I believe if the viewing of slaughter was required to eat meat, most folks would become vegetarians. Howard Lyman More Quotes by Howard Lyman More Quotes From Howard Lyman To consider yourself an environmentalist and still eat meat is like saying you're a philanthropist who doesn't give to charity. Howard Lyman meat vegetarianism giving No animal needs to die in order for me to live. And that makes me feel good. Howard Lyman animal life order You, (my meat-eating friends), put your health at risk – that’s your business. But animal-based diets put the land, the water, the air, a society’s collective health, and even our collective pharmaceutical resources at risk. That’s my business. That’s everyone’s business. Howard Lyman land air animal If you visit the killing floor of a slaughterhouse, it will brand your soul for life. Howard Lyman vegan compassion soul The question we must ask ourselves as a culture is whether we want to embrace the change that must come, or resist it. Are we so attached to the dietary fallacies with which we were raised, so afraid to counter the arbitrary laws of eating taught to us in childhood by our misinformed parents, that we cannot alter the course they set us on, even if it leads to our own ruin? Does the prospect of standing apart or encounttering ridicule scare us even from saving ourselves? Howard Lyman childhood parent law Veganism isn’t just a strict vegetarian diet; it is a complete philosophical viewpoint. It is practical in outlook, simple to understand and aspires to the highest environmental and spiritual values. I am sure it holds the key to a future lifestyle for a humane planetary guardianship. Howard Lyman philosophical simple spiritual Family farmers are victims of public policy that gives preference to feeding animals over feeding people. This has encouraged the cheap grain policy of this nation and has made the beef cartel the biggest hog at the trough. Howard Lyman animal giving people An environmentalist that eats meat is like a philanthropist that won't give money to charities. Howard Lyman charity meat giving You can't change yesterdays, but you can change tomorrows. Howard Lyman cant-change tomorrow yesterday Everything revolves around the fork. Howard Lyman forks vegetarian 1,000 cows in the U.S. are alive at night and dead in the morning. These cows on the ground are ground into feed, making their fellows not only carnivores but cannibals. Europe after Mad Cows' Disease has banned this practice. The U.S has not yet. Howard Lyman morning europe night There is, however, a moral basis for the vegetarian diet for which the indeterminate value of an animal's life takes on irrelevance. And that moral basis is a concern for the environment, a value as absolute as the value we all place on human life, since humanity will not survive for long on a poisoned planet. To be an environmentalist who happens to eat meat is like being a philanthropist who doesn't happen to give to charity. Howard Lyman irrelevance vegetarian-diet animal If we're talking about healthcare lets talk about a healthy diet. If there is anything better in the world in dealing with a healthcare problem it's prevention! We CAN afford prevention! Howard Lyman healthy talking world For those who are still merely vegetarian and not yet vegan, I ask, what in heaven's name are you waiting for? Howard Lyman names waiting heaven
