$JES 921 Book of Compassion Reverence For All Life Reference Book

Author(s): Pramoda Chitrabhanu, Pravin K Shah
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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12 Alternatives to Animal Abuse
The kidneys of a moderate meat eater work three times harder than that of a vegetarian. This is due to the excess toxic wastes in meat, which the kidneys try to eliminate.
Lard, the white rendered fat of a hog is not readily digestible. It is used widely in commercially baked goods and many name brand products.
Less radioactive fallout is found in vegetable milks (cow's milk generally shows a count of 98 of the element Strontium compared to a count of 2.1 in vegetable-based milk).
Cow's milk has a different constitution from human's milk. Cow's milk is made of elements that help in developing animal, whereas human milk helps build the nerves and brain faster than the bulk of the body.
Cow's milk is not the only source of calcium. Its content in cow's milk is 120 mg. per 100 grams; Brazil nuts have 176-186 mg.; almonds have 234-247 mg.; kale has 179-200 mg.; sea kelp has over 1,000 mg.; and un-hulled sesame seeds have 1, 160 mg.; just to name a few other sources.
Impact on Economics, Ecology and Environment:
Animals
raised for food produce about 130
times more poop than does the entire human population of the U.S., roughly 89,000 pounds per second.
It takes up to 16 pounds
of grain to produce just 1 pound of animal flesh! All that grain could be used much more
efficiently if it were fed directly to people.
GRAIN
16
WATER NEEDED TO PRODUCE:
1tb
110
219 2,500 GALLONS GALLONS
Feeds up to 10
people per day
You
save more
water by not eating a pound of beef than
you do by not showering
for six months!
OR 1lb.
THE BOOK OF COMPASSION
Provides
1/3 of daily caloric
needs of one person
The waste and fecal matter, chemicals, and grease from the meat packing industry empties into our sewer systems and then into our
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