Animal Aid

November is Vegan Month

This November Animal Aid is launching Vegan Month - a month dedicated to the compassionate lifestyle and diet of veganism. Vegans leave out milk, eggs and honey, as well as meat and fish from their diets for a number of reasons, but mostly due to the animal suffering involved.

The poor old dairy cow, as well as the egg-producing hen and her offspring are often forgotten by those who continue to consume egg and dairy products. Male chicks are useless to the egg industry and so, every year, 30 million of them are gassed or tossed alive into giant industrial shredders. The milk-producing cow is now selectively bred to carry in her udders so much milk that she can barely stand upright. Increasing numbers are confined all year round under 'zero grazing' regimes, where they are deprived of everything that makes life tolerable. Once again, her male offspring are regarded as a waste by-product. Scores of thousands every year are shot or slaughtered within days of birth.

Throughout Vegan Month there will be free information and giveaways to tempt your taste buds and loads of opportunities to take the vegan challenge. Check out our dedicated Vegan Month website where you can order a FREE guide full of everything you need to know about going dairy and egg-free, including product information, shopping tips and delicious recipes to try. There's also a fabulous Redwood Foods' hamper up for grabs in our Vegan Month competition.

The website also lists events taking place across the country throughout November that you can get involved in. And look out for Wendy the Windy Cow appearing in a town near you. Wendy will be farting her way around a number of cities to highlight the effect of animal farming on climate change and promoting veganism as a positive step towards reducing your carbon footprint.

So what are you waiting for! There couldn't be a better time to go vegan. Contact me to order your vegan guide.

Posted: October 25, 2007 Archives - RSS Feed - permanent link - 0 comments