15 June 2005
Why is Julie Bindle-founder of Justice for Women (Why I hate vegetarians, Jun 13)? Some 55 bn animals are killed every year in appalling conditions; Almost 50%of the world’s water resources are used up in raising and killing these animals, and the resulting environmental and ecological damage to the planet is catastrophic. Almost 60% of the world’s grains are fed to animals-grains that could feed the poor and hungry.
The health benefits of a vegetarian and vegan diet are undisputed. Meat, with its high-fat content ,is a contributory factor in causing death by cancer and heart disease. An increasing number of people are finding that a vegetarian and vegan diet is the idea planet-friendly diet suitable for the 21st century. There almost a billion vegetarians in the world today-and in India people have been vegetarians for thousands of years. Bindel needs to be a bit more humble and respect her vegetarian friends whose numbers are bound to grow, as UK is setting the pace when it comes to moving away from a meat-based diet.
NITIN MEHTA
The Young Indian Vegetarians
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