| In its submission on the new draft Australian Dietary Guidelines, the Vegan Society NSW has called for the Australian Dietary Guidelines to include consideration of the wellbeing and rights of animals and not to discriminate against the great number of Australians who for animal rights, environmental, health, religious and other reasons, have already adopted plant-based diets. |
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In its
submission on a National Food Plan,
the Vegan Society NSW has called for the transition to a sustainable,
compassionate, vegan diet to be a priority for Australian food policy.
The submission recommends that the National Food Plan aim to:
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Vegan AustraliaThere is currently a growing movement to create a strong, active national vegan organisation in Australia. The committee of the Vegan Society NSW has recognised the need for a national body to better represent vegans and to promote veganism in Australia. Its main goal would be to bring the vegan message to the broader Australian public.More ... |
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Live animal exportReaction to Four Corners program shows widespread compassion towards animalsThe horrific treatment of animals shown on Four Corners recently has shocked many people. The compassion they feel for the animals clearly shows that people include animals in their ethical system. Most people understand that animals feel emotions such as pleasure, pain and fear. Anyone who has the good fortune to live with a companion animal knows that animals have fun playing games, they get pleasure from touch and they enjoy the company of human and non-human animals. On the program, farmers expressed positive feelings for the animals they raise for slaughter, some even praising the animals for their intelligence and other traits. Gone are the days when animals were assumed to be unfeeling machines. Both common sense and science demonstrate the rich emotional lives of animals. More ... This article is available as a printable pamphlet - print double sided and cut down the middle. You can hand this out at rallies, meetings, etc. |