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'EATING UP THE WORLD' BOOKLET
At this year’s
Sustainable Living Festival, VNV launched its new booklet highlighting the effects of animal
products on the planet. The 16 page report, titled 'Eating up the World:
the Environmental Consequences of Human Food Choices', raises issues
of land exhaustion, air pollution, and ocean depletion among others
such as species extinction, water, energy and materials expenditure,
and the social impacts -
all stemming from human dietary choices. The booklet is now available
online. (more)
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OFFICE HOURS UPDATE!
Our office is open again on Thursdays. The current opening
hours are:
Wednesdays 11am-5.30pm
Thursdays 10am-3pm
We're hoping to extend the opening hours further over the coming months.
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FROM NEST TO NUGGET
Did you know that more than 450 millions meat chickens are slaughtered
every year in Australia? Most of these birds are factory farmed which
means they are denied some of their most fundamental behaviours, such
as roosting, perching and nurturing their young. They are permanently
confined indoors and subjected to hours on end of artificial light. Killed at
just over a month old (rather than living a natural 5-7 years lifespan) they
are grown as fast and as cheap as possible to meet Australians' increasing
appetite for fast food. Check out Voiceless’ 'consumer action
sheet' with
easy-to-read information and inspiration to get active. Also,
Voiceless'
report ‘From Nest to
Nugget’ is a powerful, informative, professional exposé
of the issues facing meat chickens in Australia. |
'A DELICATE BALANCE'
- NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
A Delicate Balance documents the latest discoveries of some of the most
prominent experts on nutrition in the world. Over 50 years of research is
skilfully woven into what feels like a detective unravelling the mysteries
behind the disease epidemic which has struck affluent countries with a
vengeance - disease has been escalating over the last 50 years resulting in
1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women being diagnosed with cancer.
Watching this film will help you make informed choices about your health
and the environment around you and how to reduce your personal impact.
This feature length documentary is now available to watch online for
US$4.95 USD or purchase on DVD. Please visit www.adelicatebalance.tv
for more details. |
| ABOUT
VNV |
Vegetarianism is more than
just tofu, sandals and herbal tea!
ABOUT VNV
Vegetarian Network Victoria Inc. (VNV) is a not-for-profit organisation
based
in Melbourne, Australia. It is run by people who care about human health,
animal welfare and the environment. VNV is devoted to promoting
the many
benefits of vegetarianism and providing quality service, support and
up-to-
date information to vegetarians, vegans and the general community.
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Matters.
YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED!
VNV is run entirely by volunteers. Your support can play a vital role in our
work.
VNV needs support through Memberships,
financial donations and
voluntary
assistance. If you can assist in any capacity please contact us!
This website has been selected for preservation by the
State Library of
Victoria and is archived regularly in
Pandora, Australia's Web Archive.
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