FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Two activists from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) painted themselves green and carried signs of "GO GREEN, GO VEGAN" in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin - in an effort to get Malaysians to Save the Planet from climate change due to the raising of livestock for food.

Over 600 million animals are slaughtered every year in Malaysia for food.....

(Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/6/8/nation/20110608112104&sec=nation)

The following observations are adapted from Chapter 3 of "FROM CRISIS TO PEACE", authored by The Supreme Master Ching Hai in regard to the VEGAN DIET... quickest solution to solve current environmental issues...

BE VEGAN : THE GREENEST LIFESTYLE
**(Stopping meat production) saves 80% of the total cost of US40 trillion for reducing global warming;

**uses 4.5 times less land to grow food;

**conserves up to 70% clean water;

**saves 80% of the cleared Amazonian rainforest from animal grazing;

**frees up to 3.4 billion hectares of land;

**frees up to 760 million tns of grain every year (that is half the world's grain supply);

**conserves one-third fossil fuel used for meat production;

**reduces air pollution from untreated animal wastes; maintains cleaner air;

**saves 4.5 tons of emissions per household per year;

**stops 80% of global warming or more.

"So, with the Vegan diet, we eat what's best for our health, for the animals, for the environment, and nature will do the rest to restore the balance and save our world."
- The Supreme Master Ching Hai

(Therefore,) the greenest of all green policy, the greenest of all the green actions, the most compassionate, the most heroic, the lifesaving action, is the VEGAN DIET.
- The Supreme Master Ching Hai

BLOGGER'S NOTE:
To read "FROM CRISIS TO PEACE" please go to: www.crisis2peace.org available in multiple languages