Changing dines
By John Esther
Earlier this year when vegan Dennis Kucinich, Democrat Ohio House Rep, was running for President, the issue of vegetarianism and animal rights registered a blip on the national political map. After Kucinich kicked the campaign bucket -- and we saw photos of the leading presidential candidates chewing down on cooked carcass on the campaign trail -- the issue seemed as dead as the estimated 20,160,000 chickens killed each day in North America alone
Fortunately Californians overwhelmingly passed Prop. 2, which prohibits farms from caging chickens, calves, and pregnant pigs in ways that prevent them from lying down, stretching their appendages. It is a small step and we need to do a lot more considering the realities of eating meat and animal abuse which have been documented in writer-director Shaun Monson's documentary, Earthlings.
One of the top ten films of 2006, Monson’s exploration into the relations between humans and their fellow sentient creatures will change life on earth for the better every time someone watches it. Narrated by the recently-retired actor Joaquin Phoenix, this documentary is the most comprehensive of its kind as it details how animals are misused for pets (breeding), food, clothing, sport, entertainment and one’s own self-loathing.
Now available the special extended DVD edition includes 25 minutes of deleted sequences, additional narration, director commentary and subtitles in 10 different languages.
If you watch “Earthlings” you are bound to change.
For more informatiion log onto http://www.earthlings.com/earthlings/earthlings-2.php
By John Esther
Earlier this year when vegan Dennis Kucinich, Democrat Ohio House Rep, was running for President, the issue of vegetarianism and animal rights registered a blip on the national political map. After Kucinich kicked the campaign bucket -- and we saw photos of the leading presidential candidates chewing down on cooked carcass on the campaign trail -- the issue seemed as dead as the estimated 20,160,000 chickens killed each day in North America alone
Fortunately Californians overwhelmingly passed Prop. 2, which prohibits farms from caging chickens, calves, and pregnant pigs in ways that prevent them from lying down, stretching their appendages. It is a small step and we need to do a lot more considering the realities of eating meat and animal abuse which have been documented in writer-director Shaun Monson's documentary, Earthlings.
One of the top ten films of 2006, Monson’s exploration into the relations between humans and their fellow sentient creatures will change life on earth for the better every time someone watches it. Narrated by the recently-retired actor Joaquin Phoenix, this documentary is the most comprehensive of its kind as it details how animals are misused for pets (breeding), food, clothing, sport, entertainment and one’s own self-loathing.
Now available the special extended DVD edition includes 25 minutes of deleted sequences, additional narration, director commentary and subtitles in 10 different languages.
If you watch “Earthlings” you are bound to change.
For more informatiion log onto http://www.earthlings.com/earthlings/earthlings-2.php
