tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-999320891785080553.post8659826838058231797..comments2015-08-21T14:03:36.695+10:00Comments on One Vegan At A Time: Meat Free Monday?Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888237138509373368noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-999320891785080553.post-16467870885601936782011-09-26T09:57:59.188+10:002011-09-26T09:57:59.188+10:00Thanks Souraya!
I often wonder why the 'poor&...Thanks Souraya!<br /><br />I often wonder why the 'poor' farmers keep getting subsidised. That's what I found really hard to come to terms with when the initial live export bill was being put forward: the government succumbed so readily to the poor farmer argument that they were blind-sighted to the bigger picture. And I completely agree with you -dollars and taste buds. We have one of the biggest (I think it's actually the largest now after the US) live export trades in the world. The profits that our export and our general meat industry generates is enough for the government to keep the economy falsely happy, the farmers and industry bodies happy, and the population fed to the brim with meat. Cruelty and the environment don't get a second glance. I find it so frustrating...!<br /><br />:) JessJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888237138509373368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-999320891785080553.post-69749092398670933572011-09-25T18:59:06.104+10:002011-09-25T18:59:06.104+10:00Nicely written Jess!
It would be interesting to s...Nicely written Jess!<br /><br />It would be interesting to see what the real cost of beef actually is, far from having a tax on meat, our government currently subsidises the 'poor' farmers at every turn. It all comes down to dollars and taste-buds. Animal export profits and the profits from the national meat-centric populace insure that the government is not only happy to turn a blind eye to cruelty, the degradation of the environment and the detriment on the health of the human population but to subsidise and bank-roll all these negative ramifications of the meat industry... the mind boggles! <br /><br />-SourayaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com