Earthlings and Re:Vegan Child Tired of Being Different

[Guest guest]

Alan,

 

It seems laughable, after all I have posted about ethical and

compassionate living, that you are posing such questions to me. You are

asking if I am teaching my kids that it is okay to abuse and torture

animals as long as it doesn't actually kill them. Anyone that knows me

knows the answer to that question. It's absurd. My vegetarianism isn't

about what it does for me (such as it is with people that take a health

approach to it). I do it for the animals. It is a selfless act, not

self-serving.

 

As for Singer, I don't always agree with everything that he says. Some

of his work is good, others (like saying it's okay to eat shellfish or

go dumpster diving for meat and other food waste, isn't).

 

I'm a fan of the Abolitionist Approach. You can check out the blog here:

http://www.abolitionistapproach.com. My goal is to cause the least

amount of suffering to animals.

 

On another note... anyone else watch Earthlings yet? What a great movie!

Check it out, buy the movie or find a screening near you:

http://www.earthlings.com/ It's not about what animals can do to serve

people (including being nutritious or healthy to eat or not). They have

their own souls, lives, interests, families, etc. regardless of whether

or not their flesh is healthy for humans to consume.

 

Here's my bottom line, because I don't plan to keep posting on this and

going in circles. All forms of vegetarianism saves animals. So that's a

good. Whether someone's motives for doing it are to protect themselves

(health), the planet (environmental) or the animals (compassion), or

religious (but that's usually founded in compassion), each one ends up

doing what I want -which is to not kill animals. So that's a good thing.

But I still think that compassion is the only reason that can't be

compromised. It is also a selfless route, seeking to help other

creatures, rather than to do just what benefits me. It's still the

reason I feel will resonate the most with my kids and build a long

lasting reason to stick with this lifestyle.

 

 

Jacqueline