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    Staggering drone footage of factory farming operations in the USA:

    I posted the above footage almost three years ago. Many of the CAFOs featured would likely have been part of Smithfield's supply chain.

    What most will not be aware of is that last year Smithfield was acquired by Chinese investment capital giant Shuanghei International.

    This brings up many concerns for US citizens because now these Smithfield CAFOs which have been polluting their surrounding areas on a literally industrial scale are technically Chinese operations.

    It also brings into question Donald Trump's hard line against China when he is forcing Smithfield workers back to work.

    Of course at the core of this problem is global soy production which is the only viable feed for this scale of livestock production. As I'm sure most are now aware, vast areas of the Amazonian rain forest have and continue to be destroyed to make way for more soy production.

    The following documentary goes into great detail about the Shuanghui / Smithfield takeover as well as the industrial scale soy production being employed in South America and the attempts to expand that production into Africa where the indiginous people barely have enough food to feed themselves as it is, let alone have their land ear-marked for mono-crops to be exported to feed animals in other countries.

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    Joe Rogan recently had Jon Stewart on The Joe Rogan Experience. Now as it turns out, Jon and his wife are vegan, to the degree that they even run an animal sanctury, which inevitably led to veganism coming up in coversation. As one would expect, Joe was defending his own personal view (factory farms bad, hunting good).
    Some of his pro-hunting arguments might have even seemed plausible were it not for the likes of Ed, stepping in once again to bring clarity to this hotly debated topic.

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    In the following video Earthling Ed and Mic the Vegan discuss the zoonotic nature of covid19:


    To highlight the issue, here's a video of the Wuhan wet market (viewer discretion required in all videos below):


    China is by no means alone in this regard. India also has similar markets:


    As does Indonesia:


    Thailand ..... and every other Asian country for that matter:


    If these aren't breeding grounds for a zoonotic virus, I don't now what is.
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    Exposé of Britain's duck industry using hidden cameras:

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    There is a common misconception that vegans are the reason for all the soy production in South America. I know because it is a subject I have come up against on more than one occasion and it is incredibly frustrating to have to rebutt it with the facts of the matter.

    Fortunately, in the wake of a recent propaganda piece masquerading as a scientific study, Earthling Ed has decided to push back on this now very tedius trope.

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    In the following video, Mic the Vegan explores the scenario of a vegan world over a timeline of the next 100 years and how such a world would result in dramatic positive transformations.

    This includes the reduction in ocean deadzones due to current animal waste run-off.

    He also goes into detail regarding the rewilding of habitat previously dedicated to livestock which would in turn sequester problematic greenhouse gases.

    Zoonotic illnesses such as bird flu and covid 19 are also mentioned as well as the projected reduction in species extinction in such a scenario.

    Mic also mentions the current rate of Amazon deforestation and how 80% of it is due to livestock, either directly for grazing or indirectly for growing feed and how this would be dramatically reduced in a vegan world.

    Another interesting factor is how the financial strain on the world's healthcare systems would be reduced if everyone transitioned to a vegan diet.

    Also mentioned is the recovery of what are currently severely depleted marine populations.

    Mic cites peer-reviewed studies illustrating the dramatic changes that would occur under such circumstances.

    Watch the video and if you haven't already made the transition, please consider doing so. It won't be legislation that solves the environmental crisis but rather our personal decisions.....collectively.

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    if my previous post was a carrot, this is a stick:

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    You don't need to be vegan. Being vegetarian is enough.

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    Quote .....the dairy industry IS the beef and veal industry and the egg industry IS the poultry industry.....
    Calling out "ethical" vegetarians for the havoc they wreak in the name of compassion:

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    Are we going to use our forks for violence?

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    Alex "Cosmic Skeptic" O' Conner on the subject of cognitive dissonance:

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    Can we ever expect to have peace on Earth while we have death on our dining table. Here's Ed's Christmas video:

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    On a more hopeful and lighter note, THIS is a great alternative to carcass this festive season:

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    New German study on the environmental impact of organic meat surprises researchers - fundamentally very little ecological difference between factory-farmed meat and organic due to the extra space and time needed to produce the latter:

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    New US Dietary Guidelines Say Go Vegan? (15:25 min)
    The meat industry says they 'urge plant-based protein,' others say a certain recommendation in the new 2020-2025 guidelines would result in a fully plant-based diet if followed. Let's take a look!

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    "Superbody: How to Boost Your Immune System" by Dr Vernon Coleman. Start reading it for free.

    {snippets}
    “Britain’s Mad Cow Disease scandal was caused when farmers turned herbivores into cannibals.”

    “Details of how politicians allow farmers to feed their animals are coming to light with greater frequency in the wake of the appalling Mad Cow Disease scandal in the UK.

    For example, among the cheap ‘foods’ fed to cattle and pigs on farms in the US are: human sewage sludge, dead cats and dogs, chicken manure, slaughterhouse waste (blood, bones, intestines), cement kiln dust, old newspapers, waste cardboard, agricultural waste (corn cobs, fruit and vegetable peelings) and old fat from restaurants and grease traps. Those who eat meat are, of course, consuming the residues of all these delectables. What a tribute all this is to the glory of twenty first century civilisation.

    If it is true (as I believe it is) that we are what we eat then this news should alarm all meat eaters. What farmers choose to include in animal feed is crucial to human health.”
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    12 Sugars Ranked by Health Effect

    “…I still stand by the majority of this list being something you either want to
    seriously, heavily minimize or eliminate altogether…”



    A look at 12 widely available and commonly used sweeteners ranked using an equation that takes into account health properties such as glycemic index and antioxidant content. All with a dive into fructose's effects.

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    Last week, I went to the local organic shop to buy more vegan “butter”. It had been steadily rising in price for the last year but last week I discovered it had jumped by almost 25% in just a matter of days since my previous purchase: actually a good thing since it nudged me into putting it on my DIY list. So after some ‘net perusal and subsequent experimentation I’ve come up with the following recipe.

    Disclaimer: I’m not claiming it’s healthy, however it is probably significantly lower in cholesterol, and is free from antibiotics and bovine growth hormone unlike it’s less compassionate alternative.

    So here goes:

    - 1 cup refined coconut oil

    - 0.5 cup sunflower oil (or canola or avocado oil)

    - 0.5 cup soya milk (unsweetened)

    - 0.5 tablespoon nutritional yeast

    - 3 teaspoons sunflower/soya lecithin

    - 0.5 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

    - 0.5 teaspoons salt

    Method

    - Mix oils together (coconut oil should be completely liquid)

    - Mix all other ingredients together using hand blender

    - With hand blender still going, SLOWLY add the oil mix until completely blended.

    - Then refrigerate in a suitable lidded container for 2 hours to solidify it.

    The final hike in price took the butter I was buying up to over $6. This recipe brings it down to about a dollar. Granted, the product I was buying was “organic” and If I used 100% organic ingredients, it may triple the cost, but that is still half the price, so give it a go and feel free to comment if you like it.

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