The Singapore SPCA reported in its annual report 1996 that for the financial year ending June 2016, it took in 2,317 animals.(http://www.spca.org.sg/pdf/SPCA%20Annual%20Report%202016.pdf)
I personally believe that cases of animal abandonment would be reduced if animal sales are disallowed as the practice is over commercialized. I do realize this is not practical nor enforceable but I would surely like to see a shift towards this thinking.
Monday, May 22, 2017
Thursday, May 18, 2017
When I read, hear or even witness some abusive actions towards innocents animals I often wonder what makes some humans behave the way they do. Were they born without compassion? Or were they conditioned by their environment?
Millions of years ago, humans may have no choice but to be carnivores or omnivores but surely we have progressed a long way since then. The over abundance of plant based food choices available to us should surely prompt us to spare our fellow earth dwellers, if for no other reason than compassion.
What do you think will be more effective in nudging people towards choosing plant based diet? For me, I believe education is a very medium. I believe most. if not all of us as babies/kids loved animals. If nurtured properly we would come to view animals as companions rather than as food. If kids are shown the horrors of slaughterhouses then plant based diet would be more prevalent. And if you think that it is too grisly for them to watch, then imagine the sufferings of the poor animals being tortured!
What do you think will encourage more people to become vegetarians/vegan?
Millions of years ago, humans may have no choice but to be carnivores or omnivores but surely we have progressed a long way since then. The over abundance of plant based food choices available to us should surely prompt us to spare our fellow earth dwellers, if for no other reason than compassion.
What do you think will be more effective in nudging people towards choosing plant based diet? For me, I believe education is a very medium. I believe most. if not all of us as babies/kids loved animals. If nurtured properly we would come to view animals as companions rather than as food. If kids are shown the horrors of slaughterhouses then plant based diet would be more prevalent. And if you think that it is too grisly for them to watch, then imagine the sufferings of the poor animals being tortured!
What do you think will encourage more people to become vegetarians/vegan?
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
I have not posted anything for a while....... but I have been thinking, I have never explained about my decision to abstain from eating meat. I started to become a vegetarian when I was studying in university, which was more than 20 years ago! :0 It wasn.t easy to be a vegetarian then, as there were not many vegetarian food outlets. And I believe people were less understanding of the vegetarian movement.
I was lucky because when I decided to stop eating meat, my Mum was supportive and did not try to dissuade me from continuing, although I think she was not in favor of my decision. She cooked vegetarian meals for me at EVERY meal, in addition to cooking for the rest of my non vegetarian family, and she cleaned all the kitchen utensils thoroughly before cooking my meals to ensure no contamination occurred, though to be honest I was not particular on this aspect.
I became a vegetarian because I do not believe it is right to eat our fellow earth dwellers; I believe they too have a right to live their lives without suffering the tortures and abuse humans mete out to them. I have been trying to stay vegan for a few years now, although sometimes I do consume food with dairy. I have never regretted becoming vegetarian, my only regret in becoming vegetarian is that I did not become one earlier.....
If you are a vegetarian, what is your reason for becoming, and staying one? If you are not a vegetarian, what is stopping you?
Some new vegetarians may need support in staying a vegetarian, you are most welcome to share your doubts and uncertainties here!
I was lucky because when I decided to stop eating meat, my Mum was supportive and did not try to dissuade me from continuing, although I think she was not in favor of my decision. She cooked vegetarian meals for me at EVERY meal, in addition to cooking for the rest of my non vegetarian family, and she cleaned all the kitchen utensils thoroughly before cooking my meals to ensure no contamination occurred, though to be honest I was not particular on this aspect.
I became a vegetarian because I do not believe it is right to eat our fellow earth dwellers; I believe they too have a right to live their lives without suffering the tortures and abuse humans mete out to them. I have been trying to stay vegan for a few years now, although sometimes I do consume food with dairy. I have never regretted becoming vegetarian, my only regret in becoming vegetarian is that I did not become one earlier.....
If you are a vegetarian, what is your reason for becoming, and staying one? If you are not a vegetarian, what is stopping you?
Some new vegetarians may need support in staying a vegetarian, you are most welcome to share your doubts and uncertainties here!
Friday, November 18, 2016
Thursday, October 6, 2016
vegan wholemeal bread and mufiin
Made my favorite today, both steamed - 100% wholemeal bun and orange raisin sugarless muffin :)
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Monday, October 7, 2013
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