Show A j fJ kv en e coo o 0 co I en enI y I ena en J L i i. a Vegan Howard Lyman speaks to vegetarians at Who Gives a Beef Russel A. A Daniels Contributing Writer What does eating a hamburger hamburger hamburger ham ham- burger environmental pollution pollution pollution tion and the loss of American family farms have in common common common com com- mon Industrialization of factory farming This past Saturday at Library Square hundreds of young teens and twenty something's ate vegetarian food listened to pro an activists and enjoyed a vegetarian afternoon of spring sunshine at the second annual is a celebration of vegetarianism a day of educating educating educating edu edu- cating the community about the pro-health pro benefits of a meat-free meat diet animal rights and the negative environmental tal impacts that result from the industrialization of a meat and dairy factories The less meat dairy and eggs people consume would make our world a better place said organizer er Jason Hardy The diversity diversi diversi- ty of this community is amazing amazing amazing ing the fact that we could get geta a Congressman a former cattle cattle cattle cat cat- tle rancher and a Doctor to come and speak about the import importance nce of vegetarian ism The festival held heid the See Beef continued on page 8 Beef continued con inu d from front i Wi jl Ij worlds world's first tofu-dog tofu eating with eating contest free a vegan-a- strict vegetarian diet free from all animal and dairy products food from local friendly restaurants Sages Sage's Cafe and Bangkok Thai The menu eu I flavorful 1 such t. t T Nam cu tU hems u u us as Pak a thai lettuce wrapped taco with whole grains and spices soy jerky jerk and about six choices of soy ice cream The afternoon included live local music from the Trio and Debi Graham Band info booths and pro- pro vegetarian guest speakers Rep Congressman Dennis J. J Kucinich generation generation generation genera genera- tion cattle rancher turned vegan Howard Lyman from the Winfery Mad Cow law suit and Dr Michael Greger The choices we make as con con- sumers the choices we make for our food affect the world said invited guest speaker Rep Congressman Dennis Kucinich a vegan Its all of our responsibility ty to be c compas compassionate r loving and to lift up the conditions for all living things Congressman Kucinich's address aroused the lively crowd with his strong commitment to inspire the American people to n 1 ff L in a new nc mat a s olies must be broken up and a strong independent family farm system restored with fair prices for farmers and healthy food for consumers I think its it's important for people to be aware of the damage and atrocity of the meat industry said local student Ashley Swanson I think its it's more important to support the organic food industry This year was hosted by SOAR and sponsored by Bangkok Thai Restaurant Utah Animal Rights Coalition PETA and Slug Magazine Its cool to be vegetarian said Hardy referring to this fast growing lifestyle Its hip to be vegan For more information about animal rights and vegetarian lifestyles go online at and |