I Do What I Want: March 2008

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Do What You Can!

Hey animals!

You're looking sexy today.

Now that I have vegan-buttered you up, do what I say! Just kidding.... but if you have time, read this:

I am really busy lately, and I have had very little time to do anything. Sadly, animals are the ones who suffer when us activists get busy. In response to my schedule, I have decided to try the Vegan thing again. It's been about a month. So far, so good. With this post I just want to give you a little reminder of what you can do!

1) Stop buying products tested on animals; It isn't difficult. I'm on a student's budget and can hack it. It feels just smashing opening that bottle of shampoo with the "not tested on animals" written on it. Everyone can agree that cosmetic materials should not be tested on animals!

2) Report any acts of cruelty you witness against animals. If there's that creepy neighbor who keeps his dog pinned in the backyard all day with no one to play with him, report his ass and tell him to suck it! Don't do exactly that.. but just imagine being a playful little dog stuck to a tree by a chain with NO ONE to play with. Our animals deserve attention and care. If you adopt a pet, you have to take care of it!

3) Eat less meat! (no meat at all= awesome) It will be so much better for your health. The unnecessary consumption of something that causes pain to someone else is gross, and that is the definition of excessive meat-eating. Let's not permit our species to be wasteful and ridiculous.

4) Talk about stuff! And by stuff, I mean animal rights! No matter what your opinion, talking allows the truth to be uncovered as much as possible. There is so much time, money, and life invested in the "animal industry", it would be ignorant and irresponsible to not be educated on it.

Alrighty... I'm starving now. I'm gunna go eat a Vegan treat and go to class. I really appreciate all of you who have contacted me and supported the small and large aspects of animal rights. Do what you can!

Peace to all beings.

Paz a todos.

-That Vegan Girl You Know

Sunday, March 23, 2008

baffled

Did anyone else see the America's Next Top Model episode where the women posed in meat outfits in front of animal carcasses?

Monday, March 17, 2008

Aburrida!!!!!

Hola amigos!

Es vacacion de la primavera y no tengo nada hacer. Tengo que quedarme aquí en Knoxville por la mayoría de esta semana para ensayar Guys and Dolls. Estoy pensando sobre cosas diferentes que pueda hacer para los animales durante el tiempo libre. Quizás que yo sacque los fotos para mi Blog. No sé. Escribo en espanol porque necesito practicarlo- Es mi otra especialización además a teatro. Pues, si has pasado el tiempo para comprender esta nota, debería darme algunas ideas de las actividades disponibles. Podemos reunirnos si quieres!

Llámeme! Adiós!

Viva los derechos de los animales!

Ayude a los que tú puedes.

Hispanic Version of Katie

Thursday, March 13, 2008

"Take back your mink"

I'm in the musical Guys and Dolls. There is a song called, "Take Back Your Mink." It prompted me to post this reminder.

Fur doesn't come from animals that are already dead. They are killed solely for their fur and tortured for it. All they have is the skin on their backs, and we take it from them. You can stay warm and fashionable without the skin of an animal. Human is beautiful. Animal is beautiful. Respect life.

Food, Water, and Shelter

We are all very aware of the environmental movement taking place due to global climate change. Finally, many people of all sorts are listening to the earth and making more sustainable choices. Even my grandparents are recycling, and if the elderly can change their ways then this thing must be happening. I am an environmentalist and promote environmental protection through a vegan lifestyle. Many think of me as an animal rights fiend who would jump in front of moving traffic to save a frog (which is true), but I am also a planet rights fiend who would jump in front of traffic to save the planet. Meat-eating is one of the worst contributors to global warming. Qué? I hear your question and I'll tell you what I can. Factory farming is the corporate means of raising and slaughtering animals for meat. There are often times THOUSANDS of animals on a single farm. Not only are the crowded conditions horrendous and nightmarish for the animals who suffer them every day until they are killed, but they also cause the accumulation of excrement and other bodily wastes that pollute the land, and especially the water. The feces have extraordinarily damaging effects on the ecosystems near the farms. Plants and animals become mutated or extinct in massive quantities because of the animal wastes that come from this feces and the drug-laden animal carcasses. The EPA states that 35,000 miles of rivers in 22 states contaminated groundwater in 17 states. This pollution not only ruins the ecosystems that surround these contaminated areas, but also our drinking water. Besides the groundwater, oceans suffer the effects of animal farming. Much of the animal wastes from farming in the middle US merges into the Mississippi River and thus empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Nitrogen from the polluted river sparks major algae growth and diminishes oxygen for other plant and animal life.

These are just small examples of a major problem swallowing this planet. If humans continue to eat meat at the ravenous rate, the pollution will soon return the favor. There is no action without a reaction, and it is becoming obvious that our selfish and indulgent ways are killing us and future generations. Vegetarianism is a PERFECT way to stop the damage and cleanse this planet. We all can relate to the need for food, water, and shelter. If we can harmonize these elements into a sustainable process, then we will all surely prosper. Eat veggie, have clean water, and save our shelter.

Food is change.

Change your food.

Intrinsic Value For Sale

Money is manmade. It is not precious. It has no intrinsic value. We give it all the value it possesses, yet somehow it still manages to control us and causes us to do or permit some things to be done that we would not do otherwise.

You are not an animal rights activist. You care about other things and are busy as a beaver in a blue lagoon bathed in sunlight with a smell of oncoming rain looming in the air. You know what I'm talking about.

Anyways.... the point is, you don't have to completely agree with us hippies and be an activist to have a place in your heart against animal cruelty. It is my belief that animal testing can be an issue that all humans agree about given the right information.

While animal testing in the medical field is very controversial and required, animal testing in cosmetics, cleaning supplies, and other chemical industries is unnecessary, disgusting, and completely avoidable. We all bathe (even us hippies) and all like to smell so fresh and so clean clean when we gunna get some (some can be defined as whatever you like to get while smelling good). With an industry that is SOOOO largely a part of our lives, we SHOULD be informed about it. Face it, corporations define many aspects of our lives and too often we trust that they are doing the right things for our health, our families, and our planet. Truly, though, most corporations... well all.... only care about money and are held at very low standards by law enforcement. We need to take the power away from useless green paper and back into the considerate minds of humans. Giving up products that are tested on animals is an amazing means to change. That would save the lives of MILLIONS of animals every year and raise the standards of corporations in all respects. If we pay attention, they have to do what we want.

I shop for only products not tested on animals. At first, it was hard to find what grocery stores/pharmacies carried such products. It wasn't long though before I realized that I could buy all soaps, lotions, shampoos, detergents, house cleaners, and dog/cat foods, that are cruelty free. There are many other perks to buying such products besides saving animals. Most avoid harmful chemicals that are linked to causing cancer. Also, many are much less harmful to the environment. If animals aren't your motivation, let the fact that you and your family could live healthier in a cleaner environment. If your argument for animal testing is that it eliminates human suffering by removing harmful products from the shelves, these cruelty-free products beg to differ. Animal testing is lame. We should all require that we only use the best products- for us and our ethical minds.

Have a question, comment, or want to know more you can do? email me! I'm pretty much bored all the time.

KatiesVeggieTales@gmail.com

The Voice for the Voiceless

"Veggie Tales" and its supporters seek to act as a mediator between non-human and human species. It demands the respect for all life, particularly the life that belongs to those that humans use for convenience. "Veggie Tales" strives to educate the general population- the population that is likely unaware of the torture to animals that occurs daily-about the extent of animal involvement in our lives and our involvement in theirs. Along with mass-education, "Veggie Tales" acts as a resource for aware and activist humans who wish to live a cruelty-free lifestyle. "Veggie Tales" will continue and evolve until Animal Rights are no longer neglected and animals receive the respect they inherently deserve. "Veggie Tales" and all supporters believe that peace is ONLY possible when it takes on all forms: peace towards all races, all nationalities, all religions, and all species.

I Do What I Want

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Do What You Can!

Sunday, March 23, 2008

baffled

Monday, March 17, 2008

Aburrida!!!!!

Thursday, March 13, 2008

"Take back your mink"

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