Looking to Europe & the UK, we often see what filters down to Australia – good or bad. There are 18,000 butchers in France and there has been a string of attacks on butchershops. The UK Telegraph newspaper story, “French butchers issue plea for police protection from vegans after a spate of attacks” quotes the […]
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Animal rights activists believe their end aim justifies their means
June 27th, 2017It frustrates me that animal rights activists continue to be underestimated not just by the general public but those involved in livestock industries. Animal rights activists are pursuing their aims with one-eyed zeal combined with patience. They are spending a lot of time and money on planning and marketing, with the end goal being the […]
Why are some animals more equal than others?
May 22nd, 2017I was surprised to find an animal right’s activist piece on ABC Open, called ‘Art from the cattleman’s daughter’ Author Jo Frederiks asks: ‘Animal equality: why are some more equal than others’? Excellent question! Which leads on to: – Why do animal rights activists fail to support measures to exterminate feral species (cats & foxes […]
Nutritional value of red meat
March 15th, 2013Today someone asked me ‘what is the nutritional value of red meat’ (in a person’s diet). Good question! Unprocessed red meat includes a number of elements vital for human health. Nutrition and human health is an incredibly complicated field; research results often throw up conflicting views, some of which are later discredited. Above all – […]
#Peasenhallpigs – A tide of change against the noisy minority
March 10th, 2013Peasenhall Primary School in Suffolk, UK, has developed a scheme to educate students about where their meat comes from by raising pigs. Fairly predictably, there has been an abusive outcry from vegans/animal rights extremists. Organisers received 400+ derogatory emails, calling them ‘child abusers’, ‘pointless mothers’ etc. Nothing especially unusual about any of the vitriol, unfortunately. […]
Dr James Wright giving anti-meat eating advice
July 29th, 2011Just as it is disconcerting to hear admired, talented musicians and actors spouting on about politics or issues unrelated to their field of work, it’s disappointing to discover writers and other well known/famous people, doing the same. For many years I’ve read and listened to the commonsense advice handed out by Dr James Wright. Then this ‘gem’ of […]
Images of animals killing and eating other animals too upsetting for some Australian TV viewers these days
June 28th, 2011We’ve had a good laugh in recent years at ‘parental guidance required’ disclaimers that precede programmes such as Troy Dann’s outback adventures. But the best laugh of all was this ‘warning’ statement preceding the screening of David Attenborough’s ‘Life in Cold Blood’ series screened on ABC TV earlier this year: ‘The following programme contains scenes […]
Classic modern hypocrisy – palm oil instead of products from farmed animals
June 21st, 2011I bought some lemon myrtle soap the other day. At home I noticed ‘Contains NO Animal Products’ written on the side of the box, along with ‘delights and vitalises’ and ‘natural freshness’, amongst the pretty symbols. A closer inspection was required. The spiel on the back described the lemon myrtle tree as being a Queensland rainforest species that […]
Why do people raise animals destined to be eaten?
June 11th, 2011A comment by Kelsey Neilson: Why we send the cattle we grow and love to slaughter? Everything that lives someday dies. Animals, plants, people. What we do as beef producers is care for our cattle whilst they are alive as they are grown for food and yes they will die. You know that your grandparents […]
Be Veg Be Green Save the Planet! at it again – now in newspapers
May 14th, 2009Yesterday’s free Townsville newspaper, Sun community Newspapers, has a 3/4 page full colour ad from Supreme Master Ching Hai; ‘world-renowned Humanitarian, Artist and Spiritual teacher’ (her words). We’ve seen the Go Veg Be Green Save the Planet! ads during prime viewing time on SBS television over the last 6 months, but in the newspaper ad, […]