"Middle Ground"

After my first blog I have had a few comments... one of which was "confronting" and that was from a fellow vegan haha. Also one of my friends read my blog and said it was "interesting". I questioned him further on this and a reply was "you have no middle ground to your argument".

I will now explain said suggested middle ground.

Middle ground is basically "free range".

Some might say free range is great for the animals. But did you know they are still killed the same horrific way? Their last moments in life are still as stressful as any other animal. Sure their life may be a little better... they get sun on their backs, they get to walk around and use their legs... but this is all taken away once they get bought, put on a truck and taken to slaughter.

Free range is just an excuse to help omnis eat more meat and eggs and to feel some what better about what they are eating... just the same way you feel better about eating "97% fat free ice cream" you know it's still bad but it's only got 3% fat so you don't worry about it. Kind of like free range animals. 97% of their life is spent living pretty ok, and 3% spent living in a hell. And it's the 3% that we as people don't worry about, because we know they had a pretty good life.

This is the view that needs to change. We need to stop seeing animals as food and as human belongings to which we own and can do what we want.

People need to start to understand exactly what happens to produce their lamb chops, rump steak and breakfast bacon. From start to finish. Example - did you know pigs spend most of their life stuck in cages in which they can't move. They can't turn around, they can't itch a scratch, and if they fall they have a hard time getting back up. They get nasty wounds and infections. They aren't given adequate vet care. And then you eat these animals.

I am not a preaching vegan. I hate people preaching to me and I will not do the same. This blog is to open your eyes to what really happens out there, and if it stops you eating meat once a week, twice a week, only eat meat every now and then or never again - I have done something. I will admit my first blog was a bit "RAH!!" but it did get your attention right? Even if you thought I was a crazy hippy (I am one of those anyway).

This is why we need to ban live export

Let's get things started.. and quickly!

Hi there!

My name is Cass and I am a vegan animal rights activist.

I love animals. There's no more to add to that story. I love them so much I won't eat their flesh or by-products (milk, eggs, cheese, cream, etc etc). I will not wear them (leather, wool, suede). I will not purchase products that test on them. I do not take advantage of them. I think you get the point.

Many of you out there may say - "Well, I love animals too!" - and that's great! But do you finish your day with a chunk of decomposing cow on your plate, oh I mean steak... or Kentucky Fried Carcass... ooops! My bad! I mean chicken. These were once animals too. But people see these sorts of animals as food and nothing else. And this is where the problem lays.

Also people don't see what's so bad about eating eggs or drinking milk. Let me explain...

EGGS: If you knew what the poor battery chickens go through to produce those eggs you'd understand what's so bad. Imagine living in a space that's big enough for you to sit cross-legged. The cage touches your knees, the top of your head. You can't stretch out, you can't stand up. Your leg muscles over time deteriorate as you don't use them. And on top of this hell you are expected to squeeze out an egg every day - but this still doesn't guarantee you your life. After a year or so you don't produce as many anymore and you get slaughtered. Thanks so much for your eggs but you're life isn't worth anything now - goodbye. The end. THAT'S what is wrong with eggs.
And here's food for thought - do males lay eggs? No. Do they use roosters for meat? No. Well what do they do to the 10 MILLION male chicks born each year in Australia? Grind them up... alive...

MILK: Why do mothers create milk? Duh to feed their babies! So for us to have milk in our coffees and on our cereal every morning a baby calf is missing out. But this lack of mother's milk doesn't last long... where do you think veal comes from? For the luxury of milk - a baby calf gets slaughtered. Think of that when you chug down your glass of milk before bed. And then think about the puss that you are also consuming. Puss you say? Yes that's right. You try being milked every day by a machine that doesn't have a loving touch. Infections happen. Infections cause puss. Mmmm tasty.

How do we stop this? Simple. Stop eating eggs and stop drinking milk. Pretty black and white to me. There is soy milk for your coffee. And there is no real need for eggs.

I think this is enough for our first session. Be sure to come back for more!