Dear friends,

Over a year ago the FAO published a study which confirmed that the impact of livestock on the environment is more damaging than the emissions of global traffic. More and more media and organisations adopted this issue, and we hope that many concerned individuals will also rethink their eating habits, not only just for the upcoming holidays but for the future as well.

The world will be a better place for all when humans stop eating their non-human brothers.

Best regards

Renato Pichler

President, European Vegetarian Union

www.euroveg.eu - president@euroveg.eu


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Christmas

Christmas menu suggestions

Two Christmas menu suggestions (vegan)

from the European Vegetarian Union
Are you still undecided about the right menu for this year's family gatherings? Maybe here are some suitable ideas for you:

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=7200

Vegan Christmas Supper from Portugal

A vegan alternative to the typical Portuguese Christmas Eve course

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=28443

Holiday Recipes: Get that eggnog flavour without a drop of dairy

Vegan cook Dreena Burton has a simple mission: She just wants to show the world that vegan food is delicious.

http://www.euroveg.org/lang/en/news/news.php?id=28338


Christmas Message

by Nandita Shah

Every religion believes that we should do onto others as we would have done onto ourselves.

Every living creature on this planet has an equal right to living its fullest potential as we do. When we treat animals as commodities to be used for our pleasure we suffer the consequences of our actions. Nature is kind and generous and by following Nature’s example we reap an unbelievable bounty. By not harming animals we open our hearts to their beauty.

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=28723


Peace also for animals

A little EVANA Christmas medley:

Christmas can also be a good time for -some- animals.

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=28763


Going veggie has never been easier

Cheeseless and Loving It

Going Vegan has never been Easier
Sarah Florez traces her veganism to a life-altering experience at the age of seven. Florez visited a turkey farm four days before Thanksgiving. As she stood there with the rest of her Girl Scout Troop, eye to eye with the turkeys, something clicked. That night, she went home and put her foot down. "I said ‘I’m really sorry, Mom, but I just can’t do it. I can’t eat turkey this year.’ "

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=28791


Children get involved in their diet, follow vegetarian lifestyle

Alyssa Foust was 11 when she made the decision to become a vegetarian.
"We had gone crabbing, and when we went to put the crabs in boiling water, that was upsetting to her," says mom Gretchen Foust. "So it started then. I just knew from her personality, her strong convictions, that this was something that would probably stick for a long time."

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=28603


Good news

In recent years, the number of vegetarians and vegans has grown

For many, late November is associated with Thanksgiving, eating large quantities of food, especially turkey. Children in school make the paper turkeys to act as center pieces for the Thanksgiving table and parents bring home the great frozen turkey to be lavished over on Thanksgiving.

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=28292


Vegetarianism has lost its ability to provoke

Try veganism instead - you have nothing to lose but your elevated blood cholesterol
http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=28139


Videos

Nobel Peace Price 2007: Video of Pachauri's entire speech

Strict vegetarian Dr. Rajendra Pachauri is the Chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=28479


India: Paradise on earth? A video shows wild animals playing with humans

Bishnois: Willing to sacrifice
This film vividly tells the story of the Bishnoi religious community, specifically Nihal Chand, who died at the hands of poachers in 1996.

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=28537


Video - Music - Meat: 'We turn our head from the pain'

The song & video is "Opus One" by Madison Park from the Boutique CD.
http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=28752


Vegetarian activities

Ten steps to fight global warming

Bamboozled by the Bali negotiations, but want to do your bit to avert a climate crisis?

FACTBOX Reuters

Here are 10 simple steps towards cutting your carbon emissions at home and work.

* Change the lightbulbs. Replace one incandescent bulb with a compact fluorescent lightbulb and make a 60-80 percent electricity saving. This one small change will save 68 kilograms (150 pounds) of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year (...)

* Eat local. Agriculture is responsible for about a fifth of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Choosing local, seasonally grown food avoids carbon dioxide emissions from transporting produce around the world.

* Reduce your red meat intake. Studies suggest producing one kg of beef releases greenhouse gases equivalent to 36.4 kg of carbon dioxide, thanks mostly to belching cattle's methane emissions....

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=28550