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one whole year. Non-vegetarianins is an environmental threat in more than one ways.
Firstly, it takes away those animals from the Eco-system that are the natural food of the animals of prey.
Secondly, it causes the extinction of a large variety of floras by the animals that are artificially raised for meeting the demands of the flesh-foods.
Thirdly, it is responsible for the extinction of many kinds of faunas by starving them of their natural food.
Fourthly, It disturbs the natural ecological balance by tampering with its ingredients.
Fifthly, the chemical fertilisers and pesticides used in order to meet the artificially inflated demand of vegetable food for feeding the livestock for flesh-foods and poultry also cause irreparable harın to the Eco-system.
Sixthly, the butcheries and slaughter houses release such effluents in the surroundings, which are a major cause of ground, surface water, sub-soil water and atmospheric pollution.
All these considerations force us to conclude that meat eating is most injurious to the environment.
Conclusion
We can conclude this essay on environmental concerns of Jainism by quoting from the Rio declaration that very significantly incorporates the Jaina thought:
“We believe that the universe is sacred because all is one. We believe in the sanctity and the integrity of all life forms. We affirm the principles of peace and non-violence in governing the human behaviour towards one another and all life.”
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