Fwd: Dennis Kucinich on animal rights..Great video

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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUngIo5iTjQ

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> As a necessary component of the living world, we must extend compassion to

> one another and to every living thing. Our mission as human beings can truly

> be to elevate this world from a condition of suffering and cruelty to the

> planet's creatures, and towards a condition of compassion and inherent

respect.

> Through elevating the cause of every creature, we elevate our own humanity.

> We lift up the cause of humanity by reaching out and connecting with all

> things living. It is our sense of interconnection with all living things that

> brings us to respect the rights of animals; to understand that animals are not

> to be " lower than " ; that animals should not have less of a claim to

> existence, less of a claim to the possibility of survival, less of a claim to

> dignity.

> Every one of us knows a story of animal cruelty; every one of us knows how

> in one way or another official policies have sanctioned cruelty to animals. I

> am working to put compassion into action in our policies with respect to

> animals in this country and to have America set a higher standard, not only

for

> this country, but for the world; to make sure that all of God's creatures,

> that all animals are given a chance to have dignity in our society and are

> given a chance to experience the appreciation they should have as living

beings.

> I would include advocacy of animal rights in the Department of Peace, which

> I have already proposed to Congress. This cabinet-level department would

> work with, and offer an alternative to, the Defense Department. There have

been

> numerous studies that have suggested a link between animal cruelty and

> domestic violence. The Department of Peace would not only seek to resolve

> international conflicts with nonviolent means, but also seek to instill a

peaceful

> paradigm into the hearts of all the people of the world, so that one day war

> will be an archaic relic of a time that has passed.

> My farm policy favors independent and family-owned farms. I support a

> national ban on packer ownership of livestock, and numerous new incentives for

> farmers to convert to sustainable and organic farming and ranching techniques.

> The vision of the meat that we consume coming from happy and healthy

> free-range animals can become more of a reality, as opposed to the inhumane

conditions

> that the often mutated chickens and cows and pigs are forced to sustain in

> our current system.

> As a member of Congress, I have cosponsored every piece of major animal

> protection legislation. In addition, I hold the distinction of being the only

> vegan in Congress. I made this lifestyle change many years ago, because I

> consider all life on our Earth to be sacred. As a vegan, I choose not to eat

any

> animals or animal products. I strive to live my life in accordance with my

> convictions, and any other choice of diet would defy my ideals and, in my

> judgment, be hypocritical.Gandhi is alive & well in US Congress- Dennis

Kucinich

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