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SOCIETY The Vegan Society 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-onSea, East Sussex TN37 7AA Tel. and Fax. 0424 427393 Registered Charity No. 279228 Company Registration No. 1468880 VAT Registration No. 448 5973 95 President: Louise Wallis Deputy President: Rick Savage Hon Patrons: Serena Coles, Freya Dinshah Arthur Ling, Tony Martin, Cor Nouws, Donald Watson, Robin Webb Council: Martyn Allen, Terry Bevis, Harry Bonnie, Olive Jones, Robin Lane, Tony Martin, Martin MastermanLister, Bill Poad (Vice Chair), Tim 3 The Vegan, Autumn 1993

Powell, Rick Savage, Louise Wallis (Chair) Hon. Treasurer Terry Bevis Local Contacts Co-ordinator Martyn Allen Prison Liaison Officer Sandra Hood STAFF General Secretary Richard Farhall Office Manager Amanda Rofe Administrative Assistant Keith Bird Veganism may be defined as a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practical, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose. In dietary terms it refers to the practice of dispensing with all animal produce — including meat, fish, poultry, eggs, animal milks, honey, and their derivatives. Abhorrence of the cruel practices inherent in dairy, livestock and poultry farming is probably the single most common reason for the adoption of veganism, but many people are drawn to it for health, ecological, spiritual and other reasons. If you would like more information on veganism a free Information Pack is available from the Society's office in exchange for two first class stamps. The Vegan Society was formed in England in November 1944 by a group of vegetarians who had recognized and come to reject the ethical compromises implicit in lacto-(i.e. dairy-dependent)vegetarianism and consequently decided to renounce the use of all animal products. If you are already a vegan or vegan sympathizer please support the Society and help increase its influence by joining. Increased membership means more resources to educate and inform. Full membership is restricted to practising vegans, as defined above, but sympathizers are welcome as associates of the Society. Both members and associates receive The Vegan.

Contents Chairsay

Reality starts here

Menstrual matters

News

J D Hoo

Vegan Video Fund

Nearly there!

The Manual of Animal Rights — Part Two 17 More suggested retorts

Animal Pharm — Genetic Engineering

Growsense

Autumnal doings

Playing God

A Vegan in the Family

Game, set and match to Megan

Amazing Grains

Going with the grain

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Publications & Merchandise

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n July this year, I represented the Society at the VII International Vegan Festival, held in the town of Tossa de Mar in northern Spain. I delivered a lecture entitled 'Veganism and E m p o w e r m e n t ' in which I advocated the need to transform the mistaken but pervasive perception that a vegan lifestyle means austerity, self-denial, deprivation and social isolation. In a word, martyrdom! I argued that in today's society where people frequently feel powerless (convincing themselves that nothing they can d o will make a difference), w e need to emphasize that becoming vegan is a very positive choice — one that can actually restore the individual's sense of power. That the key to reforming society lies in reform-

News Century-Maker In June, one of the Society's founding members, George Crocker, celebrated his 100th birthday at the Bethany Vegetarian Nursing and Rest H o m e , Dawlish, Devon. George served on the Society's first Council. As well as adhering to a vegan diet, he does not smoke and is teetotal. Congratulations, George!

New Face In the last issue of The Vegan it was reported that Sandra Hood had been appointed as the Society's new Administrative Assistant. Unfortunately, Sandra was unable to commence employment and so another " W e l c o m e " is in order — to Keith Bird. Keith spent six 4

ing ourselves, and especially our eating habits. However, whilst writing these words I also became aware of the real need to transform the image of our own Vegan Society. A recent survey estimated the number of adult vegans in Britain at between 87-139,000 and yet the Society itself is struggling to survive with a membership of just over 3,000. Why is this? Presumably because it is much easier to be vegan today, with more vegan products than ever before, and information generally more widespread. For those vegans who are aware of the existence of the Society, and yet choose not to join, one must assume that they do not perceive any real need to do so. Perhaps on balance they decide they can be vegans without needing any help, support or guidance thank you very much. And I guess that's fair enough — or is it? In my opinion, this ' I ' m alright Jack' attitude fails to recognize the invaluable groundwork that the Society has done since its formation in 1944; to get us to the stage now where months working in the Vegan Society office in 1992 and until his appointment as Administrative Assistant was a regular volunteer.

Backlogs The General Secretary/Editor of The Vegan apologies for the very long delay in responding to correspondence. This is due mainly to the pressure of producing the second Animal-Free Shopper and being without a third member of staff for 2 ' / 2 months.

veganism has finally received the credibility it deserves, and is a growing movement. How many of us would have even considered the idea had it not been for the courageous efforts and tireless work of the early pioneers who stayed true to their beliefs against all the odds? They provided an essentia] 'living-body' of proof, confounding a medical establishment which called them foolhardy and told them they would definitely die without animal products. We are profoundly indebted to them, as are countless animals whose lives will have been spared as a result. Nearly 50 years later, the Society continues its vital, 'behind the scenes' work. It is still the main focal point for those seeking information and advice. As awareness increases, so do the amount of enquiries received at the office. Requests for information packs from school children flood in each week — as do queries from potential vegans who often just need a few words of reassurance, or clarification on a point of nutrition in order to take the final plunge. Journalists, nutritionists, scientists, teachers, prison officials, and food manufacturers are others who regularly use this free information service. Emissions": formic acid, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydrogen sulphide, sodium hypochlorite, sulphuric acid, caustic pearl soda, ammonia 0-88 solution, ammonium chloride, ammonium sulphate, Purgatol substitute, sodium carbonate, hydrated lime, sodium sulphide, Derugan 2000, Irgatan LU Liquid, dyestuffs, liquids, powders, Meritose and potassium dichromate!

Council Election No election is necessary this year — five nominations were received for five vacancies.

Leather: All Hide and Chemicals

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An application to Milton Keynes Borough Council for authorization under Part 1 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to operate "Leather Finishing Processes" at a tannery lists the following as "Chemicals Potentially Capable of Causing

A reminder that the deadline for return of Grand Cruelty-Free Draw 1993 ticket stubs and monies is Friday 29 October. For further books of tickets please ring Keith on 0424 427393. The Club Draw is now known

From its very humble beginnings, the Society has matured into a respected and authoritative educational charity, employing 3 full-time staff, publishing a professionally designed quarterly magazine, and owning its own office premises. Overheads are high — mortgage, wages, postage, telephone and electricity bills have to be paid. The roof desperately needed replacing at a cost of around £5,000, whilst maintenance and repairs on the rest of the building will simply have to wait. Exacerbated by the current recession, and despite conscientious efforts to limit expenditure, the Society's financial situation grows increasingly insecure by the day. Unlike larger charities, we do not enjoy a large legacy income as vegans are still very much a minority and also tend to live longer than the average person! The reality is that whilst veganism is enjoying unprecedented popularity, the Society is on the decline which is a very great pity. An improvement can only come about, I feel, through a conscious change of attitude, so that instead of vegans and sympathizers asking "What can the Vegan Society do for me?", we need to ask ourselves "What can I do for the Vegan Society?" Louise Wallis as the Monthly Cash Draw. For just £1.50 a month you could win one of three cash prizes. For further details and an entry form see the enclosed flyer or page 35.

Price Rise The Society regrets that its financial position has necessitated a reduction in its subsidy of The Vegan; hence the increased cover price — the first price rise for 3 '/ 2 years.

Picking Bones Scientists examining thigh bones taken from skeletons of women buried in Spitalfields, London, between 1729 and 1852, have concluded that a woman of 70 living more than 200 years ago had healthier, harder bones which were less likely to break than those of a woman of the same age alive today. Their study, published in the Lancet, suggests that a decline in the The Vegan, Autumn 1993

physical activity of women between the centuries is the most likely explanation. Independent 12.3.93

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phur amino acids and sheep are known to produce more wool when supplied with these acids. In trials, wool growth increased by around 5-10%. New Scientist 3.4.93

Former President Speaks Out

vegan The following businesses are authorized to use the Vegan Society Trade Mark on designated products: Ethical Wares, Maxim Pharmaceuticals, Matthews Foods, Bio-D Co., Suma, Ambrosia, Puratos Crest, Rakusen's, Veggies, Braycot Foods, Fleur Aromatherapy, Vegetarians Choice, Organic Product Co. For a current list of designated products send an SAE marked 'Trade Mark List' to the Vegan Society office.

Ant Art In June, 5,000 ants were liberated by a Venetian magistrate from their "unasked-for role as an element of 'conceptual art'". The ants were part of a work by the Japanese artist Yukinori Yanagi, exhibited at the Venice Biennale Arts Festival. The insects marched in a line up and down through a system of plastic tubes and boxes. However, responding to complaints of cruelty, the public prosecutor ordered that the ants be freed and then opened a judicial investigation to establish whether the ants suffered for their art. Independent 19.6.93

A Sheep in Clover? Australian sheep may soon be growing more wool with the help of a gene from sunflowers. "This would allow the same amount of wool to be produced from fewer sheep, and therefore reduce the soil erosion caused by these animals." Canberra scientists inserted the sunflower gene into subterranean clover, the legume base of Australian pastures. The gene creates sulphur-rich clover. The proteins of wool are rich in sul5 The Vegan, Autumn 1993

The following letter, from Dinah Williams, former President of the English Guernsey Cattle Society, appeared in the 23 July issue of Farmers Weekly: As a lifelong dairy farmer I would like to make my contribution to the debate provoked by the publication of the Soil Association's organic standards on animal welfare. If a farmer submits creatures to battery cages it is quite obvious that he has no compassion or feeling for animals. It is much less generally accepted, but nonetheless true, that the modern dairy cow is ruthlessly exploited: She too suffers cruelty in her usually short life. Reared unnaturally, the young animal is predisposed to disease. Later, kept in cramped conditions and fed concentrates containing too much barley — a poor substitute indeed for oats — lameness is added to the animal 's ills. Under pressure to produce large quantities of milk, the cow frequently develops mastitis. Antibiotics were supposed to put an end to that disease. It is now just as prevalent — to the great benefit of the drug companies.

In 1905 the Lord Mayor's Cup at the London Dairy Show was won by a 24-year-old cow. Where will you find a cow like that today? She had obviously enjoyed sound nutrition from the beginning. Now dairy cows are slaughtered at six or seven years after relatively few lactations, often in a diseased state and after too many difficult calvings having been put to a large Continental bull. It is a tale of and cruelty.

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Correction Line 6, of point 34 on page 20 of the Summer 1993 Vegan should begin: "the world, 50 million die every year''.

Cow Trainers Paul Wodzak provides the following report on the Norwegian dairy industry: As in most other Western countries the general public in Norway is basically unaware of the atrocities committed within the dairy industry. The two most common ailments are mastitis — 34%, and acidosis < "Norwegian Cow Disease ") —19%. Until recently there has been no law restricting the length of time dairy cows could be kept inside. Roughly 16% of all cows are kept indoors in stalls for their entire lives. The new law, which does not come into operation until 1997, states that cows must

WANTED • Vegan having an affinity with young people (up to 16 years) to contribute a 'Young Vegans' page for The Vegan. (Modest) Fee negotiable. For further details contact Richard Farhall on 0424 427393. be allowed to roam for just eight weeks each year. Around 55% (185,000) of dairy cows are forced to stand in stalls with small devices known as "Kutrener" (cow trainers) attached over their backs. The devices are capable of delivering an electric shock of around 6,500 volts. When the cow gets ready to excrete, its back hunches, causing the cow trainer to deliver a shock, forcing the cow to step backwards, where it relieves itself in a manure gutter, thereby keeping the floor beneath it clean.

In Brief • A programme to train senior meat plant employees in animal welfare has won the backing of the World Society for the Protection of Animals. WSPA will be sponsoring a course in November for policy makers from across Europe. Meat Trades Journal 29.7.93 • The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food (MAFF) estimates the dairy industry loses £30m each year through lameness. Farmers Weekly 23.7.93

G I highlights the black e Genies' 'maaic'

h e f i g h t a g a i n s t the e v i l i n v a d e r is relentless. Our Hero, back from one battle with barely time to rest, bravely l a u n c h e s i n t o t h e n e x t to s a v e the h u m a n r a c e f r o m a n u n t i m e l y death. T h e s y m b o l of s t r e n g t h , health and purity, O u r H e r o fights f o r t h o s e of us t o o w e a k , p o o r or d e f e n c e less to h e l p o u r s e l v e s . H u r r a h ! S p o r t i n g a w h i t e coat rather than a flashy loincloth o r metallic body-suit, t o d a y ' s h e r o in the battle against h u m a n mortality is the m e d i c a l scientist. R e c e n t ' t r i u m p h s ' against c a n c e r , cystic fibrosis, a n d e v e n A I D S h a v e p r o d u c e d c l a i m a n d c o u n t e r c l a i m by scientists j o s t l i n g f o r position, f u n d i n g and recognition, m a k i n g lively headlines with e y e - c a t c h i n g " c u r e s " . T h e n e w b u z z t e r m is ' g e n e t i c e n g i n e e r i n g ' , in the field of biotechn o l o g y . B u t f r o m the c o n f i n e s of a laboratory c a g e s i t s t h e o t h e r s i d e of t h e s t o r y . A n i m a l s h e r e are b o m with disease, t h a n k s to g e n e t i c e n g i n e e r i n g . F r o m its h u m b l e b e g i n n i n g s m a k i n g o r g a n i s m s that float on the sea and ' e a t ' oil spills, a d e c a d e of g e n e t i c e n g i n e e r i n g h a s seen exciting developments. Regulatory b o d i e s are struggling to k e e p u p with a field o f r e s e a r c h that h a s so f a r h a d a relatively f r e e a n d p e r h a p s q u e s t i o n a b l e reign. S c i e n t i s t s are p r e s e n t l y m a p p i n g t h e h u m a n g e n o m e , a m a m m o t h project c u l m i 6

nating in a chart of every gene (estimated at s o m e 100,000 in total) and its address within the h u m a n g e n e t i c m a k e - u p . It will be possible, scientists believe, to find the genes responsible for height, musical ability and intelligence.

Therapy T h e l o c a t i o n of e a c h g e n e has enabled scientists to d i s c o v e r its f u n c t i o n or dysf u n c t i o n in the body. T h e advent of ' g e n e t h e r a p y ' h a s m o v e d g e n e t i c engineering firmly in the direction of the human body. It is proposed to treat genetic disorders, such as cystic fibrosis, by inserting healthy genes

There's this idea that we're trying to create blond blue-eyed babies i n t o h u m a n c e l l s a l o n g s i d e o r replacing d e f e c t i v e o n e s , t h e r e b y eliminating the effects of the disease. In 1992, the Clothier Committee on the Ethics of G e n e T h e r a p y r e c o m m e n d e d its use, concluding: "gene therapy offers for the first time the prospect of treatment and cure in many genetic disorders." The report also

highlights that d u e to the n e w n e s s of research there may be unforeseeable problems with gene therapy and recommends the need to proceed with caution. T h e g e n e t h e r a p y g r o u p at St M a r y ' s Hospital in Paddington is researching the cystic f i b r o s i s g e n e , located in 1989. Richard Hardbottle, a 24 year old research assistant with the g r o u p , argues that " i t ' s good to let the public know what's happening in science, maybe to make people less frightened of it. T h e r e ' s this idea that we're trying to create blond blue-eyed babies. W e ' r e not." In fact there are strict regulations with regard to genetic engineering and humans under the U K ' s H u m a n Fertilization and Embryology Act 1990. This Act forbids the cloning or hybrid construction of humans, or the modification of human germ-line cells, which are those passed on to the next generation. A s o f t spoken Scottish lad, Richard Hardbottle is dressed in jeans and a striped tshirt as he turns up for work six, and sometimes s e v e n days a week, at St M a r y ' s Medical School. The gene therapy team is y o u n g a n d m a d e u p of m e m b e r s of both sexes. " W e ' r e not all b o f f i n s . " T h e y are eager to court publicity for their work and encourage wider debate. This produces the

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added benefit of recognition, making it easier to obtain funding. R i c h a r d ' s work involves creating gene delivery constructs to deliver the correct DNA into cells. He reproduces D N A in bacteria cultures. "What w e ' r e trying to do, in theory, is get a good copy of the [cystic fibrosis] gene into cells so they make a proper protein and work properly. T h a t ' s what gene therapy really is. W e ' r e trying to find some way of getting D N A into cells, specifically lung cells which cause the fatal consequences of the disease. So even though there is a bad copy of cystic fibrosis, the effect of that w o n ' t matter. There will be a cystic fibrosis protein that will really work," alleviating the symptoms of the disease.

tic fibrosis ' k n o c k o u t " mouse. Dr J a c k Botting f r o m the R e s e a r c h D e f e n c e Society ( R D S ) c l a i m s that using genetic engineering to create an animal bom with a carbon copy of a human disease is a "quick, effective and accurate alternative" to the supposed search for an animal with that same disorder. There are some "very good exact parallels in nature" of other diseases such as muscular dystrophy. These animals "can be maintained by selective breeding to

The Clothier Committee has recommended that requests to carry out gene therapy should be judged individually. At this tentative stage therapy is still classed as research. Patients should be those for whom all other treatment has failed.

generate a colony of such animals," says Dr Botting. The RDS is an organization which actively promotes the use of animals in medical research.

Transgenic The St M a r y ' s gene therapy group is made up of many projects, each contributing to a wider u n d e r s t a n d i n g of the disease. Transgenic mice (genetically engineered) are used to test out some theories from their research to see " w h a t does and d o e s n ' t work." Three different types of cystic fibrosis mice are available. They originate from Edinburgh, C a m b r i d g e and the U S A . The gene therapy g r o u p at St M a r y ' s use the Edinburgh m o u s e . " T h e i r cystic fibrosis symptoms aren't so severe. The Cambridge and American mice die really early, so it's difficult to work with them." Animals engineered to develop human diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and cancer, are used as models for the disease. They can be produced by either inserting a gene into the embryo of an animal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for instance the cancer causing oncogene which results in animals that d e v e l o p multiple cancer tumours within weeks of birth; or by disabling specific genes, the ' k n o c k o u t ' method. Mice with cystic fibrosis are produced in this way. There are significant differences in the development of the disease in humans and mice. Human patients commonly suffer lung infections, and men are more than likely to be infertile. Very few mice with cystic fibrosis have these p r o b l e m s . T h e drug Amelioride, which has shown to help treatment of disease in human clinical trials has affected a very different response in the cys-

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These regulations are designed to safeguard the scientists not the animal

The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection ( B U A V ) begs to differ. Donald Crawford, a scientific researcher for B U A V , argues that animals " d o n ' t get cystic fibrosis." Until the gene was discovered using human clinical trials " y o u c o u l d n ' t create animals with the disease." The transgenic animal is a new category in H o m e O f f i c e statistics. In 1991 Britain ' p r o d u c e d ' 62,445 genetically engineered animals, a 2 9 % increase on 1990. T h e s e numbers look set to rise as their use in animal h u s b a n d r y a l l o w s for increased and more precise calculation of farming output. Genetically engineered farm animals produce leaner meat, more (and self shedding) wool and have higher milk yields. Pedigree livestock are genetically c l o n e d at the e m b r y o stage to e n s u r e a high n u m b e r of quality offspring. Each pound of flesh generating higher profits. This can cause unexpected results: an A m e r i c a n pig injected with a human growth hormone in the hope that it would grow bigger and produce leaner meat suffered f r o m severe arthritis and f o u n d it d i f f i c u l t to stand. T h e A m e r i c a n pharmaceutical company, Upjohn, which makes hair restorer, has created a hairless mouse to test their products. The use of transgenic animals is covered under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. Genetic engineering is not specifically mentioned in the Act although its use is covered under the more recent 1992 regulations which control "working with genetically modified organisms from an environmental and health point of view", says the H o m e Office. Coming under Health and Safety at Work, these regulations are designed to safeguard the scientists not the animal.

'Welfare' Animal welfare is overseen by the A n i m a l Procedures C o m m i t t e e , an i n d e p e n d e n t body which monitors experiments and advises the H o m e Secretary o n matters concerning the 1986 Act. T h e British Medical Association ( B M A ) has called for an e x p a n sion of this body, which includes "a small representation f r o m animal welfare organizations." This currently stands at three m e m bers, one each f r o m the R S P C A , Fund f o r the R e p l a c e m e n t of A n i m a l s in M e d i c a l Experiments ( F R A M E ) , and C o m m i t t e e f o r the R e f o r m of A n i m a l Experiments ( C R A E ) . " C u r r e n t l y the C o m m i t t e e s e e s very few P r o j e c t L i c e n c e s a n d is not r o u tinely asked to c o m m e n t on research protocols involving genetically modified animals", says the B M A . Subjects for study are decided on by the group itself. The last time genetically e n g i n e e r e d a n i m a l s w e r e mentioned by the Committee was in its 1990 Annual R e p o r t , p a g e 25, w h i c h lists f i v e points on the subject of transgenic animals as models for human disease. It concludes: "Although not all human pathologies m a y be reproducible in relatively short-lived laboratory animals, transgenic animals can provide the first opportunity for studying the c o m plex physiological basis of a large n u m b e r of poorly understood diseases." Despite the inclusion of animal w e l f a r e g r o u p s o n the C o m m i t t e e the g r o u p still a d v o c a t e s the genetic engineering of animals and has not sought any new regulations. T h e 1986 Act is said to be adequate. T h e B M A wants to see greater representation of animal welfare groups on this C o m m i t t e e . F e a r of attack, both physically and morally, creates secrecy in scientific laboratories that experiment on animals, and a distrust of opening u p to the public. T h e 1986 Act prevents m e m b e r s of the Animal Procedures C o m m i t t e e f r o m disclosing information about its work. The genetic engineering of animals points to what is possible with humans. The limita-

The scientist cannot legally in the human field, play God, so to speak tions imposed by the H u m a n Fertilization and Embryology Act 1990 are designed with these problems in mind. T h e scientist cannot legally in the human field, play God, so to speak. As a part of the team at the forefront of genetic r e s e a r c h in B r i t a i n , R i c h a r d Hardbottle d o e s n ' t b e l i e v e his w o r k is

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p o i n t of v i e w . M a n y are p r e - e m p t i n g the possible loss of public sympathy by opening u p to scrutiny and debate. Sir David Weatherall, a leading geneticist a n d head of the Institute of M o l e c u l a r Medicine at O x f o r d University asks how far scientists are justified in changing evolution. In the latest edition of his b o o k , The New Genetics and Clinical Practice, he argues: "It is possible to create breeds of mice with a high probability of developing cancer. Such experiments may well be justified in helping us to u n d e r s t a n d h u m a n c a n c e r s . On the o t h e r h a n d , m i c e g u a r a n t e e d to d e v e l o p m a l i g n a n t d i s e a s e h a v e been genetically e n g i n e e r e d in this w a y a n d patented f o r c o m m e r c i a l purposes, c o m p l e t e with lurid trade n a m e . "

Of Mice and Patents . . . a f f e c t e d by the m a n y ethical questions raised b y genetic engineering. " B o b [Professor B o b W i l l i a m s o n , l e a d i n g the t e a m ] d e a l s w i t h that side of it. I ' m not really i n v o l v e d with the p o l i t i c s , " h e says. T h e c u r r e n t m o o d is cautious. T h e r e are w o r r i e s t h a t t h e s c i e n t i f i c c o m m u n i t y will get a b a d n a m e d u e to m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g or unnecessary meddling, depending on your

T h e B U A V is at present formally opposing the European patent for Harvard U n i v e r s i t y ' s O n c o m o u s e . (100 other applications for animal patents from the European Patent O f f i c e are also pending awaiting the o u t c o m e of this ' t e s t ' c a s e , including U p j o h n ' s hairless mouse.) T h e Oncomouse is also p a t e n t e d in A m e r i c a . Stopping the patent w o n ' t prevent transgenic animals

b e i n g p r o d u c e d and used for testing, but Donald C r a w f o r d believes it will certainly r e m o v e the great financial incentives that accompany it. T h e B U A V a r g u e s that " a n increasing number of people view animals not as existing simply for our use and profit, but as our fellow creatures capable, like us, of feeling pain and suffering. Patenting, involving as it d o e s r e g a r d i n g a n i m a l s as i n v e n t i o n s , as things, is quite out of step with this modern approach to animals." Donald Crawford believes the best way to look at genetic disease is to study humans. Epidemiology is the study of diseases common to certain populations. It looks at diet, occupation and lifestyle and the links they have to certain diseases, such as heart disease and lung cancer. This research proved smoking was a cause of cancer where thous a n d s of a n i m a l e x p e r i m e n t s had p r o v e d inconclusive. Without greater funding and professional backing, however, these forms of research remain on the sidelines. Carried to its logical conclusion genetic e n g i n e e r i n g presents the possibility that super h e r o e s with their g o o d looks and superhuman capabilities of strength, intelligence and agility — Batman, Flash Gordon, Spiderman and other heroes of a bygone era, could be born to ' m a n ' .

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IT'S . . . THE BACK

IF YOU WANT MUSCLES, EAT YOUR BRUSSELS! Fed up with having sand kicked in your humous sarnies? Envious of those 'Gladiators' physiques? Or just fancy'pumping iron'? David Fairclough invites us to sprout those biceps

v e g a n b o d y b u i l d e r ? Impossible! That w o u l d almost certainly be the first t h o u g h t i n t o the h e a d of v i r t u a l l y every bodybuilder asked: "Can a vegan build muscles?" T h e vast m a j o r i t y of bodybuilders today l i v e u n d e r t h e m i s a p p r e h e n s i o n that t h e y m u s t c o n s u m e daily large amounts of animal p r o t e i n — be this w h o l e c h i c k e n s w a s h e d d o w n w i t h p i n t s of m i l k a n d e g g p r o t e i n drinks, or large steaks and half the local fishm o n g e r ' s s h o p . O n t o p of this, l a r g e a m o u n t s o f m o n e y are s p e n t o n s u p p l e m e n t s , m a n y of w h i c h are animal derived. F a v o u r i t e s i n c l u d e desiccated liver, g l a n d ulers a n d a m i n o acids. W e can see f r o m the d i e t a r y a s p e c t a l o n e that the b o d y b u i l d i n g w o r l d h a s not got animal welfare as its numb e r o n e priority.

So, what if you are vegan but also feel the u r g e to p u m p a little iron and pack s o m e m u s c l e on that b o d y of y o u r s ? Well, the news is good; it's not only possible but probably m u c h easier than you think.

The Protein Myth Your body possesses an almost magical inbuilt ability to g r o w in size a n d shape. It does this in response to external loads and stresses being placed upon it — e.g. weight training. It is fact that vegans can do this just as well as the rest of the population. W h a t is i m p o r t a n t f o r success to any bodybuilder is a good basic understanding of diet and nutrition. O n the whole vegans d o tend to have this but what is important is

how they apply it to bodybuilding. Protein is probably the most commonly spoken word when bodybuilders get on to the subject of diet. It is also one of the most misunderstood areas, with out-of-date information still being taken to heart by the average person. While we all know that protein is vital to life, p r o v i d i n g e n o u g h protein should never be a problem. A vegan on a planned diet is well above the target set by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is t r u e that a b o d y b u i l d e r or athlete does require more protein than does a pregnant w o m a n or growing child; however, in the past this extra amount has been excessively over-estimated. The majority of people still see protein as being the main stumbling block for vegans. It is for this reason that a vegan bodybuilder is in fact an a m b a s s a d o r f o r v e g a n i s m ,

This does not mean that we have to look like the Incredible Hulk sweeping away once and for all the cobwebs of the myths about animal protein and muscle. We must show that our muscle growth can be j u s t as dramatic as a meat e a t e r s ' . This does not mean that we have to look like the Incredible Hulk but simply achieve our target body size and/or shape while letting others observe that fact. It is true that vegans have never stood out in the bodybuilding world as being top of the muscle league. There are though, reasons for this — and these reasons have nothing to do

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with diet. For one, vegans rarely tend to be the gung ho Rambo type; they have deeper concerns in life than self image. This image usually appeals to other groups in society who are more concerned with the here and now and the physical. Another reason is that vegans are far less likely to abuse their bodies with steroids. Many bodybuilders today feel they have to take steroids just to be able to compete. Vegans training without the use of drugs will have much slower muscle gain, but no slower than anyone else training drug-free.

Getting Started Before embarking on a training programme, it is vital to pre-train to optimize safe and rapid progress. If you are not a vegan, or you are a vegetarian who has relied heavily on eggs and dairy produce, you may have accumulated excessive mucus in the intestinal tract. This will have resulted in poor digestion and possibly some nutrients being ignored or unused. The following procedure is best adopted 12-16 days prior to any training programme. Choose a period when you are not physically active.

Pre-Training

drates included. After this you can adopt foods with a higher protein value. During this pre-training, try to deal with any areas of stress in your life. It is thought that stress may cause an increase in need for protein. However a regular training programme can greatly help with stress. Try to develop a regular sleep pattern. It is when you sleep that muscle tissue is broken down and rebuilt. The more you train, the more sleep you will need. There is no problem with the odd alcoholic drink, though try to keep it well under

What an opportunity it would be to show your training partner (a potential convert) just what muscle gains a vegan diet can produce control as alcohol makes you lethargic and thus unenthusiastic. It is also the best way to replace fat over those beautiful carved up abdominals you have just chiselled out. Try also to reduce your intake of tea and coffee. Although a strong cup of coffee ten minutes before a work out can actually help you train it should not become a habit; coffee is a stimulant and is best avoided. Try a herb tea, cereal substitute or a yeast-based drink. There is no need to say much about the subject of smoking. We all know the principal harmful effects, but apart from these

Day 1 Drink only pure water throughout the day, drinking as much as possible without feeling bloated.

smoking may affect muscle growth by interfering with the capillaries.

Training 'Proper' The training programme could involve the use of free weights such as dumbbells and barbells, Alternatively, it could involve the use of training machines, which are in vogue at many modern gym and health clubs. These machines usually allow you to perform only one exercise per machine. You work on a circuit system, moving from one machine to the next, until you have exercised your whole body. Membership to gyms that feature this type of equipment is usually expensive, though some local authorities provide equipment at sport centres, baths etc. that are reasonably priced or even free of charge to the unemployed. It is possible to train without the use of weights safely and alone using your body's own existing muscle strength to stimulate further muscle growth. Books should be available at main libraries. Charles Atlas used this method, calling it 'dynamic tension'. If you are training alone, or most importantly if you are training with free weights, try to find a training partner. S/he will encourage you, and most of all, from a safety point of view, be able to assist if things go wrong. Your partner need not be vegan â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

EXAMPLE OF ONE DAY'S MENU

Day 2 Fast again with plenty of water until mid-afternoon. At this point have a light soup. In the early evening have a small balanced salad with some rye bread.

Breakfast

Glass of boiled water Large bowl of muesli or porridge with soya milk Muffin o/*piece of fruit Glass of fruit juice

Day 3 Include light meals that are high in . carbohydrate but not too high in protein.

Mid-Morning

Banana Wholemeal salad bap with sprouted alfalfa Glass of soya milk

Lunch

Mixed bean and pea salad with jacket potato or brown rice Piece of fruit Choice of drink

Mid-Afternoon

Wholemeal bap with peanut butter and sprouted alfalfa Glass of soya milk

Dinner

Mixed vegetable soup Nut roast, brussel sprouts, sweetcorn and steamed potatoes Dessert (if required)

Supper (at least 2 hours before retiring)

Wholewheat spaghetti on toast Glass of soya milk with brewers yeast powder

Over the next few days try to eat as much raw food as possible with plenty of carbohy-

VEGETARIAN & VEGAN BODYBUILDING Aims to chart the progress of members' muscle gains and have it documented. There is no membership fee and services to be offered include contacts, discounts and advice. Send an SAE to: Vegetarian & Vegan Bodybuilding, Sherbourne, 7 Main Drive, Halsnead Pk, Whiston, Prescot, Mersey side L35 3PT.

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FOODS TO INCLUDE ON A REGULAR BASIS • All beans — especially soya • TVP and soya products — including soya milk • Unrefined grains • Nuts and seeds • Sprouting seeds — especially alfalfa • Mushrooms • Kale and spinach • Swiss chard • Mustard greens • Cabbage • Potato • Brussels • Asparagus • Pasta • Sweetcorn • Peas in fact, what an opportunity it would be to show your training partner (a potential convert) just what muscle gains a vegan diet can produce. Try to find someone compatible to train with. It's not absolutely necessary but is a great help on your way to your ultimate goal. Many people new to bodybuilding tend to over train their bodies and experience weight loss. When this happens the diet usually gets the blame. Take care not to over work your b o d y and you should have no problems. Providing your training programme is right for you, the speed and success of your progress will depend on your diet and eat-

It is when you sleep that muscle tissue is broken down and rebuilt ing pattern. Most people tend to eat three meals a day. In bodybuilding sense this is far from perfect. A larger number of smaller m e a l s spread equally throughout the day gives the body the best chance of using the protein and other nutrients. Obviously it is very difficult to adopt this eating pattern in a w o r k i n g lifestyle, but when you get the chance — perhaps at weekends or during holidays — try to aim for this pattern. While in training, a high calorie intake is important otherwise protein will be used to provide energy resulting in loss of muscle tone. Try to include plenty of carbohydrates for energy — e.g. potatoes, pasta etc. If for any reason you stop training for a time, reduce your calorie intake accordingly. Every few months or so it may be worth12

while fasting for a day to give your system a rest after dealing with greater food intake than it is used to. However, do not fast for more than one day as this will result in muscle tissue loss. Providing you eat as wide a variety as possible from the list of foods appearing on this page, you should not be concerned about balancing your amino acids. Do try, however, to have a good quality soya milk with most meals and, if possible, sprouted alfalfa daily. As long as your diet is well balanced, supplementation for muscle growth should not be required, but if you feel your individual needs dictate a form of supple-

mentation then by all means make use of them. If you are interested in following a bodybuilding programme, have a read through the many books on the subject and talk to as many bodybuilders as you can. Find a programme that will suit you and stick to it. Bodybuilding can become very addictive, especially when you see the body taking shape. It is important, though, not to let this develop into an obsession, or you may be tempted to bend a few principles. You may even find bodybuilding taking over your life. Good luck with your training.

THE GODLESS The animals had a meeting, they trooped in one two three. They came to speak of evil man, and how they could be free. They came from near, from far away, from mountain top and glen, tired of a life of suffering, at the hands of cruel cruel men. A badger raised his forlorn old head, he let out such a sigh. "When they came to my home, I watched my family die. " The rabbit sniffed, he looked around, said, "They don't bother me, but, I'm the only one that's left, in the whole vicinity." An old stray dog then sat down with his brethren of the wild. He said, "Man tries to blame a god, who was, a human child." "I wish that I was human." A snake then hissed with glee. "Then I could have a god, to take the blame for me." A wise old fox he turned his head to look him in the eye, he said, "It was through thoughts like yours, so many had to die. My mother told me a story, of a time, long long ago, when gods were upon this earth, wandering, to and fro. They saw that humans were a blight. The lowest in the land. So one god he gave his son, to try to make them grand. Humans thought this made them good, better than the rest; didn't know of all the animals, only they had failed the test. So my friends remember, as we die and go to heaven, of all the humans that ever were, the most up there is seven." As he finished speaking, a man's voice it shouted, "FIRE! " Shots rang out throughout the woods, of blood, they never tire. When it all was over, and the animals they all lay dead, a little boy he asked his father why, they, hadn't fled. The father shrugged his shoulders, then he answered to the boy. "I guess my prayers were answered son. It gave me such great joy. " As the humans left the wood, the old fox he breathed his last, "Now that I'm going to heaven, I see my life a-flashing past. Of the free animals in the land, I, am the last to die, so as I travel upwards, for the son of man, I'll cry. I'm coming Mother! Father! My daughters and my son! How many humans up there? What's that you say? . . . Not one?"

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Shoparound

is now available in Strawberry flavour! Once tasted, this stuff won't let you even look at another soya dessert again. And with the other two flavours (Chocolate and Vanilla) you can now have a real over-the-top ice cream feast! Also newly available are the three flavours in single serving Mini Cup size [Ed. And I always thought the large tubs were single portions!]. Another name to look out for in the (vegan) ice cream 'war' is Tofutti. There are three ranges — Supreme, Lite Lite, and Frutie — as well as the novel, children oriented ice cream sandwich snack, Cuties.

Quick Snack

Annie Brosnan brings us up-to-date with new vegan goodies Starter For 10!

Baby Food

OK. Kicking off this time there's a really delicious new breakfast cereal from Doves F a r m . Organic Raisin Bran is tasty, it feels like it's good for you when you eat it, and it comes in environmentally-friendly distinctive packaging. In fact, the press release pushes the eco-value of the packaging as much as the product! Doves Farm has also brought out a second new breakfast cereal, but I've not yet tasted it — Organic Cornflakes.

There seem to be lots of good baby foods suitable for vegans coming onto the market at the moment. Organix has come up with a couple of new products — Potato & Cauliflower, and Apple & Banana. Previously only available in supermarkets, this range will be sweeping into health and wholefood shops.

Dairy-Free Dairy From Granovita comes NonHydrogenated Low Fat Spread (complete with added calcium and B 12 ). It doesn't need to be kept in the fridge and is available from most healthfood stores. Just when you thought soya milks couldn't get any more exciting, along comes Granose with three new varieties — Full Flavour, Organic, Sweetened. All, wait for it, with the new concept resealable twist-top lids. This is actually very useful; does anyone else suffer from the syndrome of taking a carton of soya milk to a function, only to use about three glugs, and then having to somehow deal with the nearly-full, but utterly unstable carton? 13 The Vegan, Autumn 1993

Bean & Gone! These will be just that 'cos they're tasty, they're convenient and they're vegan! They are M r Bean meals in tins, with delicious recipes from such exotic places around the world as India, Mexico, Hungary and Italy. Totally free from artificial additives, colourings and added sugar, they are healthy as well! They come in four varieties: Chick Pea & Vegetable Curry, Three Bean Mexican Chilli, Mixed Bean Vegetarian Goulash, Tuscany Bean & Pasta.

Just Desserts Unfortunately, there is a decided shortage of new main meal, savoury-type foods coming out just now, but, to make up for it — and this really does make up for it — that wonder of wonders Swedish Glace by W i n n e r

Except that it may not be quite so quick. The H a n d M a d e Flapjack C o m p a n y has been at it again, and the fruit of its labour this time is Mandarin and Choc Chip Flapjack. It's a really strange experience, but well worth it! Chunky as ever, and not the kind of snack Mother would want you guzzling before dinner, this flapjack is well on its way to becoming another winner.

Body Time Quite a bit to pamper your body this time (if you can afford it!). Starting from the feet, Oblivion has brought out innovative foot fashion products which are certainly eye catching, as well as morally viable. Daisy Roots (Cockney rhyming slang for 'boots') are sandals (£24 a pair) with printed cotton canvas uppers on top of a wooden clog sole (never seen anything quite like them!), and the synthetic heel will be replaced free of charge as and when required. Vegan Clogs are £49 a pair. Details: 14 South Gallery, Exchange St, Sheffield S2 5TR. 0742 766234. Vegetarian Shoes of Brighton has extended its range of cruelty-free footwear, from ethnic sandals to biker boots, and loafers to brogues (with loads inbetween!). Contact: Vegetarian Shoes, 12 Gardner St, Brighton, BN1 IVP. T-shirts, shoes, hats, swimming cozzies, socks, leggings, jackets, jewellery, accessories: Wild Things! — supporting the Respect for Animals organization (the pheonix from the Lynx

anti-fur funeral pyre). Get a catalogue from: Wild Things, Offices 2 & 3, Bagley 's House, Bagley Ct, Pottergate, Norwich NR2 1TW. From M o n t a g n e Jeunesse. a whole host of new vegan-friendly (out of 18, only 5 are 'no go'!) products: Seaweed & Mineral Foaming Bath Oil, Orchid Oil Foam Bath, White Musk Foaming Bath Essence (vegetable), Wild Rose Foam Bath, Orange Spice Pulp Foam Bath, Evening Primrose Oil Bath Cream, Simply Moisturising Foam Bath, Vitamin E Hand & Nail Cream, Evening Primrose Oil Hand Cream, Seaweed & Mineral Exfoliating Shower Gel, Vitamin Body Moisturiser, White Musk Body Cream (vegetable derived), and Peach Body Souffle (sounds intriguing!). For those with the money and the leisure, the determination and the cupboard space, Dead Sea Magik from F i n d e r s International is an entire body overhaul system. Based on the mysterious therapeutic properties of the Dead Sea, there are anticellulite products, bath products, and others. These products can be found in some chemists. For details of your nearest stockist or mail order call: 0580 211055.

Reader Offer! Green Essence is a vegetable juice powder formulated from 14 vegetables and herbs. Rich in minerals and certain vitamins, a (80g) jar will go to the first ten readers to write to: The Vegan/ Green Essence Offer, PO Box B1C, Larkhall Natural Health, Forest Rd, Charlbury, Oxford OX7 3HH. A sachet (containing one day's supply) will go to anyone writing in with a 24p SAE.

Happidog Latest H a p p i d o g Pet Foods has announced that is marketing both vegan and vegetarian versions of its popular Happidog. At present, the vegan version (containing D 2 rather than D 3 ) can be obtained only by mail order at a cost of £16.99 for 20kg. Details: Happidog Pet Foods, 0772 614952. For an up-to-date Animal-Free Shopper (second edition) errata slip, please send an SAE marked 'AFS Errata' to the Vegan Society office.

WOMENSPEAK Vegan Society President and Chair of Council, Louise Wallis continues her column on matters of particular interest to vegan women

hen I included the 'Veganism, Periods and " T h e P i l l " ' section in the last ' W o m e n s p e a k ' , I (perhaps naively!) had little idea that the subject would generate such tremendous interest. Since its publication, I have been flooded with letters (far too many to print here, unfortunately) from vegan women up and down the country describing their experiences of menstruation and the menopause, and also their difficulties in finding safe, effective but non-animal tested forms of contraception. As I waded through all these letters, and started to collate all the information, I found myself growing increasingly optimistic for a distinct theme had begun to emerge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one that holds very exciting prospects for the future. Although it would be both premature and imprudent to draw specific conclusions f r o m such limited data at this very early stage, there is a strong suggestion that a vegan diet can help to greatly alleviate all sorts of menstrual problems. One particularly positive letter written by Rozy Stratton from Norfolk is reproduced opposite:

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I feel that Christine Watt's idea to undertake a study in how going vegan affects menstruation is a great idea. I used to have terrible periods and would come on every 26 days (that is 14 periods a year!) It would last for seven or eight days, be very heavy and excruciatingly painful. Since becoming vegan though (I have been vegan for only 9 months), my periods have gradually become easier and easier and now they come every 28 days, last for 4 days only, are usually pain free (any pain I do get is nothing compared to what I went through for years), and a flow that seems half of what it was before. I feel that if it is found that this occurs for a lot of women, it is definitely something to look in to as it could change a lot of women's lives for the better. More invaluable evidence comes from Dr David Ryde, who kindly responded with practical advice based on his professional knowledge of treating women in his practice: It is my clinical experience that there is often a rapid and substantial reduction, even disappearance of premenstrual symptoms when sufferers go vegan. As a retired GP I'm convinced of the truth of this experience. Why it occurs on only some occasions is open to debate, but I suspect it may be related to major reduction in dietary fat and an increase in starch. If so, then vegans who still suffer could modify their diets accordingly, perhaps by reduc-

ing or avoiding fat, spreads, sauces, cooking oils, and excess of nuts for example and if need be by consuming extra starches such as potatoes, pasta and rice. Whatever the response, no harm will occur. 1 would appreciate hearing from vegans in this situation, whatever the response. (Readers can write to Dr Ryde c/o 'Womenspeak'.) It was with these inspiring words still ringing in my ears that I flew to Spain in July and led a 'Womenspeak' workshop at the International Vegan Festival. For two hours one sunny afternoon forty vegan women of many different nationalities gathered together in the cool shade of a secluded courtyard to talk about issues closest to their hearts. Out of the highly constructive discussion that ensued, a new project was born. It was decided that we should indeed undertake a comprehensive, scientific study to investigate the possible benefits of a vegan diet in relation to women's menstrual cycles, and to aim to formally present the results in two years time at the next Festival (probable venue: the USA). I volunteered to co-ordinate this project and will spend the next few months compiling suitable questionnaires in consultation with individuals experienced in this area of research. I look forward to your future participation and will keep you informed of progress.

Women & Homeopathy Homeopathy is an effective method of healing which promotes our body's inherent ability to heal itself. It recognizes that any external symptom is a reflection of internal disharmony, on emotional and mental levels. In an holistic view, P M T and irregular periods are both external manifestations of a deeper state of disease. The fact that so many women experience problems is a reflection that this disease, although felt by individual women, is inherent within our culture. Years ago, women associated their own cycles with those of the moon. Her changes within thirteen lunar months, regulated activities on Mother Earth. Time was told by the moon, ovulation and menstruation, planting and harvesting, conceiving and birthing were all done in accordance with her cycles. As we have moved further away from a conscious connection to natural rhythms, our own cycles have been disturbed. The ensuing dominance of male attitudes over female processes has led to certain natural functions being treated as illnesses. This is true in the case of menstruation. It is often regarded as a 'curse' and proof of womens' changeability/unreliability. To relieve us of this 'curse', our periods and fertility are controlled with 'The Pill', which stops our ovaries working properly. Although physically, it may appear that the periods have

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been regulated, if we remember the homeopathic and vegan view that you must look at the whole picture, not only the symptoms, we may see nothing has been cured, just suppressed. There are certain remedies which focus on the disturbance of our feminine cycles. These include 'luna' — potentized moonlight, Folliculinum and Natrum Muriaticum. In homeopathy the case is taken to ascertain the whole picture before prescribing on the totality of symptoms. Unlike conventional medicine homeopathy treats the person, empowering our feminine vitality to heal. PMT and irregular periods are a manifestation of imbalance, Homeopathy will help redress the balance — on all levels . . . and it can be 100% vegan! Sam Jackson Final year student of homeopathy Once again, due to lack of space, I apologize for being unable to discuss at any length all the other issues raised in your correspondence. Since this has proved to be an ongoing problem it may be preferable at a future date to consider producing a w o m e n ' s newsletter (separate from The Vegan), and to turn this space into a general 'problem page' to cater for both men and women. I would welcome your comments on this suggestion. Finally, the next 'Womenspeak' will focus on the issue of contraception — so please get writing!

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In the W i n t e r 1992 Vegan the Society l a u n c h e d the V e g a n V i d e o F u n d with the o b j e c t of raising £ 5 , 0 0 0 to finance the prod u c t i o n of a high-quality video highlighting the b e n e f i t s of a vegan diet for the e n v i r o n m e n t , T h i r d W o r l d , h u m a n health and animal welfare. A s at July 1993 the V i d e o m e t e r was displaying approximately £4,000 — j u s t £ 1 , 0 0 0 short of its target. C o u n c i l w i s h e s to record its appreciation f o r t h o s e w h o h a v e m a d e contributions a n d a s k s all readers, supporters of the S o c i e t y a n d v e g a n s e v e r y w h e r e w h o recognize the n e e d f o r a promotional video to c o n s i d e r m a k i n g a donation — w h a t e v e r a m o u n t suits! B e it £1 or £500, it's equally welcome.

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TYPICAL EXCUSES 36

wrong and it remains wrong however 'humanely' it is done. Would we ever excuse a child murderer for killing his victims 'humanely'?

I didn't kill the animal

The people who buy meat are solely responsible for the deaths, in Britain alone, of over 700 million animals every year. The killing is done at their request and financed with their money. Their guilt is inescapable.

37 The animals are killed humanely

39 The animals are here to be used

In their 1984 report, the Government's own advisory committee, the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) said that animal welfare in British slaughterhouses had a "low priority". They criticized the "woeful ignorance" of slaughterhouse staff, the continuous and unnecessary use of painful electric goads to move the animals and thought it "highly probable" that stunning methods used before killing did not render the animals insensitive to pain. All in all they made 117 recommendations for improvement, only a few of which have ever been implemented.

Animals are not a means to a human end; they are independent, free-thinking individuals with their own needs and desires. We have no need and therefore no right to cause them suffering and death.

The conditions at slaughter though are not the main issue. It is the killing itself that is

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The animals are bred for it

Animals that are bred for food are just as capable of suffering as their wild counterparts and it is their suffering which is at issue.

40 If it wasn't for the meat industry the animals would never have been born Surely it is better for an animal born into a short miserable and painful life ending in a violent death that it was never born at all. Which would you prefer?

41 The animals have never known anything better Not having known anything better does not alleviate the suffering of the animal. Its fundamental desires remain and it is the frustration of those desires that is a great part of its suffering. There are so many examples: the dairy cow who is never allowed to raise her young, the battery hen who can never walk or stretch her wings, the sow who can never build a nest or root for food in the forest litter etc. Eventually we frustrate the a n i m a l ' s most fundamental desire of all â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to live.

42 The animals have got to die sometime/of something So have humans but that does not give you a reason or excuse to kill someone.

43 Veganism and vegetarianism are socially difficult Although vegetarianism has become widely accepted now, veganism is still regarded with suspicion by most people. This will only

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ANIMAL RIGHTS change as veganism grows, so rather than an excuse for complacency it is a reason in itself to d o what you can now. T h e priorities are clear, no animal should have to suffer or die to save you a little social i n c o n v e n i e n c e . A n y life is worth more than that.

44 A great deal of pleasure is gained from animal products T o cause the suffering and death of others for pleasure is wrong. This is common moral sense and is believed by most of the people in the world. Surely, in our endless ingenuity, we can find other ways to enjoy ourselves?

45 Just my turning vegan/ vegetarian wouldn't make any difference In their lifetime the average British meat-eater eats 36 pigs, 36 sheep, 8 cattle and 550 poultry. That may be only a comparatively tiny contribution to the meat industry but vegetarianism grows. I was inspired by others to become vegetarian (and later vegan), people have followed m e and still others have f o l l o w e d them. W e can all m a k e a difference because none of us is alone. If the n u m b e r of vegetarians in this country only d o u b l e d it would save 6 0 million lives every year.

46 Animal product industries are worth a lot of money You cannot justify or defend a practice on the grounds that it is profitable. After all, a great many crimes are very profitable too. W e should ask ourselves not how much an a n i m a l ' s life is worth to us but how much is it worth to the animal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for w h o m it is everything.

47 Animals have adapted to farming A n i m a l s h a v e been f o r c e d into a d a p t a t i o n s that i n c r e a s e their productivity by straining their bodies often beyond their physical limits. T y p i c a l e x a m p l e s include the dairy cow w h o may g o lame as she breaks down her own body tissues to produce 10 times her natural yield ( s e e 12), and broiler c h i c k e n s , 6 % of w h o m die f r o m the physical strain of increasing their b o d y weight 5 0 - 6 0 times in seven weeks. Forced adaptations only increase the suffering of f a r m animals. 18

48 Vegan/Vegetarian food is too expensive Animal products, especially meat and cheese are the most expensive of all our staple foodstuffs. The more of them you cut out and replace with the much cheaper (and healthier) fruit and vegetables the more money you are going to save.

CONCERNING FARMS 49

Farmers have to kill pests

Animals become pests not through their own faults but through ours. Many are escapees from fur farms, feral pets or were deliberately introduced in to the wild for 'sport'. On farmland the ecosystem is thrown out of balance. Any animals suited to the particular crop being grown quickly multiply. We cannot justify killing these animals for what are our mistakes. W e must find other solutions. In the wild there is sadly very little we can do. In the end it will be the animals themselves who limit their own numbers as the environment adjusts to accommodate them. On farmland though, there is a great deal we can do and most of the lessons have already been learned. For thousands of years tribal peoples all over the world have used farming methods based on natural ecosystems where potential pest populations are self-regulating. These ideas are now being explored in organic farming and permaculture. Unfortunately I cannot go into detail here on such an enormous subject.

50 Even vegan farms would deprive wild animals of their habitat It has been estimated that a vegan Britain could be self-sufficient in food on about 25% of the land currently being farmed. This would free vast areas that could be returned to wildlife. The land is not something we own; it is something we share. We must use it responsibly, respecting the needs of the animals we share it with and taking only what we need.

OTHER POINTS 51 Is vegetarianism/veganism safe during pregnancy? Pregnant women have special dietary needs and must always take care to ensure they receive all the nutrients that they and their developing children need. These nutrients can all be easily obtained on vegan and vegetarian diets. A 1987 survey found that a well planned

vegan diet during pregnancy could reduce the incidence of pre-eclampsia.

52 Is vegetarianism/ veganism safe for babies and children? The British Medical Journal report 'Nutrition and Health' states that: "the vegetarian diet is adequate for the nutritional needs of infants". Vegan and vegetarian children thrive. Vegan children in particular tend to be slimmer than their peers and therefore less prone to obesity related diseases.

53 Does a vegetarian/ vegan diet require specialist knowledge? The basic principles of healthy eating are not difficult to grasp and have nowadays become almost common knowledge. The same principles apply whether you be vegan, vegetarian or otherwise: eat more fresh fruit, vegetables and wholefoods and cut down on saturated fats, sugar, salt and alcohol. There is nothing in animal products that has to be carefully compensated for (except, perhaps, vitamin B I 2 . See 28). Many of them do us a lot more harm than good (see 4, 9 , 1 5 and 20). Cutting out animal products only makes a 'healthy' diet healthier.

54 How do you know that plants don't suffer? To experience suffering you must have a central nervous system to feel pain and a degree of intelligence to suffer from that pain or to feel grief. A plant has neither. We therefore have no reason to believe that they suffer.

55 Shouldn't a plant have rights? We attribute rights to an individual because without those rights they may suffer. As plants are incapable of suffering (see 54) they cannot possess rights. This does not excuse the wanton destruction of plant life as is happening now all over the world because we animals, who do possess rights, depend on those plants for our survival. Without plant life there can be no life on Earth.

56 What's wrong with freerange meat? See 22. The Vegan, Autumn 1993

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ANIMAL RIGHTS 57 Animals convert plants we can't eat into meat we can True, but more relevant is the fact that to keep us in animal products we don't need we feed the livestock alone in this country with enough food for 250 million people. There are over 500 million severely undernourished people in the world. Thirty million die of starvation every year.

58 What if I made use of an animal that was already dead? It is not the eating of meat that is wrong but the killing of animals unnecessarily. As meat eating is unnecessary and generally requires the killing of an animal, it usually soon follows that meat eating is wrong. If, however, you managed to obtain some meat without killing an animal (or by paying someone else to kill it for you) — for example, by stumbling across an animal that was already dead — then I can see no moral objection to your eating it. Of course this also applies to human meat. Recent archaeological evidence suggests that early humans were much more inclined toward scavenging than hunting.

What about honey?

Bees are astoundingly complex creatures, they have memory and an ability to apply it to novel situations. They have an intricate social structure and are able to communicate detailed information to each other. Millions upon millions of bees are killed every year in commercial honey production both intentionally and unintentionally. It is difficult to say to what degree a creature so vastly different to us is capable of suffering but we don't need honey — so surely it would be better to spare the lives of these miraculous creatures?

OTHER ANIMAL PRODUCTS FUR 60 Most fur animals are bred for it Animals bred specifically for their fur are not only deprived of their lives but, unlike their 19 The Vegan, Autumn 1993

wild counterparts, they are also deprived of their freedom. Fur fanning is therefore an even greater abuse of animal rights than hunting and trapping. In the wild, a mink will defend a territory of 2'/ 2 miles of riverbank or 22 acres of marshland. An Arctic fox ranges over anything from 2,100-15,000 acres and yet on fur farms these animals are kept in tiny wire mesh cages. Such is their frustration that they become psychotic. Many are driven to cannibalism and self mutilation.

61 The animals have got to die sometime/of something See 42.

67 Fur gives pleasure to many people See 44.

68 Many people's whole way of life depends on the fur trade The greatest strength of humankind lies in its endless ability to adapt. People can change their way of life given the opportunity (and they must be given that opportunity) but for the animals that are killed there is no life, they have lost everything. We must distinguish between a way of life and life itself (see also 35).

LEATHER Most fur animals are pests

See 49.

69 The animal was killed for food not leather

63 Fur is a product of careful and necessary culling

The animal was killed for profit and every last part of was sold to achieve that profit. It makes no difference which particular parts you buy, the money all goes the same way (the skin represents about 10% of the animal's 'value').

Culling is a term which usually describes the killing of animals that we consider to be in some way damaging to the environment. In other words pests (see 49). We arrogantly exclude from this solution the single most damaging animal of all — ourselves. Of the tens of millions of animals killed for their fur every year the vast majority are either farmed or trapped in their natural habitat where, as part of a natural ecosystem, they pose no threat to the environment.

64 Most fur animals are killers themselves Some animals are predators. They have to kill other animals in order to survive. Humans beings choose to kill animals for material profit, vanity and because they like the taste of them. It is not the same thing at all — the predators have no choice, we do.

65 Animals suffer in the wild anyway Animals can, and often do, suffer in the wild but that does not give us a reason or excuse to add to their suffering.

I didn't kill the animal

The animal was killed for you and at your expense. Your money will also finance the slaughter of many more. You don't have to physically kill something (or someone) to be guilty of their death.

70 People have always used leather People have certainly been using leather for at least 600,000 years but w e ' v e been h a v i n g wars and murdering each other just as long. The antiquity of a practice is neither a guarantee of its morality nor a justification for it.

71 There is no substitute for leather When people say there is no substitute f o r leather they are usually referring to their footwear. But there are many alternatives. Canvas, for example, is a natural and hardwearing material that will see you through most (if not all) of the year. Then there are plastics (even leather shoes usually have plastic soles) and rubber. More recently, advances have been made with waterproof and breathable synthetics like Goretex and there are now companies specializing in using materials that have the appearance and qualities of real leather. Canvas shoes are widely available but some of the newer products are not. Their availability will only increase with demand, so seek them out.

72 Leather is environmentally friendly Leather is far from environmentally friendly; its production involves the use of lead, zinc, formaldehyde and cyanide based products. On

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ANIMAL RIGHTS the other hand, the synthetic alternatives can be just as bad. Environmentally speaking there is little to choose between them. The big difference is that leather is a product of the suffering and death of millions upon millions of animals. T h e ethical choice is clear, but at the same time every effort must be made to protect the e n v i r o n m e n t . It s e e m s that the best choice, wherever possible, is canvas.

WOOL 73 Shearing doesn't harm the sheep M i l l i o n s of l a m b s and s h e e p die e v e r y year worldwide f r o m exposure to cold after shearing. One million die in Australia alone.

74 Shearing is a relief for sheep in warmer weather See 73.

75 There is no substitute for real wool There are plenty of substitutes for wool, from good old cotton in its infinite forms to the modern and actually far more efficient synthetic ' f l e e c e ' products.

Sheep are free-range

Although attempts are being m a d e to factory f a r m sheep, most of them remain effectively free-range. But why should that make them any m o r e deserving of unnecessary suffering and death? (See 22, 7 3 and 77).

77 Other points concerning wool Domestic sheep have lost their natural reliance to fly-strike — an agonizing disease in which maggots burrow and eat their way into the anim a l ' s flesh. In this country, to prevent the disease, many lambs have their tails docked, often by c u t t i n g w i t h o u t anaesthetic. In Australia they prevent the disease by performing an operation called 'mulesing' in which folds of skin around the s h e e p ' s anus are sheared off, again w i t h o u t anaesthetic. They d o this to 8 0 % of their s h e e p ( 3 0 % of the w o r l d ' s wool comes f r o m Australia). Of U K wool, 2 7 % is 'skin wool' (pulled from the skins of slaughtered sheep and lambs). W o o l r e p r e s e n t s only 3 - 1 0 % of a sheep f a r m e r ' s p r o f i t , the rest b e i n g m a d e mostly t h r o u g h the sale of l a m b s for slaughter. A l t o g e t h e r 2 0 million s h e e p and l a m b s are slaughtered in this country every year.

OTHER POINTS 78 What about any fur, leather or wool you already own? D o what you like with it, the damage has already been done.

79 Animal product industries are worth a lot of money See 46.

What about silk?

The silkworm (the caterpillar of the silk moth) can certainly feel and will recoil and writhe when injured. It is difficult to say, in an animal so vastly different to us, whether this constitutes suffering, but as they are killed in their millions (by baking, steaming, electrocution or microwaves) for yet another product we simply don't need, surely it would be better to give them the benefit of the doubt?

81 What about photographic film? Gelatine (obtained by boiling the skins, tendons and bones of animals) is used in the production of photographic film. It is virtually impossible to avoid film and photographs in our society (see also 161), all we can really do is make known our objections. Though the technology exists to replace photographic film, its price is currently prohibitive and there is insufficient demand. Hopefully, with the growth of vegetarianism and veganism, this situation will soon change.

VIVISECTION CONCERNING PEOPLE 82 Vivisection has achieved great advances in medicine Humans and other animals are physiologically different. Vivisection is misleading because one animal's reaction to a disease, drug or procedure can be radically different to another's (see 84). One hundred years of animal experiments have failed to provide any major breakthroughs in the treatment of cancer and heart disease — our two biggest killers, though both these diseases remain largely preventable. Vaccinations developed through animal experiments have been shown to have had no

effect on the incidence of diptheria, smallpox, polio, TB, whooping cough and tetanus. At the time vaccination began these diseases were already on the decline due to improvements in water sanitation, hygiene and nutrition. Despite vaccination, they continued to decline at the same rate. Blood transfusion was delayed 200 years by misleading animal experiments. Corneal transplants were delayed 90 years. We may never have had penicillin at all had it been tested on guinea pigs — it kills them.

83 Medicine relies on vivisection Medicine is hindered by vivisection (see 82, 84 and 94).

84 Vivisection is the only way to ensure a product is safe for humans The following drugs were all passed safe in animal experiments with tragic consequences: Eraldin — Caused blindness, stomach troubles, joint pains and growths. Opren — 3,500 people suffered serious side effects including damage to skin, eyes, circulation, liver and kidneys. 70 died. Flosint — Caused 7 deaths. Osmosin — 650 people had side-effects. 20 died. Chloramphenicol — Caused fatal blood disorders. Thalidomide — Caused about 10,000 birth defects worldwide. Clioquinol — Caused 30,000 cases of blindness and/or paralysis and thousands of deaths. Conversely, many drugs which are beneficial to humans are dangerous or even fatal to animals: Penicillin — Antibiotic in humans but kills guinea pigs. Digitalis — A heart drug for humans but causes high blood pressure in dogs. Chlorophorm — Anaesthetic in humans but poisonous to dogs. Morphine — Calms humans and rats but causes manic excitement in cats and mice. Aspirin — Causes birth defects in rats, mice, monkeys, guinea pigs, cats and dogs but not in humans.

85 The advancement of knowledge is more important than the welfare and lives of animals Knowledge has given us many great things from the wheel to the printing press but it also gave us the thumbscrew and the nuclear bomb. It is only a power for good when it is driven by compassion and compassion forbids that we should cause the suffering and death of others for our own ends.

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VEGAN GARDENING NOTES SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER

More useful tips from Barbara Smith '/f

stuff and kitchen waste, followed by a layer of no more than 1 inch of lawn cuttings, then a 1 inch layer of soil and a dusting of lime. Continue layers until heap is complete, finishing off with a layer of soil. Cover with sacking to keep off rain and encourage heating up; the heating-up process will kill weed seeds and disease spores. The heap should be ready in approximately 8 weeks, but may take longer at this time of year. Use only the well-rotted compost from the middle and bottom of the heap; the outer layers can be incorporated into your next heap. • In the vegetable plot, bend over tops of onions so that they will be ripening before lifting next month. • Earth up leeks and continue to earth up celery, making sure that it is never short of water. • Towards the end of the month, plant spring cabbage plants in weed-free ground. Hyssop grown with cabbages or any other brassica is a good companion plant and will help in avoiding club root and repelling Cabbage White butterfly. • Sow Lamb's Lettuce to pick from November to March. • Lettuce and salad onions can be sown in cold frames or under cloches. • In the soft fruit plot, prune loganberries which have fruited, and prune blackcurrants, taking any cuttings required from healthy shoots. • Tie in summer-fruiting raspberry canes after the old canes have been removed. • Strawberry runners which were pegged down in July can now be separated from the parent plants and established in a new plot of well-prepared soil. Do this at the beginning of the month if possible, to give the plants a good start. If planted in a cold frame, the plants will give an earlier crop.

September • Compost is the cornerstone of vegan-organic growing, so start a heap this month, using all trimmings from harvested crops, plus weeds, kitchen waste and a few grass mowings. The compost can be made in an open heap but is 21 The Vegan, Autumn 1993

better contained in a bin of some description. A simple one can be constructed by driving four stakes into the ground and nailing 3 inch or 4 inch boards horizontally around them, leaving 1 '/ 2 inch gaps for air to circulate. Start building the heap with a 9 inch layer of non-woody green

October • Several vegetable and fruit crops will be ready for harvesting this month. Fork out carrots and cut tops back to about '/ 2 inch in length, and layer them (not touching each other) in slightly damp sand, in wooden or cardboard boxes. If kept cool and

frost-free, they should remain fresh and crisp all winter. If the crop has suffered from carrot fly, don't despair! Next year, try sowing scorzonera seed with carrot seed; this will help ward off carrot fly and will give a crop of delicious, tender roots which can be left in the ground until needed. In addition, a few sage plants grown near carrots will help repel carrot fly. • Onion can now be lifted. After leaving them on the ground to dry, store in nets or plait together and hang up. • As cabbage and cauliflower plants are cleared, dry and burn stumps to minimize the risk of spreading disease. • Continue to earth up celery and leeks. • Now is the time to pick sprigs of sage (new growth that hasn't flowered) to hang up and dry for use in winter months. • In the fruit garden, pears and apples can be picked and stored, and gooseberry cuttings taken. • To prevent apple scab spreading next season, be sure to sweep up dead leaves under apple trees and burn them. Prepare the soil for planting new fruit trees between November and March.

November • Now is a good time to collect leaves to make leafmould, which will be ready in a year's time to use as a mulch or to dig into the soil. If left for 2 years, the leafmould can be used in potting compost (a good alternative to peat). • To protect celery against frost, cover with bracken. • Sowings of broad beans can be made this month. Choose a hardy long pod variety. • November is the best month to plant garlic, as it needs a long growing season. Plant in wellcomposted ground in a sunny spot, and feed occasionally with liquid seaweed fertilizer. If planted among raspberry canes, garlic will ward off a wide variety of grubs, and if planted under peach trees it will help prevent leaf curl. Next issue: Planting of fruit and nut trees, choosing perennial vegetables, and other tips for the winter months.

Grains are the fruits of the plants belonging to the grass family. There are over 8,000 different grasses. However, during the 9,000 years in which grains have been a staple food, we have chosen to eat only a few members of the grass family, wheat being the most common. Today, you can buy several kinds of grain at healthfood stores. Among them are oats, bulgar wheat, quinoa, millet and rice. Buckwheat can also be bought, though strictly speaking it is a seed and not a grain. Here are some recipes for these wonderful foods.

All quantities are sufficient for two generous servings, unless otherwise stated.

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FRUIT & NUT PORRIDGE Porridge is as old as cooking itself. It can be made with a variety of grains â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for example, in Russia it is made from millet. Here, oats are used. The ground almonds provide extra richness, while the fresh and dried fruit lend sweetness. 1 cup porridge oats 2 cups water 4 tbs ground almonds generous handful of assorted dried fruits e.g. raisins, sultanas, d a t e s . . . 1 banana 1 apple sprinkling of ground cinnamon

Richard Youngs, author of 'Cook Vegan', encourages us to 'go with the grain'

Slice the banana and dice the apple. Divide between two bowls. Place the oats and water in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Cook until smooth and fairly thick, stirring occasionally. This will take 5 - 1 0 minutes. Stir in the g r o u n d a l m o n d s and dried fruits. Pour on top of the prepared fresh fruit. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon and serve. The Vegan, Autumn 1993

CHILLI WITH BULGAR WHEAT This recipe uses sieved tomato, otherwise known as passata. It is available in bottles or cartons. It is smooth and usually already salted, so be sure to taste before adding any extra salt to this recipe. 2 tbs sunflower oil pinch of cumin seeds 1 medium onion 1 bay leaf 1 green chilli or chilli powder to taste 2 cloves garlic 4 oz (115g) mushrooms 2 generous handfuls of seasonal vegetables 1 pt passata 1 cup water 4 heaped tbs bulgar wheat 12 oz (340g) pre-cooked red kidney beans salt (if required)

Finely chop the onion and the chilli. Crush the garlic. Prepare the mushrooms and seasonal vegetables. O v e r a m e d i u m heat saute the c u m i n seeds in the s u n f l o w e r oil. W h e n they release their aroma, add the onion and bay leaf. C o n t i n u e to cook until the o n i o n is transparent. A d d the chilli, garlic, m u s h r o o m s and vegetables. Lightly c o o k f o r a minute. Next add the passata and water. Bring to a simmer and leave to cook gently for 10 minutes. Add the bulgar wheat and continue to cook for 5 minutes. Finally add the kidney beans. Heat through, season and serve.

QUINOAAND VEGETABLE RISOTTO Quinoa is an ancient Andean grain that has recently found its way into healthfood stores. With 15 minutes cooking it is similar to millet. With 30 minutes it assumes a pleasing lentil-like mush that absorbs other flavours readily. Here, the grains are cooked so that they remain separate. Vegan pesto can also be bought at healthfood stores. Alternatively, you can make your own by pounding together a handful of fresh basil leaves, a handful of nuts (pine kernels are best), a small clove of garlic and adding salt to taste. This is easiest done with a mortar and pestle. 2 tbs olive oil 1 medium onion 1 cup quinoa 2 cups water or stock 2 generous handfuls of seasonal vegetables 1 heaped tbs vegan pesto 1 heaped tbs double concentrated 23 The Vegan, Autumn 1993

tomato puree juice of half a lemon salt & pepper handful of nuts to garnish Finely chop the onion and prepare the vegetables. Over medium heat saute the onion in the oil until transparent. Add the quinoa grains and ensure that each one gets coated with the oil. Next add the water or stock. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the vegetables and continue to simmer for 5 - 1 0 further minutes, until all the excess liquid has evaporated and the v e g e t a b l e s are tender. Add the pesto, t o m a t o p u r e e and l e m o n juice. Adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve and garnish with nuts of your choice.

MILLET KITCHRI Kitchri is the vegan version of kedgeree. In India it is traditionally made in one large pot with rice and split peas. Variations on this theme are made by adding whatever else is at hand to the pot. As such, this is a recipe that allows for much experimentation. 3

/ 4 cup millet grains i/ 4 cup split red lentils 3 cups water 2 tbs sunflower oil pinch of coriander seeds pinch of cumin seeds 1 m e d i u m onion 2 bayleaves 1 tsp ground turmeric 2 cloves garlic 2 generous handfuls of seasonal vegetables salt and pepper or powdered vegan stock Lightly roast the millet grains in a large pan, stirring to prevent them f r o m sticking, until they begin to crackle and turn a pale brown. Empty contents of pan into a bowl. Finely slice the onion. Crush the garlic. Prepare the vegetables. In the same pan as that in which the millet was roasted, heat the sunflower oil. Add the coriander and cumin seeds. As soon as they emit their aroma, add the finely sliced onion. Saute until slightly caramelized. Add the millet, and saute until all the grains are coated with oil. Next add the lentils, bayleaves, t u r m e r i c , c r u s h e d garlic and water. Bring to a boil. Cover and tum down to simmer for 2 0 - 2 5 minutes until almost all the water has been absorbed and the millet is tender. Add the vegetables and turn d o w n the heat to very low. Continue to cook for a further 10 minutes. Season and serve.

BUCKWHEAT SALAD Although not a grain insofar as it is not a fruit of the grass family, buckwheat is to be found alongside all the other grains mentioned here at your local healthfood store. 1 cup buckwheat water for s o a k i n g water or vegan stock f o r boiling 2 spring onions 2 small tomatoes 1 handful c h o p p e d fresh parsley juice of a l e m o n salt and pepper to taste Soak the b u c k w h e a t in w a t e r o v e r n i g h t . Drain and place in a small saucepan. C o v e r with twice the v o l u m e of f r e s h w a t e r o r stock. Bring to a boil. T u m d o w n and simm e r for 10 m i n u t e s . D r a i n , r i n s e in c o l d water and transfer to a salad bowl. Finely chop the spring onions, tomatoes and parsley. Add them to the cooked buckwheat along with the lemon juice. Season to taste â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if you have used a salted stock you may not need to add any further stock. T o s s and then allow to sit in the fridge for an hour or so before serving so that the flavours can work together.

COCONUT RICE PUDDING This is very rich and because it is both a waste and more difficult to cook any smaller quantity of rice, the recipe is sufficient for four servings. Coconut milk is found in tins at Western and Eastern supermarkets. Be sure to stir the contents of the tin before measuring since coconut milk separates in storage. 1 c u p basmati rice 2 cups water k n o b of vegan m a r g a r i n e 2 cups coconut milk 2 - 3 tbs d e m e r a r a sugar l / 2 tsp vanilla essence Rinse the basmati rice. Place it in a saucepan with one cup of water and the knob of vegan margarine. Bring to the boil, turn d o w n to a very low heat to simmer, cover the saucepan with a tea towel and then tightly secure the lid. Cook for 10 minutes. R e m o v e f r o m heat and allow to sit for a f u r t h e r 5 m i n u t e s before lifting the lid. Next add the coconut milk, the remaining cup of water, the sugar and vanilla essence. Bring to a s i m m e r and c o o k f o r a b o u t 15 minutes adding any necessary extra water to prevent f r o m boiling dry. A f t e r such time it should be a pleasing rice pudding texture.

Reviews THE DEATHI 0F " A B A T T O I R ! A N D T H E GROWTH OF V E G A N I S M IN T H E 1 9 9 0 s

saying that unlike religion it is open to questioning and scrutiny. The book is philosophical and has many new ideas. Parts are heavy going and you might need a dictionary to hand. Horton shows how to convert others to the vegan way of thinking, how to bring issues together, and warns us not to become single issue people. A book for your collection. • Martin Masterman-Lister * Available from Veganwise, 9/75 Elizabeth Bay Road, NSW 2011, Australia

The Death of the Abattoir David Horton Vegan wise A U S $ 1 5 * Pbk, 140pp This is a wonderful book. It tells the reader that we have become desensitized to the deaths of billions of animals. Communities have been built around the evil institution of the abattoir and its various guises —the vivisection laboratory, Fishing boat, chicken factory etc. " W h e r e we take food or material f r o m an animal, we leave behind a death certificate." "Veganism . . . provides the blue print for a non barbaric future." The Death of the Abattoir is littered with quotes such as these. It asks us to change our ways; not be stuck-in-the-mud; not accept irrational, selfish nonvegan thought — but to change all our non-vegan views, leaving none untouched. Horton is critical of Western society's abuses, hypocrisies and superstitions. W e are told that we don't take animals' lives seriously enough. By putting animal rights to the back of our minds, we have allowed society to draw a curtain around the abuses. What we d o n ' t see can't worry us, so we d o n ' t have to address it. Vegetarianism is described as a compassionate myth, yet justified as a first step against the general consensus of opinion that animals are there for human consumption. He castigates the dairy industry and chicken farming more than beef and mutton farming. He champions veganism, 24

hculthy ft\xt uiwiJing animal products

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Cook Vegan

starters, rice and pasta dishes and sauces. One sauce called Vegetablaine — which is made with basil leaves, tomatoes and seasonal vegetables with garlic and cashew nuts — sounds delicious. Grain dishes, bakes, flans, and 'Miscellaneous Meals' give a good choice— as well as four non-meaty type burgers. By that I mean made from kidney beans, lentils, rice, tofu or vegetables. Richard isn't keen on Textured Soya Protein, he tells us, though he's very generous with the soya sauce. A tasty array of vegetable side dishes and interesting salads are given, which would also become good main meals, when two or three are gathered together. Mini versions of all these would also make colourful starters for variety too. Then we come to Steamed Ginger Pudding . . . mmm — should be good with Lemon and Ginger Syrup. Good recipes for Christmas Pudding and Mincemeat (!) are here, but why don't we all agree to use the name 'Minced Fruit' — after all, it is just that and it's been a long time since meat was used in it. Looking at it all round. Cook Vegan will make a useful gift for a friend or yourself. • Kathy Silk

Richard Youngs Ashgrove Press £5.99 Pbk, 124pp Few convenience foods mentioned here — only the odd tin of tomatoes. It's down to basics — buy or grow, wash, chop or grate and follow the easy-to-read recipes. Not precisely for the beginner, as it assumes you know what to eat for the rest of the day, but for an interesting light or robust main meal of three courses, there are plenty to choose from. I think I would choose either Rouille — a red pepper and almond pat6 served with toast or garlic bread, or Fruit Tsampa (barley and raisin tablets made with beer, stout or black tea) with an Apricot Sauce. Then I'm sure I'd like Rigatoni and Spinach Crumble with a side salad called Medieval — leeks, onion and garlic shredded with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. There are lots of hearty soups,

the ethical consumer

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to everyday shopping The Ethical Consumer Guide to Everyday Shopping ECRA Publishing £7.99 Pbk, 232pp When a company adds something 'unwholesome' to a product it can generally be spotted

from the ingredients panel, but should that company be taken over by someone less scrupulous or ethically minded there may be no way of knowing whether the 'cruelty-free' lipstick bought in all innocence funds the British Industrial Biological Research Association (BIBRA) through a side door. The Ethical Consumer Guide to Everyday Shopping is a book I would recommend to anyone with a commitment to 'green living'. Armed with this and the Animal-Free Shopper one might decide never to eat again — let alone go shopping. The book is pocket-size (for those with larger pockets) and is packed with easy-to-read charts covering the everyday items you might find on the average shopping list. For those unfamiliar with the Ethical Consumer magazine (on which this book is based), the charts list the brand of a particular product on the left with the company group name on the right. Columns inbetween indicate, by way of squares and half squares, the involvement of those companies in the activities listed across the top. This enables the reader to eliminate certain items by whatever criteria desired. For people with limited time there is a 'Best Buy' panel. One or two of these tables did, however, puzzle me. For example: Under 'Cat and Dog Food' two companies get a full black square and another receives a half square for involvement in factory farming. Does this imply that the majority of animal-based pet food available in Britain is either 'freerange' or 'humanely-reared'? Seems unlikely. The product information is (for want of a better term) informative — as is chapter two, 'Why Buy Ethically? The 'Companies Section' makes fascinating reading; the low-down on Boots, Nestle and Unilever is quite illuminating. It is a shame there is no inclusion of banking, insurance and investments. Remember, the book is only a guide; companies and policies change. There are a few blank pages at the end of the book for your notes. As a further recommendation, take advantage of the coupon on page 233 and subscribe to the magazine. • Pete Hicks The Vegan, Autumn 1993

WHY DOCTORS DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD

Vernon Coleman MB ChB

Why Doctors Do More Harm Than Good Vernon Coleman European Medical Journal £2.50 (p&p incl.)* Pbk, 46pp In 46 packed pages Dr Vernon Coleman alleges that the pharmaceutical industry wields an undue and at times harmful influence over medical practice and education, and that much of modern Western medicine and technology is irrelevant — or even dangerous for your health. Dr Coleman writes, with evidence and conviction, that the medical profession, once proud and respected, is now largely an adjunct of the drug industry. He deals mainly with the excessive medication and medicalization of society, which in the West, and at great expense, has done little to increase health or life expectancy. But he does give praise where it is due — highlighting emergency surgery, appropriate use of antibiotics, and the rising standards of hygiene and nutrition. He goes on to suggest ways of countering the undue influence that the drug firms have on doctors: promoting hygiene and healthy lifestyles through medical education, drug outcome assessments, and the appropriate controls over the advertising of drugs. Most patients recover quite quickly from common ailments, irrespective of medication. They visit the doctor not just for the complaint but for the anxiety it causes, but the medication dispensed usually coincides with natural recovery. So, the medication gets the credit and confirms the patient's belief that it was needed. A pattern of symptoms 25 The Vegan, Autumn 1993

and expectations is created. Unfortunately, some drug sideeffects can be unpleasant, occasionally dangerous and (rarely) fatal. "Description before prescription" seems a more rational course to take. This book had to be written and Dr Coleman, a long-time advocate of the reforms suggested, was the obvious person to do it. He has done it well; its message is clear and important. It should be read by all thinking people. • Dr David Ryde * Available from European Medical Journal, Lynmouth, Devon EX35 6EE

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THERE'S A PIG IN MY PASTA!

There's a Pig in My Pasta!

stalls and farrowing crates, the transportation of sheep and lambs to the Continent, broiler chicken farming and the dairy industry are all touched on and in each case the animal abuse involved is exposed. The freerange alternatives are also illustrated. This contrasts well with, and emphasizes the cruelty and inhumanity of, the intensive modes of production. Some shocking images are shown and I should imagine that most children would be surprised by many of the facts presented. Educationally this video provides a welcome balance to the adverts for animal products seen on TV which convey a totally biased and false image. The video gets the message across in a humorous and easy to understand way. It is ideal as stimulus material to promote discussion in the classroom — e.g. in English or PSE lessons. Carlo nearly gives up as each of his menu selections are rejected but in the end suggests his "Mother's Special", which is a vegan dish that looks and sounds delicious. Despite the video not dealing with slaughter, it should be a very useful resource for busy teachers. • Mark White * Available from CIWF, Charles House, 5a Charles Street, Petersfield, Hants GU32 3EH.

The booklet starts with a warning about the content — strong stuff even for the aware campaigner — and some inspiring words, followed by the classic line: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing." At some stage we have all had the conversation with a friend, colleague or member of the public where they pronounce: "Oh come on, they don't do that." Apart from videos this is probably the most effective way of convincing the doubter how their every day lifestyle directly affects the lives of thousands of sentient creatures. • Tony Martin * Available from CAW, PO Box 589, Bristol BS99 1RW

Reviewers Pete Hicks is a songwriter/ musician/vegan roue

Compassion in World Farming Trust VHS video, 16 mins £12.50 (p&p incl.)* There's a Pig in My Pasta is designed to stimulate secondary school pupils into thinking about the origins of the meat, eggs and dairy products they eat. It comes complete with teacher's notes which include suggested followup activities for the classroom. Being only 16 minutes long it can easily be incorporated into lesson time. The video features a young couple, Kate and Sam, who visit Carlo's Italian Restaurant for a birthday meal. As they run through the menu, Kate questions each of the suggestions that Carlo makes — e.g. "Are the eggs free-range?" Kate goes on to explain the purpose of her questions as pictures illustrate the horrors of modern factory farming. Battery egg production, the rearing of pigs in tethered

magazines and leaflets that have become famous in the movement for their clarity and insight into a wide range of animal abuse. They include: cat with crossbow bolt through eye, mouse with brain implant, Britches the monkey with eyelids sewn shut, monkey in electric chair, cat in stereotaxic device, dog with two heads, fox attacked by hounds, elephant chained to floor, mink being electrocuted, sheep slaughter, battery hen farm, and child with Pilot whale foetus.

Tony Martin is a Vegan Society Council member and Honorary Patron Martin Masterman-Lister is a Vegan Society Council member Dr David Ryde has spent a lifetime in general practice and is an honorary clinical advisor to the Vegan and Vegetarian Societies — giving regular lectures on the subject of nutrition to lay groups, schools and post graduate medical societies

Betrayed Co-ordinating Animal Welfare £2.00 (p&p incl.)* Pbk, 80pp

Kathy Silk is a vegan cook, author and Deputy President of the Vegetarian Society (UK)

Betrayed is probably one of the most useful tools available for anyone in the animal rights movement. For £2.00 you get over a hundred pictures used in

Mark White is Animal A i d ' s Youth Co-ordinator and a vegan

Contacts News J ust look at what is going on (and this is just a sample): Portsmouth Area Vegans is off the ground with a new group, an exciting newsletter and a very full list of diary dates . . . P a m Smith, a Lancashire Contact is getting a new group together . . . Jean Voysey and friends will have a stall at the Caring World Festival on Saturday 23 October . . . I m m y Ali intends to set up a vegan group in the Midlands . . . Jenny Arran had a letter published in Vegetarian Living about her new group in the Chichester area and has also published a local cruelty free shopping guide . . . Colchester Vegetarian Society changed its n a m e at its A G M to Colchester Vegetarian and Vegan Society

. . . Suffolk Vegans recently cohosted a town centre 'Be Fair to Animals Fayre' and a series of evening classes on all aspects of animal use/abuse . . . Philip Duckworth is to set up Surrey Vegans . . . Simon Walton and friends were able to promote the Society at the Scottish Living Without Cruelty Exhibition held recently . . . Angela McEntee has given a radio interview and produced a local library display . . . Tim Scott co-ordinates a new group in Stock-on-Trent and has negotiated a discount for Society members at a local wholefood store . . . George Rodger had a stall at a conference of Home Economics teachers in Scotland — and finally, one Local Contact has spent the last two

years eating mainly oats, cabbage, carrot and Marmite. The food is eaten raw and constitutes roughly 85% of his diet (the other 15% tends to be food eaten out or whilst visiting). He has been able to satisfy the dieticians of his local health authority as to the soundness of the diet and has compiled a full nutritional breakdown showing that he achieves (and often betters) the RDAs for vitamins, minerals, fibre etc. By following such a diet he eats food which is grown mainly locally, avoids wasting the energy used for refrigeration, cooking and washing up, and saves money — he spends an average of 83p per day on food. So you see, there is always something more that can be done.

As always, please get in touch with your Local Contact to offer to lend a hand. Don't let the burden of bringing an end to animal suffering rest on the shoulders of a few. And to close, a translation of the Esperanto text which appeared in the Summer 1993 Vegan: "The women will sing and dance, the men will drink wine, the girls, boys and animals will play, and it will be good." (Brian Burnett (Clwyd Contact) has been very pleased with the number of members who have started the free Esperanto correspondence course. After only 3 or 4 lessons, and with a small dictionary, you will be able to read 'Vego' — an international Esperanto newsletter about animal rights, human rights and environmental protection.) Martyn Allen Local Contacts Co-ordinator

VEGAN SOCIETY LOCAL CONTACTS

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Postbag

Contributions to Postbag are welcomed, but accepted on the understanding that they may be edited in the interests of brevity or clarity. Send your letters to: The Editor, THE VEGAN, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA

Thanks Thank you for a wonderful magazine and also thank you to David Cowles-Hamar for his brilliant 'Manual of Animal Rights'. I have often felt the urge to reply to newspaper and magazine articles/letters but never had the time to sift through mountains of literature for the relevant information. David has done all the hard work for us. There is no Vegan Society Local Contact or animal rights group in my area. I have no time to start a group myself but if there are any other vegans (or vegetarians) who would like to help could they please get in touch. • Mrs S de-Groome,

Shaky Foundation A good argument can be made out for gradualism ('A Strategy for Animal Rights', Summer 1993 Vegan) if the final objec-

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tive is, and is seen to be, total abolition of the exploitation in question. Unfortunately, gradualism is a term that is joyfully accepted and perverted by those wanting compassion to go just so far and no further. I have not read Robert Garner's book, which doubtless holds much of value, but his article suffers by being built on a contradiction. He says people accept the principle of animal welfare — namely, that whilst humans may exploit animals, they are not entitled to inflict "unnecessary" suffering on them. But what is necessary suffering? To the rabid meat-eater, slaughter for the stomach. To the research scientist, vivisection. To the huntsman, the chase. But there are vegetarian scientists, scientists who object to hunting, and even huntsmen who dislike some forms of hunting. I was at a dinner party in Ireland recently where a foxhunting landowner on my left told the equally horse mad woman on my right that he was against her beloved stag hunt "because it was

deemed cruel." Accept the notion of necessary suffering and the sky's the limit. If animals are exploited for profit, the end product will be suffering. The cheapest route, the route that brings unrestricted human indulgence — that is the route that will be taken in the 'real world' if the concept of gradualism is contaminated by an unrealistic view of human motivation. Robert Gamer writes of the "successes of the animal protection movement", only to contradict himself a few paragraphs later by admitting that these have been small, if non-existent. Where one door closes to the conscience-less pursuers of profit, another opens. The rise in concern for animals has in many areas provoked a counterblast that, backed by powerful interests, has on occasions worsened the situation for the animals. The establishment closes ranks, and the traders in death and misery flourish. Why does Robert Garner believe so strongly that animal agriculture may never be eradicated, nor the use of animals in vivisection laboratories? Pessimistic though we both are about short-term improvement in the animals' lot, I see several reasons why both these ugly fashions (stet) may in time disappear. OK not overnight, but never? I agree with him though, that an abolitionist position whose fundamentalism is such that an all-or-nothing stance is adopted, is indefensible. If a few more inches can be added to a battery cage while the argument for no cages at all continues, that is clearly better than refusing to welcome any interim improvement. Ask any hen. But how many organizations that are achieving results on the road to full rights for animals do in fact take such a stance? Those who objected to the 1986 Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act did so not because it was gradualist, but because they felt it would bring no real advance at all. It was seen as a sop to the public conscience, not as a reflection of a serious concern for the suffering of animals. So far from there being "overreliance on animal rights philosophy", the most effective strategy for the animal protection movement is to place the main empha-

sis on humane education. The "moral framework" that "humans can exploit animals, but any suffering inflicted must be warranted by the benefits [to humans] produced," is not a moral framework at all. It is a grossly immoral con. To think that radical long-term change can come only from banner-bearing, badge flaunting demonstrations, or even from single issue protection organizations beavering away at piecemeal reform, is to live in a very unreal world. Never has the philosophy of compassion been more needed to lay the basis for practical reforms. The greatest threat to the animals is the eclipse of moral philosophy, and its influence on humane education, by empiricism and expedience. I do not recognize the "new fundamentalism" implied by Robert Garner as a manifestation of any great consequence — unless we allow it to be by granting it too high a profile. I agree with his last sentence, however, though with the rider that the "necessity" of animal exploitation must be challenged by a strategy that is deeply rooted in ethics. That is to say, in a clear and unequivocal realization of the total wrongness and short-sightedness of cruelty. We must see that strategy as dependent upon a balance and realistic vision of the morality — not the other way round. • Jon Wynne-Tyson, West Sussex Deadline for the W i n t e r 1993 'Postbag':

25 October 1993

"There! What did I tell you? It had to be a man hole. You can smell their droppings a mile off!'

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In Good Time The National Anti-Hunt Petition seeks stallholders for an exhibition which will follow its national demonstration on 6 August 1994. The exhibition venue will be Westminster Central Hall, London. Enquiries: NAHP, PO Box 66, Broxboume, EN10 6LU.

'Good' Science The National Anti-Vivisection Society has published the second edition of its Good Science Guide — "a guide to higher and further education life science courses for students wishing to avoid animal exploitation." The guide also indicates colleges which cater for vegetarian and vegan diets. The guide costs £1.50 from: NAVS, 261 Goldhawk Road, London W12 9PE. Science tducalkon Wit Haul Animal EiyMMin

Good Gracious Diary Dates 16 Oct Worldwide Day of Action Against McDonalds. National march in central London, Euston, 1pm. Details: Greenpeace (London), 5 Caledonian Rd, London Nl. South Beds Living Without Cruelty Exhibition, Methodist Church, Dunstable, 9 a m - 5 p m . Details: Voice For Animals 0582 504955. 1 8 - 2 4 Oct National Vegetarian Week. Details: VSUK061 9280 793. 19 Oct National Demo and March Against Webbs Country Foods (poultry slaughterhouse), Winchester. Details: Winchester Animal Concern 0962 773673. 23 Oct March Against Animal Experiments at Birmingham University. Details:

18 Dec South Beds Living Without Cruelty Exhibition, Methodist Church, Dunstable, 9 a m - 5 p m . Details: Voice For Animals 0582 504955.

For a Good Thyme . . . Visit the entirely vegan Thyme Table Vegetarian Cafe & Restaurant in: Angel Street, Worcester. 0905 617733.

Good Value Vegan Society members may obtain a 10% discount at: • Down to Earth Wholefoods, The Enterprise Centre, Eastbourne. 0323 649542 • The Riverside Vegetaria, 64 High St, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey KT1 1HN. 071 546 7992.

In Good Voice 2 3 - 3 0 Oct Week of Action Against Hunting. Details: NAHP 0426 911785. 6 N o v Oxford Animal Charities Fayre, T o w n Hall, Oxford, 10.30-3.30. Leather Day of Action. Details: ARC 061 953 4039. 13 Nov Vegan Society A G M , Conway Hall, Red Lion Sq, London W C 1 , 1pm. March Against Vivisection in Durham. Details: 0740 657361. 27 Nov Green/Animal Rights Fayre, Victoria Hall, Vicarage Rd, Bebington. Details: 051 645 0485. 30

Founded by two vegans, 'Voice of Lincolnshire' aims to be: "an information service, providing educational material and leaflets to the public, contacting local media and raising awareness of local and international issues" concerning "food production, vivisection, ethical consumerism, animal welfare and diet." Contact:

Good Advert "In order to show the French people who are frightened by, and sceptical about the vegan

Formed in 1990, The Custodians is an all-denominational group of vegetarians and vegans who are "deeply concerned by the meateating practices and general uncaring attitude towards animals of some leading religious denominations and other influential bodies." Details: The Custodians, Kent Place, Lechdale, Glos GL7 3AW.

Good Lord Barry Davies has produced a number of booklets on animal rights and Christianity and will send one to those expressing interest. He would appreciate any information from readers on Christianity and other religions, veganism and animal rights. Contact:

A Student's Prospectus for Profrewhr Science Teaching In Higher and Further Fducation

Good Idea Dr Vernon Coleman — founder of Plan 2000 — has established a telephone line with a regularly (monthly) updated recorded message giving information on the "fight against animal experiments". Simply dial 0839 333 174. If readers would like to publicize any relevant events they are invited to write to Dr Coleman, marking the envelope 'phone line', at: Plan 2000, Lynmouth, Devon EX35 6EE.

Good Time?

Good News

Pol McMahon is about to undertake a world tour and would appreciate help and advice on maintaining a vegan diet in south-east Asia, India and China. Write to:

In addition to the full 'Animals' Contact List', Veggies now offers a monthly update service which includes: additions/amendments to the directory, the monthly 'Animal Rights Calendar' and news from the Animal Rights Coalition. To subscribe, send a cheque/PO payable to 'Veggies' for £2, to: Veggies, 180 Mansfield Road, Nottingham NG1 3HW.

Good Health Student vegans are needed to complete a questionnaire/dietary survey for a Home Economics dissertation study — 'Vegan nutrition with specific reference to students'. Contact:

Good Food Guide Kendal Vegetarians' '1993 Vegetarian Directory' (covering the Lake District and Cumbria) is available for 30p + C5 SAE The Vegan, Autumn 1993

from: Kendal Vegetarians, Low House, New Hutton, Kendal, Cumbria LAS OAZ.

In Good Heart Jimmy Bell seeks vegans of at least three years' standing to undertake magnetic heart tests. Contact:

Local Groups (See also 'Contacts News')

Information Vegan Magazines. In addition to The Vegan — the official organ of the Vegan Society — the following independent publications may be of interest:

Vegan) Bilingual quarterly. Annual subscription: £1.50.

Vegan Views 6 Hayes Avenue, Bournemouth BH7 7AD. An informal quarterly with articles, interviews, news, reviews, letters, cartoon strip. Subscription rate for four issues: £2.40 (Europe and surface mail overseas: £2.80).

T h e Vegan Business Connection has reformed and would be pleased to hear from anyone interested in

New Leaves 47 Highlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8NQ. Quarterly journal of the Movement for Compassionate Living — The Vegan Way (see below). Annual subscription: £3.00. Cheques/POs payable to: 'Movement for Compassionate Living'.

T h e Vegan Bikers Association aims to promote veganism amongst motorcyclists and set up a fund for the purchase and distribution of alternatives to leather. Newsletter: 'The Long Road'. Enquiries:

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T h e Vegan C o m m u n i t y Project exists to form a contact

network between people who are interested in living in a vegan community and to establish one or more such communities. While some of its members seek merely to live close to other vegans, others wish to establish a vegan land project or centre for the promotion of a vegan lifestyle. Newsletter subscription (4 issues): £2.00. Contact:

T h e Vegan Families C o n t a c t List provides a link between parents throughout the U K seeking to raise their children in accordance with vegan principles. T o receive a copy of the list and have your name added to a future edition, please write to the Vegan Society — marking your envelope 'Vegan Families Contact List', enclosing an SAE, and giving your name, address and names and dates of birth of children.

The Movement for C o m p a s s i o n a t e Living — t h e V e g a n W a y seeks to spread compassionate understanding and to simplify lifestyles by promoting awareness of the connections between the way we live and the way others suffer, and between development, consumption and the destruction of the planet. Co-ordinators:

V e g a n s I n t e r n a t i o n a l co-ordinates the promotion of veganism, encourages the formation of new organizations, and organizes an annual vegan festival. Contact:

Vegan Contacts Abroad. For a listing, send an SAE to the Vegan Society marked 'Vegan Contacts Abroad'.

Classified ACCOMMODATION D O N A T I O N S R E Q U I R E D to help purc h a s e sheltered a c c o m m o d a t i o n for elderly v e g a n s in need. Contributions to: 'Homes For Elderly Vegetarians Ltd", Estra House, Station Approach, Streatham, London SW16 6EJ. S p e c i f y ' V e g a n F u n d ' .

ACCOMMODATION WANTED

S O M E R S E T . Exclusively vegetarian guest house. All meals vegan. Bordering D e v o n and Dorset. It is an ideal base for touring, walking or relaxing in our 16th century house. C r e w k e m e 0 4 6 0 73112. S T A Y V E G A N IN W E S T C O R K . Self contained accommodation with self catering facilities and en suite bathrooms. Peaceful w o o d e d surroundings. Ideal for touring, cycling or walking. Green Lodge. T r a w n a m a d r e e , Ballylickey, Bantry. Tel. 0 1 0 353 2 7 66146. S U P E R B B & B accommodation (vegans/vegetarians catered for) in real lighthouse. Wedge-shaped rooms, waterbed room, flotation tank, pyramid meditation r o o m & W. Reich's orgone accumulator. Great for couples or small groups. Very peaceful & relaxing. Tel: (0633) 810126.

sh). All types considered. Box no. 270.

ANIMAL CARE U R G E N T L Y S O U G H T . Loving h o m e ( p e r m a n e n t preferred) for "Dillon", 3 years, rescued G S D . Male, obedient, very a f f e c t i o n a t e but lively. Neutered. 0 9 3 5 24443. M E A T - F R E E C A T S ! Vegan supplem e n t s f o r h o m e - m a d e recipes. SAE: Katz Go Vegan, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-onSea, East Sussex TN37 7AA.

FOR SALE W H O L E F O O D vegetarian/vegan guesth o u s e in North Pennines. Established four years. Spectacular setting. Potential for expansion. F o r details 0 4 3 4 381013.

S W A N S E A V A L L E Y . Double or twin bedded r o o m ensuite living room. Well located including breakfast (vegan), £12.50p.p. Optional evening meal £6.50. 0792 830586. V E G A N B & B 4 miles south of Kendal. Strictly no smoking. Children welcome. Packed lunches & evening meals available. Tel:

V E G A N C E N T R E on Madeira for holidays/retreats. Beautiful mral location. C o m f o r t a b l e accommodation with log fire, beamed ceilings, pure vegan food. Open all year. N o n - s m o k i n g environment. Tel. Madeira 576810.

Y O R K S H I R E D A L E S . Sansbury Place, Settle. Small, friendly vegetarian/vegan guesthouse. H o m e cooking, open fires, non-smoking. .

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION LAKE DISTRICT C O R N W A L L . Spacious self-contained holiday flat over-looking picturesque estuary, sleeps 4, vegan owners. SAE: Blackaller, Meadow-lands, The Saltings, Lelant, TR26 3DL (0736) 752418. N O R T H P E N N I N E S . W h o l e f o o d vegetarian/vegan guesthouse. E.M. Licensed. N o s m o k i n g . T e a / c o f f e e / w a s h b a s i n s all r o o m s . Spectacular scenery. Brochure . S T I V E S , C o r n w a l l vegetarian/vegan g u e s t h o u s e o v e r l o o k i n g St Ives Bay, close to C a r b i s B a y ' s beautiful golden sands, station and St Ives picturesque harbour. D e l i c i o u s vegan/vegetarian menus, ensuite r o o m s , tea m a k i n g facilities, central heating. Children w e l c o m e . Brochure:

S C O T T I S H H I G H L A N D S Near Kyle of L o c h a l s h , vegan B & B in modern bungalow with spectacular views. Ideal centre for exploring S k y e and Lochalsh. B & B £ 1 4 , optional E . M . £8.

S H R O P S H I R E . Bentley House. 18C h o u s e in unspoilt countryside, close L u d l o w , Strettons. Ironbridge. Exclusively vegetarian/vegan w h o l e f o o d . Vegan proprietors. Central heating. N o smoking. B & B . E M , p a c k e d lunches. Tel. 05887 255.

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BEECHMOUNT SAWREY, AMBLESIDE, CUMBRIA LA22 0LB

Vegetarian/vegan B&B. delightiul country house accommodation. Situated in Beatrix Potter's picturesque village with its olde worlde inn. 2 miles from Hawkesbead. Lake Windermere (car ferry) 2 miles. Delicious breakfast, lovely bedrooms, some en-suite. Also panoramic views of Esthwaite Water. Td:

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Quiet Country Hotel overlooking beautiful tidal estuary and bird sanctuary.

Britain's oldest vegetarian/vegan hotel is family owned and stands in its own grounds close to beaches and unspoilt walks. Superb cuisine and friendly personal service. Some rooms with shower &. w.c. en suite. For furth ure please c STIVES, Cornwall. Tel 0736 753147.

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Enjoy a relaxing holiday amidst beautiful coastal and moorland scenery - ideal for walking. Spacious Edwardian house overlooking Porlock Bay. Excellent traditional, vegetarian and vegan food. Log fires on chilly evenings. All bedrooms ensuite with tea/coffee making facilities. Special weekend breaks.

Tel 0643 862289

f s — D o l p h i n h o l m e J Q Vegetarian Guest House Walk the Northumbrian Hills, explore historic castles and Roman sites — then relax in a homely atmosphere in front of open fires and enjoy exclusively vegetarian/vegan"' 3 course evening meals and wholesome breakfasts. Non-residents catered for by prior arrangement. Write or phone f o r brochure to:

Northumberland NE46 3JX. (0434)601583 * Vegan meals by prior arrangement. NTB 1 Crown * * * * Special rates for Autumn/Winter breaks

O N E P A I R vegan hiking boots size 41 (UK 7) £30. Reason for selling: To buy a smaller pair! Phone 081 459 8426 evenings. V E G F A M feeds the hungry — vegetable foodstuffs, leaf protein, horticulture, irrigation, afforestation etc. The Sanctuary. Nr Lydford, Okehampton, Devon EX20 4AL. Tel. 0822 82203.

PERSONAL

CONTACT CENTRE is a caring, so lowfees friendship agency, quite different from all others catering exclusively for vegans and vegetarians both in Britain and abroad for any purposes. CONTACT CENTRE enables you to choose friend(s) from detailed adverts and/or to write an advert yourself without disclosing your name and address. CONTACT CENTRE gives full scope to your individual requirements: you don't even have to complete a form. Instead a friendly ear is leant to every member. As we cannot tell all in this advenisment. please write for membership details from:

CONTACT

CENTRE

(MV) BCM Cuddle. London WCIV 6XX

BLACKPOOL

WILDLIFE HOTEL Licensed. 100% non-meat. Small friendly hotel. (Exclusively vegan/vegetarian. Special diets catered for — all freshly made.) No smoking throughout. Situated two minutes from the sea. Near all the attractions. Parking available. 3 9 Woodfield R o a d , Blackpool F Y 1 6AX. Tel. 0253 46143.

C h e s t n u t House Crosby Garrett K i r k b y Stephen C u m b r i a CA17 4 P R Our cottage guest house is situated in delightful walking/cycling country in the tranquil Eden Valley, between the Dales and the Lake District. Delicious food, exclusively vegetarian/vegan. No smoking. T w o family bedrooms with H & C. Brochure from

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H I G H Q U A L I T Y original vegan perf u m e s and toiletries. Send SAE for brochure and Christmas offers or £10.95 for set of eight trial size perfumes to: DOLMA, 19 Royce Avenue, Hucknall, Nottingham NG15 6FU. Trade enquiries welcome. ' M E A T IS S H I T ' T-shirts by Ceramic Rabbitt Vegangstdeconstntctosystemnns'. Best quality, large prints, front and back. Only £3.99 + £1.50 p+p (payable to T. Goldie). Ivy Cottage. Stonehouse Road, Halstead. Kent TN14 7HN. Send SAE for full catalogue of soya-powered wonder garments...

MISCELLANEOUS F A S T I N G W A L K S for better health. In groups. Only liquids. Dartmoor. Pennines. Wales. Europe —

Y O U ' R E N O T M E A N T to eat earth only what comes out of it — plants. What do

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you do with those substances when you have finished with them. Check with your local water authority and then write to me for the answer.

PUBLICATIONS AHIMSA. Quarterly magazine of the American Vegan Society. Veganism, Natural Living, Reverence for Life. Calendar Year subscription £12. Address: 501 Old Harding Highway, Malaga. NJ 08328, USA. VEGAN GUIDE T O PARIS by Alex Bourke and French Vegan Society. £2.50 to DOGS & CATS Go Vegetarian by Barbara Lynn Peden, co-creator of Vegecat — a vegan supplement added to home-made vegan recipes. Explains the product's development and scientific support. £5.60 from: Katz Go Vegan, 7 Battle Rd, St Leonards-on-Sea, E Susex TN37 7AA.

SITUATIONS VACANT I AM PLANNING to establish a vegan cafe co-operative in the Sheffield region and would like all those who are interested to get in touch. Box no. 272. VEGAN C E N T R E on Madeira needs a caring someone to prepare vegan meals for guests, and also help with house keeping for approximately 3 months. If truly interested, please write enclosing recent photograph which will be returned. P-9230 Saruana, Madeira,

Portugal.

VEGAN SMALLHOLDING/Animal home needs enthusiastic involvement. Accommodation, food and travel expenses offered. Box no. 273.

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IMPORTANT Display, semi-display and insert advertising is dealt with by Richard Farhall. To book your space ring him on 0424 427393.

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SOCIETY

Promoting a diet free from all animal produce and a more compassionate way of living that seeks to avoid exploiting animals for any purpose

WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY There must be many readers who would like to offer financial support to the Vegan Society in its unique work but have limited means at their disposal. There is, however, an easy way of helping regardless of present circumstances — by including a legacy to the Society in your Will. Great or small, such legacies can make a real and enduring contribution to the promotion of vegan ideals. For those who would like to make a bequest to the Society the following form of words is suggested: / bequeath to the Vegan Society, Registered Chanty no. 279228, presently at 7 Battle Road. St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, the sum of £ . and declare that the receipt of the Treasurer - other authorized officer of the said Society shall be good a\ I sufficient discharge of such legacy. Property left to the Society is another valuable coMibution to our cause. If you wish to will land or property to I Society, please write for details of how to arrange this.

The Editor invites authors, artists and cartoonists to submit material for possible publication in The Vegan. Negotiable fees payable for work of suitable quality. Please write to: The Editor, The Vegan; 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA. MSS or other original work submitted to be accompanied by an SAE. The Vegan, Autumn 1993

BARCHESTER

INSURANCE & I N V E S T M E N T

GRAND CRUELTY-FREE DRAW 1993 1st prize: £1,000

2nd prize: £250

PENSIONS & INVESTMENTS FOR VEGANS Advice from Rob Yellowhammer, a life member of the Vegan Society, and independent financial adviser. Funds avoiding investment in all animal products and cruelty are available for:

• Personal and group pensions (including transfers) • PEP savings plans (from £ 5 0 per month) • Capital investment with or without income

3rd prize: £100

Barchester Green Investment 5 Regent Street Leamington Spa CV32 5HW Tel. 0926 832014

+10 consolation prizes of £10 To be drawn on Monday 1 November 1993 For tickets please ring 0 4 2 4 4 2 7 3 9 3 Ticket stubs and m o n i e s m u s t be returned by

Friday 29 October 1993 Cheques/POs should be made payable to 'The Vegan Society'

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L U C K !

Remember, the price of units can fall as well as rise and past performance is not a guarantee for the future

The Vegan Society's

MONTHLY CASH DRAW RESULTS

May 1993 1st 2nd 3rd

338 276 343

Anne Danaan Debbie Green Louise Wade

£37.50 £22.50 £15.00

The Vegan Society's

MONTHLY CASH DRAW Cash prizes every month!

If you'd like to make a regular contribution to support the Vegan Society's work and stand a chance of winning a cash prize every month, then the Society's Monthly Cash Draw is for you. Each month, three cash prizes — comprising 50% of that month's total entry money — are drawn. A monthly entry is £1.50 but you may make as many entries as you wish. The draw takes place on the last working day of the month. A list of winners is published in The Vegan. To take part just complete the form below and enclose your remittance for 3, 6 or 12 months as required. Don't worry about forgetting to renew — you will be reminded in good time!

MONTHLY CASH DRAW Name

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301 202 150

Address

Sally Reardon P G Hurd Mr & Mrs Milner

£34.50 £20.70 £13.80

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I enclose a cheque/PO payable to 'The Vegan Society'

July 1993 1st 2nd 3rd

3 308 395

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£27.00 £16.20 £10.80

3 MONTHS — £4.50 6 MONTHS — £9.00 12 M O N T H S — £18.00

Return to: Club Draw Organizer, The Vegan Society, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7A A. (0424) 427393

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Signature Tick as appropriate: • I am interested in veganism and enclose a large SAE for an Information Pack • I adhere to a vegan diet and wish to become a Vegan Society member. I undertake to abide by the Society's Memorandum and Articles of Association (£2 or may be viewed without charge at the Society's office) • Although not a vegan I support the Society's aims and wish to become an associate member Q Individual £15 • Family/Joint £20 Q Unwaged individual £10 Q Unwaged family/joint £14 • Junior (under 18) £8 • Life £250 • Donation I enclose cheque/PO payable to The Vegan Society' for £ (£ membership + £ donation). Return to: The Vegan Society, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-onSea, East Sussex TN37 7AA

A Deed of Covenant substantially increases your gift or subscription to the Vegan Society at no extra cost to yourself, because the Society is able to claim the income tax that you have paid. Provided you are a taxpayer, the Society can claim an additional 33p (at current tax rates) for every pound you covenant. The Deed need only apply for four years, assuring the Society of a regular income so that it can plan for the future. It is easy to complete and once made you only have to sign a claim form which we send you in the first year. H O W YOUR C O N T R I B U T I O N G R O W S H e r e are s o m e e x a m p l e s : Annual Tax Benefits Amounts Rebate over 4 y e a r s £

10.00 50.00 75.00

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53.22 266.64 400.00

If you wish to make a single donation, the Society can gain the same tax benefit if you use a Deposit Covenant. For futher information, please contact: The Office Manager, Vegan Society, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA.

FESTIVE POSTCARD I GET INTO THE FESTIVE SPIRIT f WITH THE VEGAN SOCIETY I FESTIVE POSTCARD! • Novel concept • Environmentally sounder than a 'traditional' festive card — less card and no envelope required! • Simple, bright, eye-catching design • Promotes the internationally-recognized vegan sunflower • Supports the work of the Vegan Society FESTIVE POSTCARD ORDER FORM

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