Table of Contents
A Few Words
7
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANIMALS
9
1. My Visit to A Dairy Farm
12
Dairy Visit in USA:
12
Indian Dairy:
14
Organic Milk:
15
American Slaughterhouse Statistics:
15
Health Issues:
15
Calcium and Protein Issue:
15
Cholesterol:
16
Saturated and Unsaturated Fat:
17
Vitamin B-12:
17
Milk and Prostate Cancer:
18
My Health Data:
19
Jain Religious view:
19
Usage of Dairy Products in the Jain Temples:
20
2. Dairy Cows - Life, Usage, and Sufferings (New York Times)
22
Summary:
22
Article:
22
Introduction:
22
American Slaughterhouse Statistics:
24
Slaughterhouse Process:
25
Slaughterhouse Products:
25
3. Recycling of Slaughterhouses Waste (Rendering Plants)
31
Rendering Plants:
31
Raw Material:
32
Toxic Waste:
32
Recycled Process:
33
Recycled Products and Usage:
34
The Story of North Carolina - USA
35
4. Milk � Its Impact on Health, Cruelty, and Pollution
36
Health Issues:
36
Cruelty to Cows
38
Pollutants in Milk
40
5. Is Nothing Sacred? - Cruelty towards India�s Holy Animals
41
6. Varakh (Silver Foil)
44
7. Facts about Eggs
47
8. Story of Silk
50
9. Story of Pearls
54
10. The Myth About Milk
56
11. Puppy Mills: Breeding Ills
60
Housing and Care
60
Infrequent Inspections
61
Few State Controls
61
Quantity, Not Quality
61
Dollars and Sense
62
12. Alternatives to Animal Abuse
64
Facts
64
Ethics of Ahimsa (Non-Violence):
64
Cosmetics and its testing on Animals:
66
Use of Animals in Entertainment:
67
Impact on Health:
67
Impact on Economics, Ecology and Environment:
68
Alternatives
68
Food Alternatives:
68
Clothing Alternatives:
69
Household Goods Alternatives:
70
Medicines, Drugs, Vitamins Alternatives:
70
Sports, Entertainment Alternatives:
70
Animal Based Additives to Avoid
70
What Our Readers say about -
72
Appendix - Resource Center
77
I - Vegetarian Definition
77
II - Recommended Reading Material
77
III - List of Organizations of Animal care and Nonviolent Activities:
79
Excerpts - How our Diet affects the Environment
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