Female Bullfinch, coloured pencils, Paula Kuitenbrouwer

March 8th 2013

This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is ‘A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women‘. I suggest we stretch that promise and for one day we end the violence against female animals too.

See, it is known that mostly female animals suffer because of our meat industry. Cows, hens, goats, and sheep have to produce a crazy amount of meat (off spring), milk, and eggs. Dairy cows have a natural lifespan of 20 years, however their factory farmed lifespan is only 5-6 years. Sheep have a natural lifespan of 12 years, but the factory farmed lifespan for lambs is only 3 months. Apart from that, we use drugs to squeeze in 3 lambkins every two years. Hens have a natural lifespan of 7 years, but live much, much shorter due to the poultry-industry.

So, if you want to participate low profile, in International Women’s day, this day could be your (first) vegan day. If we all do that, it will help to reduce suffering, even if it is only for one day.

As a vegan myself, I can assure you that eating vegan is wonderful. Just leave out all animal products and there you are. Your food is animal -especially female animal- friendly and as a bonus it is good for your health, weight, and karma.

Here are my inspirational vegan connections and female friends, slowly changing the world in to a better place for female animals:

Lee Aiken’s great recipes are at Plenty Sweet Enough;

Susan Voisin’s wonderful recipes are at Fat Free Vegan Kitchen;

Janie shares great ideas at Gluten Free Vegan Me;

Angela show us her vegan wonders at The Great Vegan Caper.

If you are in need of a lovely teen book on a vegan dog, here is Marian Hailey-Moss’s A Dog named Randall.

Plus, a Dutch website: Monique’s veganistische recepten.

Last but not least; an informative French blog on meat, milk and vegetable diet and living is here.

I wish you all a peaceful International Women’s Day!

Paula