Vegan Conference posted by Dr. Leo Rebello

[Guest guest]

11th International Vegan Festival will be held in Karnataka, Sept.30 to Oct.6, 2007.

 

What is Vegan? A vegan chooses to avoid using animals or animal products for food, clothing,

entertainment, experiments or religious activities.

 

Why Vegan? Veganism, the natural extension of vegetarianism, is an integral component of

a cruelty-free lifestyle. It is ethically and morally correct way of living. Living vegan provides

numerous benefits to our own health, to animal lives and to the environment.

 

For our Health : the consumption of animal fats and proteins has been linked to heart disease,

colon and lung cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, obesity and

a number of other debilitating conditions. Cow milk contains ideal amount of fat and protein

for young calves, but far too much for humans.

 

For the Animals : Despite the common belief that drinking milk or eating eggs does not kill

animals, commercialisation of meat, egg and milk production has made every moment of

animal lives miserable. Animals raised or captured for human use are tortured to make them

'use-worthy'.

 

For the Environment : Animal agriculture takes a devastating toll on the earth. It is an

inefficient way of producing food, since feed for farm animals requires land, water, fertilizer,

and other resources that could otherwise have been used directly for producing human food.

 

Those interested in participating in the above conference may write to Shri Shankar Narayan, President, Indian Vegan Society at indianvegansociety