Agabekov, at the Centre" Vita ". - Now, at least bring the materials in the proper form (scanning, restoring almost blind fragments, clear all text from yatey), we will publish them on the website.
Today, Vita publishes the first recovered document , "Review of Fish, Kishinev, 1909" From it you will learn about the history of the vegetarian movement in various countries, will find the draft statute of the All-Russian Vegetarian Society, to read children's letters-vegetarians, vegetarians drama and much- much more.
"Few would dispute the fact - says the director of" Vita "Elena Marueva - that rejection of the slaughter of food resistance of cruelty, the idea of compassion for all living things, have a great future and eventually become the norm. They have mastered the bright minds in different eras, but have always been persecuted, because humanity has sought to live in war and violence. But the living germ of goodness, love and harmony, sooner or later will break through any obstacles, and this process we can observe today. Look at how many young people turning toward a vegetarian diet, not wanting to inflict suffering on animals! We are confident that our project will strengthen people in their beliefs, and will contribute to rethinking the vital position of those who have not come to this! "
Europe is becoming a vegetarian
The number of those who shy away from butchers' shops, is growing in Europe. According to the latest Eurispes, less than three years, the number of vegetarians in Italy, for example, rose from half to three million people, wrote La Repubblica.
For the most part, the newspaper notes, the so-called "non-orthodox" vegetarians who consume dairy products, eggs and fish. They have a pretty specific approach to nutrition, but nevertheless they are respected social group.
Scientists say that the sharp increase in the number of vegetarians is the result of many factors. So, if in Europe the number of opponents of meat increased as the proliferation scandal Bse, then in the United States charges stemmed from quite different causes. The fact that the widespread phenomenon of weight loss forced, especially adolescents, to see the meat source of calories and give it that immediately led to a vegetarian hamburger. However, experts say, is fraught with more dangers, if you think about the number of sauces, fried and sweet, not having anything to do with animals.
Another deterrent to the consumption of meat is the "humanization" of animals. This trend was due out in theaters the first feature-length Disney cartoon series and other paintings of animals. In the United States of cartoons of the animals have become part of everyday life of American children. What a child can conceive of to sink your teeth into the leg of lamb, similar to the leg Bugs Bunny or a piece of meat cows Clarabella?
As for the Italians, their active vegetarian diet craze has led to the obvious social and commercial consequences. Let raise his hand one who has never heard of tofu or soy steak.
As for restaurants, according to a study by the Association for vegetarians, there are more than three hundred, in addition, many restaurants include menu, wide variety of dishes without animal proteins.
The Mediterranean diet, from this point of view, provides, in this sense, the scope, since its main dishes are pasta and risotto.
Parents worry that their children refuse to meat. Meanwhile, nutritionists agree that we can live without meat, if you consume alternative proteins from dairy products and vegetables, the newspaper said in an article published a translation of which Inopressa.ru.
According to forecasts Eurispes, by the middle of this century, in Italy the number of vegetarians will reach 30 million people and thus exceed the number of meat eaters. And then for lovers of steak will come hard times.
La Repubblica
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WHO to get the money McDonald's 10 million dollars?
I received a notice from attorneys on the McDonald's lawsuit with information about who was getting the $ 10 million from the settlement. $ 6,000,000 of it is going to what they identify as «vegetarian organizations,» starting with:
Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) is gettingt $ 1.4 million, the most of anyone.
(Someone told me that VRG opposed the filing of this lawsuit when it came out - can anyone confirm whether that is true? It would seem ironic if they opposed or discouraged filing of this suit and then sought to get money from it.)
ADA Veg Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group (suggested to receive money by McDonald's) $ 500,000
PMRI (Dean Ornish's excellentrg) $ 500,000
NAVS $ 1,000,000
Vegetarian Vision, Inc. $ 250,000
American Vegan Society $ 500,000
Loma Linda University $ 250,000
Tufts University $ 800,000
UNC, Chapel Hill, Dept of Nutrition $ 250,000
Muslim Consumer Group for Food Products $ 50,000
IFANCA $ 150,000
Sound Vision Foundation $ 350,000
Hindu and Sikh groups are listed at $ 2,000,000, and there's a breakdown of nine groups getting as much as $ 700,000 and as little as $ 50,000.
Kosher groups get $ 1,000,000 between May Jewish outfits.
And two orgs listed as «children's groups» are split a million - «Produce for Better Health Foundation» gets $ 500,000 and the Center for Disease Control «Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity» gets $ 500,000.
Some of the groups receiving money makes one wonder whether McDonald's was attempting to give money to groups which could have the least effect in actually promoting a vegetarian message ...
For oil with a taste of beef McDonald's will pay off $ 10 million
On Tuesday, District Court of Cook (Cook), Illinois, USA, has named 24 public organizations that will receive from the network fast food McDonald's $ 10 million in compensation for moral damage, reports AP.
The essence of the matter is that visitors without knowing it during the nineties, ate french fries, cooked in butter with the taste of beef. Meanwhile, the company stated that it was preparing food solely on pure vegetable oil.
The trial lasted several months after the 2002 McDonald's representatives agreed to pay a certain sum as compensation for moral damages. Disputes have arisen over the listed company's potential beneficiaries of compensation.
According to a recent decision of the judges, 60 percent of the amount will be vegetarian public organizations, 20 percent - the union of Hindus and Sikhs, 10 percent will go to help starving children and 10 - on the promotion of kosher food.
According to counsel for McDonald's, in all public organizations from the list of companies working responsible people who intend to educate the public about the benefits of vegetarianism.
lenta.ru
Fake hamburgers to vegetarian beginners
In the U.S. today more than 5.7 million vegetarians, who make up about 3% of the adult population. Vegetarians are different: "ovo-vegetarians" who eat eggs but not meat, "lacto-ovo-vegetarians" who eat eggs and dairy products but not meat, "lacto vegetarians" who eat dairy products, but Do not touch the egg, "vegans" who eat the food, made only of plant-based. There is also a "sand-vegetarians" who eat fish but do not use other kinds of animal protein and "Pollo-vegetarians, for whom fish substitute chicken. The survey research firm Harris Interactive, conducted in 2003 showed that the most numerous group of vegetarians are vegans. They number between one-third to one half among total vegetarians. Among the vegetarian women is almost two times more than men. The population of the West Coast of the United States over "green" than the East. Interestingly, among African-American vegetarians than among other racial groups, the U.S. population.
Moreover, vegetarian preferences are not alien to ordinary Americans, did not impose on themselves vegetarian vows: 13% of them refuse to fish, 21% - of honey, 7% - from eggs. Harris Interactive survey data also showed that the meat is never eaten 10% of U.S. residents aged 18 to 45 years. Moreover, apart from vegans, 4% of Americans do not use chicken and beef in their diets.
As shown by a survey broadcaster CNN, 30% of Americans make their purchases based on criteria of ecology, social justice and health. And according to the organization Vegetarian Resource Group, about 40% of American society has a positive attitude to products that do not contain meat. For example, even non-vegetarians regularly buy tofu (Japanese bean curd) and soy milk - one of the main sources of protein for vegetarians. In American supermarkets is becoming more and more products, which are made entirely of herbal ingredients, however, be marketed under the product categories originally belonged to the meat products - for example, sells vegetarian burgers, vegetarian sausages, vegetarian turkey, etc. According to analysts, food manufacturers thus tend to attract buyers from the category of "Beginners" vegetarians who want to ease the torment of separation from the animal food ..
The U.S. also has a group, called "fleksitarianami" from the English word flexible - «pliant", "flexible". They are also known as "partial vegetarian". This category includes people who occasionally sit on a vegetarian diet under the influence of information about the dangers of meat. Interestingly, the word "fleksitarianin" was recognized by the American Society of dialects most used neologism 2003.
There are several main reasons why more and more Americans are becoming vegetarians.
The main reason is the hope to improve health. It is believed that a vegetarian diet helps fight high cholesterol levels (contributes to cardiovascular disease), obesity and diabetes. According to the magazine Natural Attitudes, vegetarians suffer from oncological diseases at 40% less than the "carnivores" and 30% less likely to get cardiovascular disease. Moreover, some scholars argue that the human digestive organs are more similar to the digestive system of herbivores than carnivores, and thus, the human stomach and intestines is very difficult to digest meat.
The second reason for the transition to a vegetarian faith - an ethical. Many vegetarians believe (in that they are supported by advocates of extreme environmental organizations), which is cruel and unethical to eat the flesh of living beings.
The third reason for not eating meat - Environmental. Growth of farm animals contributes to environmental pollution and unnecessary destruction of natural resources. It is known that the rapid development of livestock, oddly enough, does not solve the problem of hunger.
There are also religious and cultural reasons for the transition to a vegetarian diet, especially among the Buddhists, Hindus, people practicing yoga, etc.
Virtues of vegetarianism appreciated law enforcement agencies in the U.S.. For example, the Office of the City of San Francisco for prisoners, prison cooperating with other structures of the country, encourages among its inmates consumption of vegetarian food. The main reason for this is that it is proven to study public administration for the control of food and medicines, herbal diet contains less adrenaline, animal fats and uric acid, whose use is associated increased aggressiveness and propensity for violence.
Source: Article published on materials Washington ProFile
Washington ProFile
Lack of water can turn MANKIND IN VEGETARIAN
∙ BBC News, 16.08.2004
The Stockholm International Water Institute (Stockholm International Water Institute) opened the conference "World Water Week» (World Water Week). Among the scientific papers presented at this meeting - the analysis of communication the world of diets with the problem of shortage of drinking water on the planet.
One of the conclusions of experts: increased consumption of meat and milk - is unsustainable. Animals need much more water than grain to produce the same amount of food. Because global spread of Western European or North American food sample, which occupy a large proportion of the diet of meat and dairy products, we face big problems with drinking water shortage is so acute, and in many parts of the world.
So, for the cultivation of kilograms of cereals needs from 0.4 to 3 tons of water, and for growing kilogram of beef - 15 tons. Specialists who prepared the report, stressed that would not like to call for a vegetarian diet, as humans Sun ╦ also should be a balanced diet.
However, water shortages will force people to reconsider their tastes. And, for example, in Australia, one of the countries, a shortage of drinking water and importing e ╦, in fact - a major export ╦ p water. In the form of meat.
MOST SEXY STARS - VEGETARINTSY
∙ Sem40.Ru, 16.07.2004 Alicia Silverstone recognized the sexiest vegetarian in the world ....
More than 12,000 people took part in the voting PETA (Society ethical treatment of animals), and most of them expressed a preference for Alicia, ignoring the Pamela Anderson and Kim Basinger. «Когда я стала вегетарианкой, мои ногти стали сильнее, кожа – лучше, и я сильно похудела, – хвастается Алисия. – Переход к вегетарианству – это, наверно, лучшее. Что я сделала в жизни. Я стала счастливее и увереннее. Я приняла решение, основанное на моих моральных принципах».
Участник рэп-дуэта Outkast Андре 3000 (Andre 3000) стал победителем онлайн-опроса, определяющего самого сексуального… вегетарианца. Мнение общественности изучала организация PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – Люди за этичное обращение с животными).
Самой сексуальной вегетарианкой названа актриса Алисия Сильверстоун (Alicia Silverstone). Среди предыдущих обладателей этого титула – певица Шэнайя Туэйн (Shania Twain). В опросе приняло участие 12 тысяч человек. «Я победу отмечу шикарным праздничным ужином, – заявил благодарный Андре. – Наверное, это будет блюдо из капусты.
Я же все-таки вегетарианец!» Андре 3000 опередил таких музыкантов – участников опроса, как Энтони Кидис (Anthony Kiedis; RHCP), Би Би Кинг (BB King), Энни Леннокс (Annie Lennox), Бой Джордж (Boy George), Брайан Адамс (Bryan Adams), Крисси Хайнд (Chrissie Hynde; The Pretenders), Крис Мартин (Chris Martin; Coldplay), Эрика Баду (Erykah Badu), Дэймон Албарн (Damon Albarn; Blur), Эдди Веддер (Eddie Vedder; Pearl Jam), Ghostface Killah, Мелани Си, Моби, Моррисси (Morrissey), Пол Маккартни, Принс, Том Йорк (Thom Yorke).
http://www.animalrights.ru/
ВЕГЕТАРИАНЦЫ БЕЛЬГИИ ЕЖЕГОДНО БУДУТ ПОЛУЧАТЬ ПО 100 000 ЕВРО
Бельгийское вегетарианское общество получает финансовую поддержку от правительства страны. Бельгийское вегетарианское общество ЕВА (Этический Вегетарианец Альтернатива) EVA (Ethical Vegetarian Alternative) получило подтверждение. что начиная с 1 января 2005, в течение 5 лет, оно ежегодно будет получать от правительства страны субсидию – 100.000 Евро (120.000 USD).
ЕВА – вероятно одна из первых организаций, которая получат финансовую поддержку такого уровня. Таким образом признает ценность социального движения за вегетарианский образ жизни и правильность вегетарианского питания Деньги будут использоваться для целей вегетарианского общества по распространению информация о вегетарианизме и созданию библиотеке вегетарианской литературы
Войти в контакт:
Tobias Leenaert
ЕВА (Этическая Вегетарианская Альтернатива)
St.-Pietersnieuwstraat 130
9000 Gent
Belgium
Http: // www.vegetarian.be
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