Guest guest Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 > Sign To Boycott KPFA Radio For Anti-Vegetarian Anti-Animal > Programming! > > Hi all, > > Please sign this petition at http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/ > AirforanimalsKPFA/ > and then email this to -everyone- you know you cares about animal > rights and vegetarian values. > > Text: > > KPFA has for years failed to offer programming time for animal > rights, animal welfare, or vegetarians. Since about 2005, one > animal-focused show has been awaiting airtime to no avail. If this > were not bad enough, despite the thousands of books and studies > showing the benefits to human health, the environment, and the > reduction of green house gas emissions of the vegetarian diet, KPFA > chooses to air a weekly health program which focuses on the > producer, Layna Berman's, personal bias against the vegetarian > diet, uncountered. > > Further, during its latest fund drive, a KPFA program highlights a > misleading book called " The Vegetarian Myth " where the author > blames grain agriculture for destroying the Earth but fails to > highlight that over 70% of grains grown today are used for feed for > animal agriculture. This destructive book may cause higher > consumption of conventional meat. While free speech is of course > encouraged, there should be time alloted for the mountains of > countervailing evidence that supports the environmental and health > benefits of veg diets. > > At a time when millions of animals are tortured and killed for > animal agriculture, when millions of homeless animals are > " euthanized " simply for existing, when the health of the U.S. > population is threatened by chronic disease, and when global > warming threatens our planet in part due to the massive inputs of > animal agriculture, it is time that KPFA air a show on animal > issues. We, animal-lovers and veg KPFA listeners will no longer > pledge to KPFA until airtime is given for a show on animal issues. > We eagerly await the chance for the most voiceless population to > have its voice heard on progressive radio. > > NOTE: To hear the outrageous " Vegetarian Myth " program go to: > http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/54873 > > peace > > Eric B > __________ > You received this message as a r on the list: > sfgpawgmaster > To be removed from the list, send any message to: > sfgpawgmaster- > > For all list information and functions, see: > http://npogroups.org/lists/info/sfgpawgmaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Instead of boycotting KPFA, we should donate to the non-commercial station and try to influence its programming. As for this particular program, the producer is the only one responsible and one should give her feedback and suggestions. The station has no control over the content, and that's why we need to support these independent media that are not bought by the corporations. -Mango Martin , Rosalind Lord <rclord wrote: > > > > > Sign To Boycott KPFA Radio For Anti-Vegetarian Anti-Animal > > Programming! > > > > Hi all, > > > > Please sign this petition at http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/ > > AirforanimalsKPFA/ > > and then email this to -everyone- you know you cares about animal > > rights and vegetarian values. > > > > Text: > > > > KPFA has for years failed to offer programming time for animal > > rights, animal welfare, or vegetarians. Since about 2005, one > > animal-focused show has been awaiting airtime to no avail. If this > > were not bad enough, despite the thousands of books and studies > > showing the benefits to human health, the environment, and the > > reduction of green house gas emissions of the vegetarian diet, KPFA > > chooses to air a weekly health program which focuses on the > > producer, Layna Berman's, personal bias against the vegetarian > > diet, uncountered. > > > > Further, during its latest fund drive, a KPFA program highlights a > > misleading book called " The Vegetarian Myth " where the author > > blames grain agriculture for destroying the Earth but fails to > > highlight that over 70% of grains grown today are used for feed for > > animal agriculture. This destructive book may cause higher > > consumption of conventional meat. While free speech is of course > > encouraged, there should be time alloted for the mountains of > > countervailing evidence that supports the environmental and health > > benefits of veg diets. > > > > At a time when millions of animals are tortured and killed for > > animal agriculture, when millions of homeless animals are > > " euthanized " simply for existing, when the health of the U.S. > > population is threatened by chronic disease, and when global > > warming threatens our planet in part due to the massive inputs of > > animal agriculture, it is time that KPFA air a show on animal > > issues. We, animal-lovers and veg KPFA listeners will no longer > > pledge to KPFA until airtime is given for a show on animal issues. > > We eagerly await the chance for the most voiceless population to > > have its voice heard on progressive radio. > > > > NOTE: To hear the outrageous " Vegetarian Myth " program go to: > > http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/54873 > > > > peace > > > > Eric B > > __________ > > You received this message as a r on the list: > > sfgpawgmaster > > To be removed from the list, send any message to: > > sfgpawgmaster- > > > > For all list information and functions, see: > > http://npogroups.org/lists/info/sfgpawgmaster > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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