Vegetarianism…it’s a way to Humanity

to achieve - Peace for mankind and all other living beings

to respect - Principle of Co-existence

to leave - A better place to live for next generation

to maintain- Our health

to preserve- Our environment

It’s a question of someone’s life and our life too…

let’s use our heart and let mind rest for sometime

Do we know ?

Worldwide, the yearly slaughter count is more than 50 billion

 Every second, 1,680 animals are killed for food

More than 30% of our planet land surface is used to produce meat

50% of our drinking water is used to process meat

The average meat eater is responsible for the deaths of some 2,400 animals during his or her lifetime

“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.”— Sir Paul McCartney (English

musician, singer)

Why do we eat non vegetarian food ????? Common myth

If we don’t eat meat, there would be shortage of food for vegetarians

If we don’t eat animals they will take over the earth

Don’t we eat plants, they too have life!

Need to have enough proteins

I want more choice in food I eat

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Animals are my friends and I don't eat my friends

― George Bernard Shaw

Why do we eat non vegetarian food ????? Some likely reasons

Culture… can be changed when mistake is realized

Habit… can be changed if required

Taste… there are better tastier and healthy options

Nutrition.. It’s a myth...in fact, meat eating is not healthy

General perception- about animals.. who cares for them.. It is our duty to protect less privileged living beings.

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All beings are fond of life; they like pleasure and hate pain, shun destruction and like to

live, they long to live. To all, life is dear

Animals/Birds/Fish…They are someone and not something..

Are they inferior to mankind ? Is there any difference ?

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Animals’ blood is red…tears are like water...same as ours

their smile is fantastic...may be better than us….it’s genuine..

they jump with joy....same warmness, love, affection..

Eyes, ears, nose, tongue and yes.. they also do possess ‘soul’

Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man.  There is no difference there between a cat or a man.  The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage.  ~Sri Aurobindo

Human health…let’s be ‘sick of being sick’ – our teeth are not for digging our grave Human can get required nutrition from many better

healthier food options

In fact, eating non-veg food leads to serious health problems like heart diseases, cancer, obesity, etc….

US Senate report on cancer says over 40% of cancers are directly related to diet.

Look at me, I defeated non-vegetarians from America and Kazakhstan in the Olympics. So,

you can see that vegetarians have a lot of strength", Sushil Kumar (Indian)- Wrestler-

Silver medal-Olympics,2012

Nutrition …

Meat comprises water, protein, fat and various amounts of minerals and vitamins. There are no carbohydrates in meat. Cholesterol is found only in animal products

Dairy is similar in composition to meat – high protein and fat.

Foods from animal products such as meat, fish, eggs and dairy contain no fibre at all. Fibre helps decrease blood cholesterol levels

Vegetables are low in fat, very low in calories (per volume), and high in fibre. Veggies are also rich in many other micro-nutrients, vitamins and minerals

Fruit Calories are made up of mostly simple carbohydrates, some proteins, and very little fat.

Environment…global warming..ecology imbalances..land…water… burning issues

It is found that meat production accounts for nearly a fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions-emissions that are causing

temperature to rise, causing erratic rainfall, higher sea levels and stronger storm events-UN Food and Agricultural

study

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Environment… burning issue

World is hungry….children are dying due to hunger…

You need 16 kg of feed to produce 1 kg of meat

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Bill Gates – Our food system is broken. The animals we eat consume more food than the 1.3 billion people who go to bed hungry every single night. And by 2050, all the animals we eat will themselves consume as much food as 4 billion people. All that food would be more effective in the stomachs of the 16,000 children dying every day from hunger-related causes

Factory Farming…animal

farms..What about ‘human farming’ ? Farming-

with the help of animals or farming of animals-

breed and cut- like plants

You can cut animals but not tree

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‘Farming’ word was meant to be for agricultural activities. How can living being be ‘farmed’ and ‘killed’ for food.

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India Economics… is it still a poor country ? 17% of world cattle population on 2% of world land Are we a dumping ground for waste of world ? We are doing

what others don’t want to do it on their own land .

Forex hungry nation … ready to do anything … export of meat, leather, dairy products—still we are short of our export target because we can’t export soul of our animals

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Where do we spend forex- Import of fertilizers, oil, gold,mobile phones , electronics and luxury items…

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Past glory- a country of rivers with milk and ghee…...

Today-… blood also flows in the same river…

One God.. Many religions..

Vegetarianism relates to Humanity... supreme religion

All religion advocate animal compassion

All living beings are God’s creation

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I died as a rock and arose as a plant.

I died as a plant and arose as an animal.

I died as an animal and arose as a Man.I shall die as a Man and arise as an Angel.

- Sufi Mystic (a religious branch historically deriving from Sunni Islam)

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Yes… there are some contradictory quotes in some religious books… but, give benefit of doubt for someone’s life

Laws… for animal protection

only on paper… zero application in practice

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Constitution of India-Article- 38 A- The State shall endeavour to organize agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines and shall, in particular take steps for preserving and improving the breeds and prohibiting the slaughter of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle. 

 Article 51A (g) Fundamental duties- It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures

Animals do not vote…

who will speak for them ?? who will listen??

Laws… for animal protection…What is the meaning of animal welfare and protection ?

Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) make stringent rules for  transportation of animals to slaughter houses and for slaughtering in humane manner. Is slaughtering a humane act ? If not, than how can slaughtering be in humane manner. Is  this the welfare of animals ? 

Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying & Fisheries- for matters relating to livestock production, preservation, protection and improvement of stocks. This department gives Capital subsidy of 50% to rural slaughter houses. Is this preservation and protection of live stock.

It’s great to be Vegetarian….World leaders, Scientists, Business leaders, Philosophers,

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So I am living without fats, without meat, without fish, but am feeling quite well this way. It always seems to me that man was not born to be a carnivore." Albert Einstein

It’s cool to be vegetarian..

Vegetarianism helps them in maintaining their body, health and charisma…

---------------------Animals don't hate, and we're supposed to be better tha better than them - Elvis Presley

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It is not a requirement to eat animals, we just cho do it, So it becomes a moral choice and one that is ha having a huge impact on the planet, using up resources and destroying the biosphere- James Cameron (Oscar

Winning Movie Director)

No one else but we need to do..

How can we save ourselves..our health… our environment… our planet… future of our children….and life of innocent animals/birds/fishes.

..…to get peace for all…….

Say no to “Non Veg” food

Please stop eating-

Meat-Beef/Pork/Chicken-contains fat and cholesterol. Low in fiber. No carbohydrates.

Fish-contains high quantity of pollutants including DDT, dioxin, PCB’s, mercury, plastic, and other similar toxins. Further, it has an excessive amount of animal protein, which may contribute to chronic disease.

Eggs-United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) declares eggs are not nutritious and not safe because of high levels of fat and cholesterol.

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………Plenty of plant based food options easily available..

Avoid leather…it’s animal skin

Unlike past practices of using leather of animals dying natural death, animals are specifically killed to meat demand for leather.

Use non-leather shoes, purse, wallet, belt, etc.

Where do we get it? Anywhere……. Any store

How does this look like...??!!testing on animals

Cosmetics/ Soap/ Detergents/ Tooth pastewhich brand do you use ???

Many brand contains animal ingredients in lipstick, soap, detergents, body spray, shaving cream, tooth paste, etc.

Cosmetics are tested on animals/birds in very bad environment and many animals/birds dies painfully

There are lot many options available for pure vegetarian

products

What are we eating ?????? Kindly check before consuming it

Pav, Chocolates, Ice-creams, Biscuit, Chinese food, Jam, Cheese, ready snacks…does it contains animal ingredients ?

IS IT

VEGETARIAN ??

What do we wear ? Is it necessary ?

Silk Woolen

What about all these….

Honey

Varakh- Please don’t use it in ‘aangi’ or sweet

Bone china- cup/dinner set

Ivory, lac, shellac, cultured pearl, lot many items….

Hybrid Nail ColorHybrid Nail Color

Products…. Dairy industry.

dairy industry milks the life out of cowsDairy industry’s motto- Use for Milk & Kill for Meat Cows/buffalos are tortured in dairy to get maximum milk

Continuous artificial breeding of animals to get maximum milk

Use of chemicals/drugs to derive maximum milk

Use of machine to extract milk …height of cruelty & human greed-

All these leads to dairy cow going to slaughter houses at the age of six.

Use as little milk as possible…

and lastly… Our dear love for Plastic bags…

Think before you Invest in stock marketDon’t invest in companies which kills or hurts animals or carrying unethical activities

Please don’t worry….there are other thousands of very good companies to invest…and make money.. No need to make money at the cost

of lives of animals/birds.

Create awareness for vegetarianism

We can save 2400 animals if we convince even one person to switch to vegetarian food.

Serve Veg food to your employees and encourage them to switch over to veg food without hurting their religious sentiment. Let them follow their religion.

We get what we do to others

Terrorism ,War, Weapons, Nuclear bomb … powerful v/s. Non-powerful- you kill someone.. Someone kills you

Natural disaster.. Pay for nature’s fury…

Health issues…

We may get wealth… but, we never get peace

As long as man massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seeds of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love…”- Pythagoras (Greek Philosopher)

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As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields- Leo Tolstoy ( Russian writer &

philosopher)

World is realizing...need to change…

China has declared one day in a week as vegetarian day

Mexico keep meatless Monday

Per capita meat and dairy consumption is going down in America

Norway-(the Scandinavian country) announced its soldiers would be put on a vegetarian diet once a week to reduce the military’s carbon footprint

There has been a four per cent increase in the number of Swedes adopting a meat-free lifestyle over the past five years, according the study commissioned by Animal Rights Sweden (Djurens Rätt).

Sweden’s water scientists says by 2050, world will have to go Vegetarian... to survive… do we need to wait till

then………???

Principle of minimal harm

Whenever we find ourselves in a situation where all the options at hand will produce some harm

to those who are innocent, we must choose that option that will result in the least total

sum of harm

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God has created all living beings. Let him be the sole authority to end/extend any life.

 

Principle of Co-existence

No need to stop our joy/masti- just change the way……

Let’s say- We care for all living beings

It is already late.. let’s act before it is too late..

Be it for your health.. Environment or animal compassion…

Thank you ..for starting a journey.. towards better future for all living beings..