SAFE CONNECTIONS
An Update from SAFE
* Resolving to make the new year ahead better for all*
At the beginning of a new year people
are naturally thinking of how to live a better life. This year, why not ramp it up a notch and
resolve to lessen our impact on other species as well.
It starts at home in our everyday
lives. There are so many options to
choose from, like deciding not to eat food or wear clothes that come from
animals, not use personal care or cleaners that were tested on animals, or
choosing animal-free entertainment.
If everyone simply replaced at least one
of these daily things with something that did not involve the use of animals,
we would be actively creating a much kinder world for the animals, our
children, and ourselves.
Already made the transition to a
vegan lifestyle? Great! But there's still more you could do.
For example, you could eat locally grown organic non-GMO foods,
buy fair trade products, compost... The list is really endless, since
everything we consume has repercussions on the lives of animals even
in indirect ways. So this year resolve to make another choice
that even further minimizes your individual impact on the world.
* Canadian Federal Election *
It's important that everyone voices
their concerns to politicians, especially during times of election. They
need to hear what citizens value and what worries them
about our country.
Animal and environmental issues are
often marginalized and not seen as key issues. The failure of that
perception is that the issues affecting all of the
other-than-human world are an important mirror of our society and often offer
early warning signs to looming trouble. For example, the avian flu
and mad cow disease, or escalating violence. Also, the solution to many of the problems our human society faces, can be
found in changing the way we see and treat animals and the natural world.
Moving away from the mass "production" and consumption of animals as
commodities is a preventative approach to the majority of the issues
facing humans such as health concerns, etc.
* SAFE Discussion Board *
We need your participation to get
more discussion happening! It can only grow into something fun and
informative if you help us make it that way. Please visit www.animalequality.org
and choose "Forums" from the menu on the left, sign up
and join in.
Society for Animal Freedom &
Equality (SAFE) *
Phone: 778-371-8229 * Email: safe@animalequality.org *
Website: www.animalequality.org