Mahaveer Awards
 

The first ever Mahaveer Award to an Indian national in India was presented to Dharmaj K. Ranka. Shri Ranka manages a big animal sanctuary in Hyderabad. The award was presented on 27th December 2004. As a UK based group we are proud to present a Mahaveer award to a national of the country in which Lord Mahaveer was born!A Mahaveer Award was also presented to Arthur Ling who was a lifelong vegan and first to market soya milk. The citation on the award was: ‘Through Plamil you have played a pivotal role in promoting a vegan lifestyle in the UK.  We salute your vision and your compassion.’ Arthur was thrilled to receive the award. At the time of receiving it he was gravely ill in hospital. While he was in hospital Lord Mahaveer had pride of place besides him. On 18th January 2005 Arthur passed away. For Lord Mahaveer to come to him at the end, Arthur was an exceptionally fortunate soul, whose life has been a complete success. Special thanks to Samantha Calvert, Vanessa Clarke and Steven Walsh for all their help in making everything possible.

Jyoti Mehta presenting the Mahaveer Award to
Jim Pizer of 'One Stop Thali Restaurant Café'
Bristol . Also present is Luke Oliver.

Quaker Concern for Animals

Quaker Concern for Animals is a Christian organisation whose members are vegetarian or vegan. The organisation actively campaigns for animal rights and welfare. I was honoured to be asked to be its patron. According to Marian Hussenbux of QCA, ‘we are all united in Ahimsa’.

Kentucky Fried Carnage?

An undercover investigator of Peta filmed a video showing workers at a poultry processing company in USA, ‘ripping birds beaks off, spray painting their faces, twisting their heads off, spitting tobacco into their mouths and eyes, and breaking them in half’ - all whilst the birds were still alive. The company supplied chickens to Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Animals Slaughtered in 2003

•  45.9 billion chickens

•  2.3 billion ducks

•  1.2 billion pigs

•  857 million rabbits

•  691 million turkeys

•  533 million geese

•  515 million sheep

•  345 million goats

•  292 million cows and calves (for beef and veal)

•  65 million other rodents (not including rabbits)

•  63 million pigeons and other birds

•  23 million buffalo

•  4 million horses

•  3 million donkeys and mules

•  2 million camels (and other camelids).

•  On top of this, millions of aquatic creatures are also killed for food.

For more information go to www.farmedanimal.net
 

Iceland Makes History

Iceland created history when it hosted its first ever fully vegetarian state banquet for visiting Indian President Abdul Kalam who is a vegetarian. May all countries follow this example!