Tomorrow, on November 1st, a group of around fifty Israeli activists will make both a political statement and personal protest against industrialized animal abuse, here is a brief list of countries which will participate in the event : USA, Iran,,Australia,United Kingdom,Canada,South Africa,Spain,Portugal,Italy,France,Turkey,Sweden,The Netherlands,Germany,India... . November 1st is World Vegan Day and, for the first time this year, “269 Solidarity Day”.
This movement was sparked by three international activists who were publicly branded with a hot iron, in the exact fashion that cattle are branded, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA4q1pU957c ) to protest against animal consumption . The number 269 was chosen because it was the identification number given to a calf born in an Israeli factory farm.
According to the activists, the movement to brand, and now tattoo, one’s body with 269 is a form of solidarity and immortalization. It is a statement that when it comes to suffering and pain there is no difference between animals and humans. When it comes to pain we are all the same.
They are hoping to be able to raise awareness and empathy for those animals who are victims of the meat, dairy, egg, fashion and medical industries. This group of Israeli activists are undergoing the tattoo ‘branding’ as part of an international event, involving similar groups all over the world, in the hope of spreading their message.
As well as the activists tattooing themselves, there will be a dramatic visual demonstration simulating the way Jews were branded in the Holocaust.
Unlike other campaigns, these activists are calling for a complete abolition of animal slavery. “The people here today volunteering their skins are people from all walks of life who have learned from history's human holocausts, and recognise that the animal holocaust is far from over. Like the institutionalized confining and suffering of millions of humans by Hitler, animals on factory farms today suffer almost mirror-like cruelty which continues at the greed of animal-using industries.
We are taking part in this event in solidarity for all these victims of industries that still use animals as nothing more then commodities. We are calling for an end to the slavery and violence that happens every single day in the name of food, fashion and testing.
"In relation to [animals], all people are Nazis; for the animals, it is an eternal Treblinka."( Isaac Bashevis Singer ).
We should be ashamed for every sow that is confined to a gestation crate that is so small she can't even turn around, for every calf that is taken away from his/her mother so she can produce milk for us instead of her child, for every hen that is confined to a battery cage.” - Danica Daley, organizer for the Melbourne 269 demonstration.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
We want you to be in our new album!
Would you like the idea of submitting a photo of yourself with some of your personal favortie quotes (or what you do to support animal welfare)? Just if you wish to be in it include what meats you cut out and you're struggles, maybe another fan can help and support you who went through the same phases. If your're a vegan or vegetarian, please mention why to us. We want to make an album of our fans...
to say thanks and to show the world that there are still some 'Real Humans' that are kind to animals out there... not only celebs who help animals. You all deserve credit on our facebook page for spreading the word.
If you are going to send us a picture, message us or email us @ realhumansarekindtoanimals@gma
Please send 2 pictures and we will decide which one to post... it also would be great with your pet(s)... we will post your photo on our facebook page in our album "our own fans"... you have to be a fan of ours though meaning you have to click the LIKE button of our facebook page.
NOTE: TO PROTECT OUR FANS ALL NEGATIVE AND HARRASING COMMENTS WILL BE DELETED BY US AND YOU WILL BE BANNED ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!!!
NOTE: TO PROTECT OUR FANS ALL NEGATIVE AND HARRASING COMMENTS WILL BE DELETED BY US AND YOU WILL BE BANNED ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!!!
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Humans are NOT omnivores?!
When you look at the comparison between herbivores and humans, we compare much more closely to herbivores than meat eating animals. Humans are clearly not designed to digest and ingest meat.
Meat-eaters: have claws
Herbivores: no claws
Humans: no claws
Meat-eaters: have no skin pores and perspire through the tongue
Herbivores: perspire through skin pores
Humans: perspire through skin pores
Meat-eaters: have sharp front teeth for tearing, with no flat molar teeth for grinding
Herbivores: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding
Humans: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding
Meat-eaters: have intestinal tract that is only 3 times their body length so that rapidly decaying meat can pass through quickly
Herbivores: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.
Humans: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.
Meat-eaters: have strong hydrochloric acid in stomach to digest meat
Herbivores: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater
Humans: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater
Meat-eaters: salivary glands in mouth not needed to pre-digest grains and fruits.
Herbivores: well-developed salivary glands which are necessary to pre-digest grains and fruits
Humans: well-developed salivary glands, which are necessary to pre-digest, grains and fruits
Meat-eaters: have acid saliva with no enzyme ptyalin to pre-digest grains
Herbivores: have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains
Humans: have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains
Based on a chart by A.D. Andrews, Fit Food for Men, (Chicago: American Hygiene Society, 1970)
Clearly if humans were meant to eat meat we wouldn't have so many crucial ingestive/digestive similarities with animals that are herbivores.
Lets take a deeper look at the anatomical and physiological features of humans, and animals. Starting with the teeth, omnivores and carnivores teeth are spaced, and all are sharply pointed. Omnivores teeth are adapted to tearing through fur..., bones, muscles, organs, and flesh. Vision of omnivores and carnivores is mainly color-less. Herbivores and frugivores can see the full scale of color. Mammary glands of omnivores and carnivores have multiple teats for litters. Herbivores and frugivores only have one baby, and very rarely multiples (without med's). The placenta of omnivores and carnivores are zonary shape, and herbivores and frugivores are discoid-shape. Humans spend about 8 hours sleeping or less, same as herbivores and frugivores. Omnivores and carnivores spend about 18-20 hours per day. Herbivores don't have claws, and neither does frugivores. Omnivores and carnivores have tails, claws, and paws. Omnivores have very tiny salivary glands, whereas humans have well-developed salivary glands. Humans have alkaline saliva ranging about pH of 7.4. Herbivores is 7.0-7.5 pH. Omnivores and carnivores have an acidic pH. Omnivores and carnivores stomach pH is 1-2(and can be 1,000x stronger than humans). Humans stomach pH is 4-5. Herbivores is 4-5. Carnivores and omnivores secrete uricase to metabolize uric acid in flesh. Herbivores do not, and frugivores do not. Humans do not secrete uricase. Humans, herbivores, and frugivores all have salivary digestive enzymes and very little lysosomes in the mouth. Carnivores and omnivores do not have salivary digestive enzymes and they do have a large amount of lysosomes in the mouth.
This is where humans differ from herbivores and are more related to frugivores. Some herbivores have 3-4 stomach compartments, with a GI tract 20 times longer than the body length. Frugivores have a GI tract about 12 times longer than body length. Omnivores and carnivores have a GI tract 3 times longer. Frugivores have a convoluted colon. Herbivores have an intestinal canal both smooth and convoluted. Omnivores and carnivores have a smooth colon, short. Herbivores and frugivores can convert ALA--> DHA & EPA. Men convert mainly in their reproductive organs and brain tissue. Women convert in all of their tissues. Any studies stating otherwise failed to sample specific tissues such as the reproductive tissue and brain tissue. Herbivores and frugivores also can convert SCFA's to LCFA's. However, omnivores and carnivores are not capable of doing this. Herbivores live mainly on grass and plants, humans live on vegetables and fruits. Actually, we aren't even capable of digesting meat but at a rate of 40%. Meaning, 60% is wasted, to sit in our GI tracts for 3 days. Carnivores and omnivores will defecate within several hours after consuming an animal. Humans it takes on average 3 days. This is why gastrointestinal cancers, and colon cancers occur! Herbivores and frugivores brain and B12 are fueled by glycogen (stored glucose). Carnivores and omnivores brains are fueled by fats and proteins.
If you were to compare humans to a certain species, I would sy they are most similar to frugivores. Besides, after every single meal, what do you crave the most? Sweets, right? Well, fruit is the most sweetest food naturally grown, thus, in the wild we would be munching on fruit.
Just a question: How many humans do you know that have actually caught an animal with their bare hands, and bit into it's flesh to consume the entire animal raw?? Get real with your anatomy and physiology.
Sources: Anatomy and Physiology 101 and Dr.Milton Mills study on comparative anatomy (via Paul Hughes)
Meat-eaters: have claws
Herbivores: no claws
Humans: no claws
Meat-eaters: have no skin pores and perspire through the tongue
Herbivores: perspire through skin pores
Humans: perspire through skin pores
Meat-eaters: have sharp front teeth for tearing, with no flat molar teeth for grinding
Herbivores: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding
Humans: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding
Meat-eaters: have intestinal tract that is only 3 times their body length so that rapidly decaying meat can pass through quickly
Herbivores: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.
Humans: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.
Meat-eaters: have strong hydrochloric acid in stomach to digest meat
Herbivores: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater
Humans: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater
Meat-eaters: salivary glands in mouth not needed to pre-digest grains and fruits.
Herbivores: well-developed salivary glands which are necessary to pre-digest grains and fruits
Humans: well-developed salivary glands, which are necessary to pre-digest, grains and fruits
Meat-eaters: have acid saliva with no enzyme ptyalin to pre-digest grains
Herbivores: have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains
Humans: have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains
Based on a chart by A.D. Andrews, Fit Food for Men, (Chicago: American Hygiene Society, 1970)
Clearly if humans were meant to eat meat we wouldn't have so many crucial ingestive/digestive similarities with animals that are herbivores.
Lets take a deeper look at the anatomical and physiological features of humans, and animals. Starting with the teeth, omnivores and carnivores teeth are spaced, and all are sharply pointed. Omnivores teeth are adapted to tearing through fur..., bones, muscles, organs, and flesh. Vision of omnivores and carnivores is mainly color-less. Herbivores and frugivores can see the full scale of color. Mammary glands of omnivores and carnivores have multiple teats for litters. Herbivores and frugivores only have one baby, and very rarely multiples (without med's). The placenta of omnivores and carnivores are zonary shape, and herbivores and frugivores are discoid-shape. Humans spend about 8 hours sleeping or less, same as herbivores and frugivores. Omnivores and carnivores spend about 18-20 hours per day. Herbivores don't have claws, and neither does frugivores. Omnivores and carnivores have tails, claws, and paws. Omnivores have very tiny salivary glands, whereas humans have well-developed salivary glands. Humans have alkaline saliva ranging about pH of 7.4. Herbivores is 7.0-7.5 pH. Omnivores and carnivores have an acidic pH. Omnivores and carnivores stomach pH is 1-2(and can be 1,000x stronger than humans). Humans stomach pH is 4-5. Herbivores is 4-5. Carnivores and omnivores secrete uricase to metabolize uric acid in flesh. Herbivores do not, and frugivores do not. Humans do not secrete uricase. Humans, herbivores, and frugivores all have salivary digestive enzymes and very little lysosomes in the mouth. Carnivores and omnivores do not have salivary digestive enzymes and they do have a large amount of lysosomes in the mouth.
This is where humans differ from herbivores and are more related to frugivores. Some herbivores have 3-4 stomach compartments, with a GI tract 20 times longer than the body length. Frugivores have a GI tract about 12 times longer than body length. Omnivores and carnivores have a GI tract 3 times longer. Frugivores have a convoluted colon. Herbivores have an intestinal canal both smooth and convoluted. Omnivores and carnivores have a smooth colon, short. Herbivores and frugivores can convert ALA--> DHA & EPA. Men convert mainly in their reproductive organs and brain tissue. Women convert in all of their tissues. Any studies stating otherwise failed to sample specific tissues such as the reproductive tissue and brain tissue. Herbivores and frugivores also can convert SCFA's to LCFA's. However, omnivores and carnivores are not capable of doing this. Herbivores live mainly on grass and plants, humans live on vegetables and fruits. Actually, we aren't even capable of digesting meat but at a rate of 40%. Meaning, 60% is wasted, to sit in our GI tracts for 3 days. Carnivores and omnivores will defecate within several hours after consuming an animal. Humans it takes on average 3 days. This is why gastrointestinal cancers, and colon cancers occur! Herbivores and frugivores brain and B12 are fueled by glycogen (stored glucose). Carnivores and omnivores brains are fueled by fats and proteins.
If you were to compare humans to a certain species, I would sy they are most similar to frugivores. Besides, after every single meal, what do you crave the most? Sweets, right? Well, fruit is the most sweetest food naturally grown, thus, in the wild we would be munching on fruit.
Just a question: How many humans do you know that have actually caught an animal with their bare hands, and bit into it's flesh to consume the entire animal raw?? Get real with your anatomy and physiology.
Sources: Anatomy and Physiology 101 and Dr.Milton Mills study on comparative anatomy (via Paul Hughes)
Special thanks to Paul Hughes M.D. for giving us this information!
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Fur Farming
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| This is in a fur farm |
To kill animals without damaging their fur, trappers usually strangle, beat or stomp them to death. Animals on fur farms may be gassed, electrocuted, poisoned with strychnine or have their necks snapped. These methods are not 100 percent effective and some animals "wake up" while being skinned. Ranch-raised foxes are kept in cages only 2.5 feet square (minks in cages 1-foot-by-3-feet), with up to four animals per cage. Animals can languish in traps for days. Up to 1 out of every 4 trapped animals escapes by chewing off his or her own feet, only to die later from blood loss, fever, gangrene or predation. Every year, thousands of dogs, cats, raptors, and other so-called "trash" animals are crippled or killed by traps. Each year the fur industry kills over 50 million animals for fashion, not including rabbits (no reliable data on rabbits killed worldwide for fur is available). Number of animals to make a fur coat: 12-15 lynx, 10-15 wolves or coyotes, 15-20 foxes, 60-80 minks, 27-30 racoons, 10-12 beavers, 60-100 squirrels. More than 45 million animals worldwide, including raccoon-dogs, rabbits, foxes, mink and chinchillas are raised in cages and killed each year for their fur. Not only are cage-raised animals killed inhumanely, but they suffer from numerous physical and behavioral abnormalities induced by the stress of caging conditions. After spending their short lives in squalid conditions, animals raised on fur farms are killed by cruel methods that preserve the pelt, such as gassing, neck-breaking and anal or vaginal electrocution. Trapping millions of wild animals, including bobcats, coyotes, foxes, lynx, raccoons and wolves, countless dogs and cats, deer, birds and other animals — including threatened and endangered animals — are also injured and killed each year by the indiscriminate traps. Traps, including steel-jaw leg-hold traps, body-gripping traps, and wire neck snares are inhumane devices that inflict great pain and suffering.
Cat and Dog Fur:
A 1998 investigation by The Humane Society of the United States exposed the international fur industry's ugly secret: the widespread slaughter of companion animals—domestic dogs and cats—for the manufacture of clothing, accessories, and trinkets. Investigators witnessed firsthand the brutal slaughter of domestic dogs and cats in China and other Asian nations. Many of these animals are raised in cold, unsanitary breeding compounds. Some are strays. Others are obviously pets who were most likely stolen. And the killing methods are grisly. Dogs—German shepherds, chows, and mixed breeds—are bludgeoned or bled to death. Cats are often strangled by wire nooses.
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