Quote from smilingsynic:
We humans shouldn't be eating mammals, at the very least. For ethical reasons, primarily, and arguably for health reasons.
Cats, dogs, cows, pigs, et al.
I wonder if India shows documentaries about barbaric, jowly, bloated Americans butchering cows and putting their flesh on a grill for a national holiday so families with kids can wolf them down while looking forward to the fireworks.
One man's atrocity is another's hobby. China, at least in this one regard, is no less barbaric than us.
India tells West to stop eating beef
By Dean Nelson in New Delhi 2:44PM GMT 20 Nov 2009
The environment minister, Jairam Ramesh, said if the world abandoned beef consumption, emissions would be dramatically reduced and global warming would slow down.
"The solution to cut emissions is to stop eating beef. It leads to emission of methane which is 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide," he said.
"The best thing for us, India, is we are not a beef-eating nation.
The United States, the world's largest emitter along with China, is also the world's greatest beef-eating nation and consumes 25 per cent more than Europe.
Hindus are forbidden to eat beef and India has more vegetarians than any other country in the world. More than 30 per cent of its 1.1 billion people do not eat meat at all.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...422/India-tells-West-to-stop-eating-beef.html
November 16, 2012 14:13
India textbook says meat-eaters lie, cheat and commit sex crimes
In India, a children's health textbook claims meat-eaters "easily cheat, lie, forget promises and commit sex crimes."
In India, a health textbook aimed at 11 and 12 year-olds, claims meat-eaters "easily cheat, tell lies, forget promises and commit sex crimes," the BBC reported.
The controversial "New Healthway" textbook, released by one of the country's leading publishers, has drawn criticism from academics.
