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Stepping forward into a cleaner, organic,
more natural and compassionate existence
By the Florida News Group (Originally in English)
The world is moving forward in a more positive direction as evidenced by the following headlines with brief explanations of how the world¡¦s governments are implementing policies and laws protecting our animal friends and environment, and how people are generally embracing a more loving and compassionate life-style.
FOOD LABELING PROMOTES HEALTH AND ETHICS ♥♥♥
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Animal Welfare Labeling, will enable consumers in the European Union to express their concern for animals, by purchasing items certified to follow higher ethical standards in the treatment of animals. This will put economic pressure on farmers to stop cruelty and spread awareness of animal rights to all Europeans while they do their food shopping.[1]
Organic Food Labeling, enables consumers to buy food grown without the addition of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, and/or additives. Thus, now buyers have the choice of purchasing food that is rich in nutrition and healthier for their bodies compared with the non-organic options that although may have documented nutritional value they may also have side effects when consumed due to chemical substances. Organic farms now comprise up to 10% of total farmland in European countries.[2]
Fairtrade Labeling, refers to imported products from poor countries for which farmers are paid a fair price and from which profits are re-invested in local communities. The UK saw growth in Fairtrade products from 150 in 2003 to 1300 in 2006.[3]
CLEAN AIR IN BEIJING FOR SUMMER OLYMPICS 2008 AS WORLD ATTENTION FOCUSES ON CHINA ♥♥♥
China is spending over US$40 billion to relocate over 1000 smoke-producing factories and replace polluting vehicles with non-polluting ones to help clean the air of Beijing for the Summer Olympics 2008. One billion of that amount is being spent on planting a line of trees stretching 6,000 miles (about 9720km) outside the city to contain dust storms. Additionally, 40 million square meters of grass is being planted on the roof top of buildings adding to the re-vegetation of Beijing and further aiding the government¡¦s goal of clean air by 2008.[4]
LEADERSHIP IN INDIA SETS THE STANDARD
The
Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh♥♥♥♥,
known to prefer vegetarian food.
He is also known as the “cleanest politician in India” and is credited with bringing about India’s current economic prosperity. Though he is now the leader of the largest democracy in the world, he still answers his own telephone and drives home daily for a simple vegetarian lunch with his wife.[5]
The President of India, Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam♥♥♥♥
,
is also a vegetarian who does not drink
alcohol. The President is known to quote Kabir, the poetic Saint from
the 15th century AD, during speeches and is both Hindu and Moslem.[6]
Another positive fact about India is that most of the world’s vegetarians live there. More than 150,000,000 vegetarians live in the country. [7]
10,000 BELGIANS PLEDGE TO EAT LESS MEAT ♥♥♥♥
In January 2006, a leading Belgian newspaper, Le Soir, reported that 10,000 Belgians had pledged to eat less meat. They had responded to a flyer from the WORLD WIDE FUND for NATURE, which had listed some simple facts about lifestyle choices on the environment, with one of the top 3 choices being eating less meat. [8]
SAVING THE GOOSE AS “FOIE GRAS” IS OUTLAWED
Sale and production of a traditional gourmet food “foie gras”,
or goose liver, has been banned in California, Israel and 15 other countries
including Poland (once a major producer). The
EU government
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is pushing all nations to phase out the
industry by 2010. Popular opposition to this cruel dish has grown rapidly
around the world during the last year. 
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