AEM: All Ethical Minds

Some key words: ethics, intellect, independent thinking, freedom, fair-trade, organic, sustainable living, non-speciesism, non-racism, non-sexism, green, vegan, vegetarian, environmentalism, overpopulation problem, peace... - you name it!

We should be united!

You are heartily welcome for contact and discussion :-)

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
Albert Einstein

Earth Overshoot Day

Earth Overshoot Day
[ world biocapacity / world Ecological Footprint ] x 365 = Ecological Debt Day
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/images/overshoot-gauge-514.gif

10 Main Reasons for going VEGAN

VeganWolf.com

# 1) Animal products are unnecessary.
# 2) What you eat is a learned habit.
# 3) Much healthier to avoid meat and dairy products.
# 4) Much more environmentally friendly to eat a vegan diet.
# 5) Feed more people on a plant diet than animal based one.
# 6) Using animals is incredibly cruel. Why force any pain?
# 7) Religion/ spiritual reasons "Thou shalt not kill."
# 8) Saves money....
# 9) Reduces National debt.
# 10) Vegan food tastes great!

Consumption: The Story of Stuff

Watch the better quality version of the film on it's site:
StoryOfStuff.com
(21 minutes)

Interview: A Lifelong Vegan

4 minutes.
Ally (19) is a lifelong vegan and talks about her health and experiences with this ethic correct lifestyle.

Carl Lewis: Olympic Medals through the Vegan Diet

4 minutes. Olympic gold medal winner Carl Lewis describes how his best athletic performances came after he eliminated all animal products from his diet.

Devour The Earth 3

6 minutes.

Studies have shown vegetarians to suffer 30% less heart disease than meat eaters.

At least one third of all cancers are directly related to diet. Many risk factors are significantly reduced on a vegetarian diet.
Research shows the incidence of colon, breast, prostate and other cancers is lower among vegetarians.

Devour The Earth 2

6 minutes.

Methane gas is responsible for 18% of global warming, with the methane gas content of the atmosphere increasing by 1% per year.
18% of world methane emissions are from livestock. There are more than 1.3 billion cattle in the world.

A single cow can produce 23 tonnes of manure a year. 10 pigs can produce 21 tonnes of manures a year.

Devour the Earth

22 minutes. English with subtitles

Sir Paul McCartney - Go Veggie!

Watch Sir Paul's personal message about why its time to go veggie

Experiments on Animals

http://www.iaapea.com/objs/home_img4.jpgAsk the experimenters why they experiment on animals, and the answer is: "Because the animals are like us." Ask the experimenters why it is morally okay to experiment on animals, and the answer is: "Because the animals are not like us." Animal experimentation rests on a logical contradiction.
Charles R. Magel

Vivisection is a social evil because if it advances human knowledge, it does so at the expense of human character.
George Bernard Shaw

Health Lecture by Dr. Barnard, PCRM

A great health video, 40 min
Links: Neal Barnard, M.D. and the site PCRM Health (opening in a new window)

Christian the Lion. Reunion

"So these two people raised this lion cub who they named Christian, and sadly he got too big for them to take care of so they decided to release him to live as a wild lion. Well, in this footage, a year has passed and it looks like Christian's adapted to living with a pride of lions when his old friends come back to visit him."

Earthlings (part 3 of 3)

A documentary about people and animals. Part 3
The film is narrated by Joaquin Phoenix and features music by Moby.

Earthlings (part 2 of 3)

A documentary about people and animals. Part 2
The film is narrated by Joaquin Phoenix and features music by Moby.

Earthlings (part 1 of 3)

A documentary about people and animals. Part 1
The film is narrated by Joaquin Phoenix and features music by Moby.

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