'The purpose
of living beings is to assist each other.'
Tattvarth-Sutra
(Chapter 5, Sutra 21)
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................................................... 85
