Hemchandracharya Diwakar Chitrakatha 040

Author(s): Nityanandsuri, Chidanandmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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101 Reasons
WHY I'M A
WHY I'M A Vegetarian
contd. 36. Cattle grazing has destroyed lush According to U.S. Congressman Dick Armey
ecosystems all across the North American of Texas, our nation's "farm cartel", much the continent. Because of the vast amount of creation of the House Agriculture Committee, space needed for ranching, large wild is like "a 350-pound man on a life-support animals forced, with the help of government system." His accessment of the government policy, on to marginal habitats where they die subsidies to agribusiness ?: "welfare to the out. Wholesale extermination of predators to
rich." cattle, at taxpayers' expense, also continues 40. Factory-farmed animals contain a much as unabated, which only serves to allow "pest" | 30 times more saturated fat than yesterday's animals to proliferate. Tax dollars then go to free-range, pasture-raised animals. poison the "pests" which leads insect 41. Nearly half the fish tested in a 6 month populations to rise, prompting government
investigation by Consumers Union were sponsored spraying of insecticides. In
found to be contaminated by bacteria from addition, according to the GAO, livestock
human or animal feces, suspected to be the raising is the primary reason for the
result of poor sanitation practices in one or elimination or endangerment of plant species
more points along the fish handling process. in the U.S.
42. In the barnyard of yesteryear, a sow gave 37. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
birth to 6 piglets a year. Today's sow gives and the Food and Nutrition Board birth to 20 with the industry working on 45. recommend that eating a mere 2.5% to 6% Now we have "embryo transfer" where sows, of one's calories as protein adequately
by hormone injection, produce large amount satisfies protein requirements. It is almost of eggs which are fertilized artificially by impossible to get below 9% with an ordinary
semen from genetically desirable boars. vegetarian diet. Today's average American
Embryos are surgically removed and excessively eats 28% of his or her calories implanted into other sows. The stress on our as animal protein and an additional 12% as
"super-sow" from repeatedly being cut up and non-animal protein.
sewn back will kill her prematurely. Similar 38. About 98% of all milk is produced with factory methods are employed in the beef industry.
methods in the U.S. Today's factory cow is 43. Cow's milk is meant for calves, not humans. fed dangerous levels of hormones to produce Even at a time of most rapid growth, an two to three times more milk than yesterday's infant's natural protein needs are low. Human pasture cow. After about four years, the milk contains only 5% of its calories as hormones no longer work and the Slaughter protein. An infant doubles in size in 180 days. day will end the agony of mostly solitary, In contrast, cow's milk is 15% protein by intense confinement where our friend has calorie, with newborn calves doubling in size never seen a blade of grass. A cow naturally in only 47 days. lives 20 years.
44. At most stockyards around the country sick 39. Cattle graze "on the house" on public lands and crippled animals brought in by ranchers
in the U.S. Though the market rate for the will quickly and humanely be euthanized. At right to graze is about $ 6.40 to $ 9.50 per many, however, cruelty can be a regular month per cow, many government permit occurrence. So called "downers" may lie holders pay less than $2 per month per cow. suffering for days until they are dragged by