Save the Animals!

When you become a raw vegan, the changes that take place are not just physical changes within yourself. If you weren't before, you become accutely aware of all life on the planet. You celebrate that life when it thrives and mourn when it dies.

Never before on our planet has wildlife been so threatened. It has become of deep concern to me that we could lose major species forever if we don't take action now. The species under pressure from global warming alone ranges from bears, birds, butterflies, insects, reptiles, and fish, right down to coral. Like the canary in the coal mine, these animals are a warning that we are in extreme danger. If everything else dies, we do too.

But it isn't just global warming that threatens the animal kingdom. There is habitat loss, highway roadkill, hunting, poaching, and invasive species. Of these, hunting and poaching is the most disturbing to me. There are humans on the planet who inflict unspeakable horrors on animals in the name of medicine and providing food and other products to the world. They have forgotten that we, too, are another species on the planet. Animal cruelty is the most unconscionable demonstration of disconnect with who we are as beings on the planet and there is no excuse for it.

Fortunately groups like Defenders of Wildlife and Humane Society of the United States are scoring victories for animals around the globe. They do this with support from individuals like you and me, along with celebrities and politicians who are in positions to do something to urge our governments into action. I can't say enough to encourage you to get involved with one of these organizations, or any of the others working to support life on the planet.

Yesterday the Humane Society announced that the European Union has banned the trade of products from the Canadian sea hunt! Nothing could have made me happier than to hear that the baby seals of Canada will be a little safer from the bloody, cruel deaths that Canadian fisherman have inflicted on these animals. I could go on about this for hours, but suffice it to say that I am ecstatic over this huge step towards ending government-sanctioned animal abuse. You can read all about it right here.

Today I ate:
Breakfast: Smoothie with blueberries, banana and apple juice and a handful of almonds.
Lunch: Salad with spring mix, cabbage, avocado, tomato, onion, and sprouts with a vinegar and oil dressing.
Supper: Corn chowder with corn, red bell pepper, green onion, cashews, and nutritional yeast.