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TheSpec.com - BreakingNews - UPDATE: Alleged killer of ... - Hamilton Spectator
He was looking after his daughter’s animals back at the farm — and he was alone that night — that was a bad thing, he got thinking I guess.” Sources say Preston had been living apart from his wife for about a year and was living in the ...
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2009 Human Rights Report: Chile - U.S. Department of State
While the PDI maintained a cybercrime unit that monitored Web sites for financial crimes and child pornography ... Children in rural areas were involved in caring for farm animals, as well as harvesting, collecting, and selling crops, such as wheat ...
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History of NBC12 - NBC12
What would become NBC12 signed on the air on Sunday, April 29, 1956. At the time it was WRVA-TV and it was a CBS affiliate. Over the years that followed, the station was affiliated with CBS, ABC and finally NBC. Our history, and that of television in ...
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11 Siberian tigers starve to death in China zoo: report - Brisbane Times
Eleven Siberian tigers have starved to death over the past three months at a zoo in northeast China, after the cash-strapped animal park fed them cheap chicken bones, state media reported. Liu Xiaoqiang, the vice head of the wild animal protection ...
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Infidelity may have sparked accused cop-killer: brother - CNEWS
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has identified the man involved in a confrontation that saw an Ontario police officer shot and killed as Fred Preston, 70, of Sundridge, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO SUNDRIDGE, Ont. — The brother of a man charged ...
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Archive for January 2008 - The Spokesman-Review
House Speaker Lawerence Denney told the Idaho Press Club at an annual luncheon today, “I think ... worked with the Humane Society, the wool growers, the governor’s office, the Farm Bureau, kennel clubs and lots of legislators to draft the bill ...
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Archive for February 2007 - The Spokesman-Review
The House was in mid-debate, when suddenly, without warning, Hayden Lake Rep. Jim Clark’s laptop computer started playing a sprightly electronic version of “Happy Birthday.” All the legislators around Clark turned to look at him, and as the ...
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Every School Every Thursday - Des Moines South - Des Moines Register
Kindergarten registration for students wishing to attend Des Moines Public Schools during the 2010-11 school year will be from 1 to 7 tonight at most elementary schools. Children must be five years old by Sept. 15 to enroll. Families should bring ...
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SPCA gears up for Loyalty Walk - Gettysburg Times
The annual Adams County SPCA ‘Loyalty Walk’ is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, with a rain date of April 18. This is the 19th year for the SPCA‘s largest fundraiser, which honors the bond between humans and their companion animals. Organizers ...
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EarthTalk: e-waste, 'natural' flavors - MSNBC
-- Jeff P., Worcester, Mass. Electronic waste, or “e-waste” as it’s called, is a growing problem in the United States and abroad, as obsolete or broken computers and other electronic equipment are taking up increasingly precious amounts of ...
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| Animals Thematic Unit. Thematic Poetry: On the Farm (Grades PreK-2) ... with the given farm animal. (k-1) This activity ... |
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Resolved Question: Can i do this activity with 2-4 year olds during a visit to a nursery?
As part of my toursium course i have been asked to do an activity with 2-4 year olds at the college nursery as part of my kids rep unit.They have just begun a theme of animals and i would like to know if the activity i am thinking of doin them would suit their age group -the activity i am thinking of doing is - A few large cut out pictures of familar aniamals eg farm and pets along with some exotic animals such as Giraffe and Flamingos,when i hold a card up i will say cheerful and clearly This animal is a ... pause A sheep and may be do the noise an animal makes I will use the word animal to ensure they know what an animal is any tips or idea???I don't see why this is weird i wanna do sumthign educational it importnat they know about animals and delevlop an understanding of them so it ant wierd ! i just don't wanna go in and talk bout the night garden
moreResolved Question: what is a pig unit in the uk?
I am studying on an animal management course and i have an assignment related to my farm lesson. I need to write about the production cycles of various farms, one of which is a pig unit. I googled 'pig unit' and the results didnt really help. Is a pig unit outside? I dont really understand what it is.
moreResolved Question: Super Special Poll 5!!!?
I know, ur probably getting bored of these polls, but here's another one:
1. What is your favorite book?
2. Have you read Animal Farm? Did you read it at home or for a school unit?
3. Which was your favorite poll of mine so far (if you answered others...)?
4. How many snow days do you normally get per year?
5. What is your favorite season?Well, here are my answers:
1. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
2. Yes, school unit. Powerful book...
3. I liked my first poll since it was the last time it was really successful.
4. Usually 3, but it could change.
5. Summer
moreResolved Question: Alternatives to Brave New World?
I need a book to assign a student who cannot read Brave New World. It should deal with themes of technology. I asked earlier and got a suggestion of Animal Farm, but I don't feel like this would work in the thematic unit. Suggestions please!
moreResolved Question: Deer Farming In Malaysia?
I am haji akbar from kuala lumpur Malaysia. Right now our farm breeds around 2000 head of deer (timorensis, axis, sambar). Our breeding operation is successful. We were selling stock to small deer farms in Malaysia. We were also the main supplier of venison and velvet in peninsular Malaysia. However, our company is constrained by the size of our land holding. On the September of 2009, The State Government of Pahang has had a long standing idea to develop a large deer park at Sungai Jin, near Sungai Lembing, Pahang. The Department of Agriculture of Pahang gave us 252 acres of State land at Singai Jin for a deer farm. There is a small deer park operation there already.Sungai Lembing is an attractive place for tourist. We plan to move our entire operation over to Sungai Jin and create, in addition to a farm for stock breeding, a Safari Park operation. We have ideas ranging from children's animal petting: (we already have a successful children's photography operation now that operates in KL shopping malls); animal viewing for visitors in large, open paddocks; "glass chalet" accommodation units (for school over-nighting and featuring screens showing the movements at night of your electronically tagged animals); and even safari hunting.
We have our own funds to invest and plan to search for partnership to develop the project. We were very happy to have a partner that interested with this project. Anyone who interested to be our partner in this project is free to contact us anytime.
Haji Mohamed Akbar
D’Paradise Deer Valley & Exotic Farm Sdn Bhd.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone: +60173458849
Address: 51, (1st Floor), Lim See Chong Soo, Jalan Ampang, 50450, Kuala Lumpur.
moreResolved Question: Please help me with my world history Unit 12 assignment. I rarely ever ask for all the answers but I tryed?
1.Which Chinese dynasty ended the Period of Disunion and reunified China?
A.The Tang
B.The Han
C.The Sui
D.The Song
2.What was one major achievement of the Sui dynasty?
A.Creation of the Silk Roads
B.Building of the Grand Canal
C.Creation of the Hanging Gardens
D.Completion of the Great Wall of China
3.Conquering lands in western Central Asia that once belonged to China contributed to what characteristic of the Tang dynasty?
A.The influence of Buddhism
B.A strong central government
C.The influence of Confucianism
D.Successful foreign trade and strong economy
4.What technological invention was perfected during the Tang dynasty?
A.Magnetic compass
B.Astrolabe
C.Watch
D.Plow
5.Which of the following Tang and Song inventions eventually spread and revolutionized printing?
A.Pagodas
B.Paper
C.The typewriter
D.Movable type
6.The expansion of trade during the Song dynasty eventually led to
A.the development of artificial waterways.
B.the invention of a paper money system.
C.a population explosion.
D.a caste system.
7.Which of the following was a characteristic of the government during the Song dynasty?
A.Viziers played an important role in the Song dynasty governments.
B.The government became a theocracy, based solely on religion.
C.Scholar-officials, who passed a civil service exam, worked as part of the government.
D.Democracy became a part of government practices.
8.Which of the following was a characteristic of Mongol society?
A.They were a peaceful people.
B.They were farmers who depended heavily on agriculture for their survival.
C.They were skilled in mining.
D.They were nomadic and moved from place to place.
9.What was the Pax Mongolia?
A.Trade route between the Mongol empire and Rome
B.Period when the Mongol empire established peace and stability across Asia
C.Chinese alphabet adapted for Mongol use
D.Title given to Kublai Khan by the Chinese
10.Which countries had the greatest cultural influence on Japan?
A.Korea and China
B.Vietnam and Myanmar
C.India and China
D.Korea and India
11.Which of the following was not something that Japan adopted from the Chinese?
A.Fashion
B.Tea
C.Art
D.Shinto ideas
12.Which geographic feature had the most influence on the culture in Japan?
A.The Ring of Fire
B.River valleys
C.The island of Hokkaido
D.The sea
13.Which of the following was something that Korea introduced to Japanese culture?
A.Shinto religion
B.Buddhism
C.Ideas about government
D.Code of law
14.Which country had the greatest cultural influence on Korea?
A.Japan
B.India
C.China
D.Philippines
15.Which of the following was not something adopted into early Korean culture from a foreign country?
A.System of writing
B.Monetary system
C.Agricultural practices
D.Confucianism
16.The idea of a civil service exam system for government officials, used in Korea, originally came from which country?
A.Japan
B.India
C.Mongolia
D.China
17.Which of the following did the Korean culture adopt from China and then improve upon?
A.Printing and movable type
B.Writing
C.Government
D.Agricultural practices
18.What countries were major influences in the development of Southeast Asian cultures?
A.Korea and Japan
B.India and China
C.China and Japan
D.Japan and India
19.In mainland Southeast Asia, many different cultures developed in areas that were suitable for farming. What geographic feature likely contributed to the development of the different cultures?
A.The sea, which allowed many of these cultures to trade goods
B.Deserts, which kept people apart from each other
C.Grassy plains, where many groups interacted while tending animal herds
D.Mountains, which were a barrier to contact with other nearby people and cultures
20.How did the geography of island Southeast Asia influence its society?
A.Its isolation allowed it to develop its own culture without outside influences
B.The sea gave people a source of food and the opportunity for travel and trade.
C.Its large land mass allowed for many people to move to the island from the mainland.
D.The rivers made the island a good environment for farming.
21.Because of its location and geography, Southeast Asia became known for what?
A.The cultivation of literature and the arts
B.Rich grazing lands for animal herds
C.Copper mining and skill in metal works
D.Key waterway trade routes between India and China
22.How did India influence the early Southeast Asian Pagan Kingdom?
A.Buddhism was the primary religion of the kingdom.
B.Only monks were permitted to advise the king.
C.Hinduism flourished during Pagan rule.
D.Cuneiform was used as the primary written language.
23.For many years the Vietnamese government was made up of a bureaucracy and civil service system. These characteristics illustrate the influence of which foreign country?
A.India
B.Philippines
C.China
D.Japan
moreResolved Question: English PSU help to choose book?
English PSU help to choose book?
I am trying to decide between two books to study for my personal study unit in english. The choice is between 1984 and Animal Farm, both by George Orwell. Can anybody help me to decide? I have to choose a task and write an essayIve read both of them already. Do you have any ideas on what i could write about?
moreResolved Question: Zombie MMOFPS, WOULDN'T THAT BE COOL ?
THE INFECTED
Hello, my name is Paul Williams III and would like to see, you make a mmofps zombie game, if you guys could consider it. I would like the game to be conserve ammunition when doing missions, or survival stages. The bases where you can buy or what ever currency you can use to get weapons and material.
It would be a military base or some kind of survival outpost. There would be locations of big city's and of big country areas for the landscape and would suspect small towns to be in it. I would hope it would be something like world of war craft or star wars galaxy game play and not of hell-gate or diablo games and would want the game to be as realistic as possible.
Able to pick up items like Resident Evil. I would also think there would be hunting knives and swords as well as black powder pistols that you retrieve from buildings and would not be able to buy. Like i said though, I want it to be conservative of ammunition when doing missions and would be able to find ammunition in farm houses and gang hideouts as well as police stations.
I would suspect to be Raiders or outcast bikers that group up against us for their survival to steal and pillage for their means. The Zombies could be different types like the normal infected zombies mindless, and smart zombies that other npc units to go against us.
You could also for some missions, pick up video tapes that could show people trapped in a room with guns that are about to be eaten by the zombies, and what you can do is retrieve the video and give it to their family's for closure and get a reward. You Will be able to ride Motorcycles,quads,dirt-bikes,go-carts, normal vehicles.
I would think there would be some classes like
survivor,military soldier,cop,swat,green beret,journalist.
Hope it would either start out as a comet hitting Earth or asteroid, which brings disease, or human made that gets out of hand and reaches the public. A story that can intrigue the players.
Survivors would start out by themselves and begin with pistols or low pump action shotguns.
Cops start out with pistols,semi-shotguns,m16s
military start out with m4,m16,ak-47, as well as light machine guns
Swat & Green Berets start out with sub machine guns with grenades,mp5,scorpion and Such weapons.
Journalist start out with the police and get Camera, for valuable trade taking pictures for the army, Pistols basically money maker.
Zombie List
Normal Infected, Bite Hands
Zombie with gun ACC 50% Slow Shooting
Zombie Pukes acid Throws up
Smart Zombie (Boss) Like two times bigger format-able with a gun, crow bar or something.
Radioactive zombie (Boss) Radiation blast or something
Dog Zombie Biting
Cat-amount Biting claws
Bear Zombie claw biting, charge
Wild animals
Cougar
Grizzly
bobcat
Some deadly some not when in the countryside; neutral animals would be in as well
Outcast bikers
Crowbars,baseball bats and weaponsI only gave little information just to see how you think it would be cool or dum.lol Well hope it aint like dead frontier lol
moreResolved Question: Please help me! i need the grades! English 12 B Lesson 21 Unit 5! part one?
1. What is the mood created by "The Lake Isle of Innisfree"? (1 point)
danger and suspense
anxiety and dread
sadness and disappointment
peace and longing
2. What do the swans symbolize in "The Wild Swans at Coole"? (1 point)
freedom and timelessness
sorrow and despair
youth and childhood
stars and the moon
3. What does the speaker mean in “The Second Coming” when he asks about a “rough beast” that “slouches towards Bethlehem to be born”?
(1 point)
He asks about how nature might be affected by changes in technology.
He asks about the changes Christianity will need to make in the modern world.
He asks about the animal that will symbolize British power.
He asks about the civilization that will replace the Christian civilization.
4. As “A Devoted Son” begins, what makes Varma most proud of his son?
(1 point)
his respect for his father
his loyalty to his community
his professional achievements
his scholarship
5. Which of the following shows that Rakesh is a static character who does not change in “A Devoted Son”?
(1 point)
He returns to his village to practice medicine.
He becomes wealthy and successful.
His devotion to his father never changes.
He uses all his medical skill to help his father.
6. What is the central conflict in “A Devoted Son”?
(1 point)
the conflict between Rakesh and his father about how Varma should be cared for
the conflict between Rakesh and his mother over whom he should marry
the conflict within Rakesh over whether to stay in his village or move to America
the conflict within Rakesh over whether to stay at the hospital or open a clinic
7. What disaster occurs in “The Explosion”?
(1 point)
The eggs in a lark's nest are broken.
A miner falls and is seriously injured.
Men die in an explosion in the mine.
The mine starts to slide into the town.
8. Why does the poem call the miners “fathers” and “brothers” in “The Explosion”?
(1 point)
to tell that the miners were all men
to show how careless the men were
to complete the poem's regular meter
to help readers identify with them
9. What is the speaker's tone in “Not Waving but Drowning”?
(1 point)
happiness
anger
satisfaction
sadness
10. Which statement best illustrates a reader judging the message in “Fern Hill”?
(1 point)
I really like this poem because it was easy to understand.
I agree with Thomas that life is short.
My favorite lines are the ones that rhyme.
The poem has many good nature images.
11. Which statement identifies an element of voice, such as word choice, in “Fern Hill”?
(1 point)
Thomas chooses words that express the freedom of childhood.
The theme of the poem is the happiness of childhood.
Thomas recalls childhood on his grandfather's farm in Wales.
Thomas reminds the reader that childhood is brief.
12. What is the main idea of “Two Lorries”?
(1 point)
Everyday sights, such as coal delivery, remain the same in Ireland.
Violence in Ireland is everywhere, and it destroys everything.
Memories of our mothers remain with us as long as we live.
Our minds do not separate the good memories from the bad ones.
13. In “Outside History,” the speaker says that the stars are outside history. What does she mean?
(1 point)
There is no life in outer space to observe Earth.
Life in outer space does not care about events on Earth.
Earth is too far away to be seen from the stars.
The stars' light happened thousands of years before us.
14. From what point of view does Lessing tell the story “No Witchcraft for Sale”?
(1 point)
first-person point of view
second-person point of view
limited third-person point of view
omniscient third-person point of view
15. In “No Witchcraft for Sale,” Gideon becomes more distant with Teddy. Why?
(1 point)
Teddy insults Gideon.
Teddy makes Gideon take an orange.
Teddy laughs at Gideon.
Teddy is growing into a young man.
16. In “No Witchcraft for Sale,” what does Gideon do to save Teddy's eyes?
(1 point)
He gets a witch doctor to say magic words over Teddy.
He washes Teddy's eyes out with water from a nearby spring.
He chews the root of a plant and spits the juice in Teddy's eyes.
He has Teddy chew the leaves of a local tree.
17. What setting does Eliot use in the first stanza of “Preludes”?
(1 point)
winter evening in a city
summer morning in the country
summer evening in the country
winter morning in his home
18. How is the phrase “Six o'clock” a useful image in “Preludes”?
(1 point)
It makes readers think of poetry.
It makes readers think of love.
It makes readers think of eating lunch.
It makes readers think of the end of a day.
19. In “Preludes,” Eliot compares the planets to ancient women who are “Gathering fuel in vacant [empty] lots.” What conclusion can you draw about the mood he creates with this line?
(1 point)
The mood is fearful.
The mood is innocent.
The mood is hopeless.
The mood is happy.
20. What was Orwell's attitude toward the Eng
moreResolved Question: Are we being lead by evolutionary throw backs?
Hunters and gathers --- blood group O ---- the first group of persons hunted food and gathered berries
They were constantly on the move given to war and often were entertained by things that moved ---
They moved with the prey --- they built shelters and formed into tribal units
--------------------- Group one ----- the first society
The after a while another group emerged ----- they farmed
They stayed still and they planted things --- they domesticated animals and they were a peaceful society they often minded their own business
Group one ran out of food --- and invaded group 2 a lot --- until one day they took over group one and never left
Group 1 is now running our society ---- they are still war like --- they still preach hate and are entertained by things that move and often want to "hunt" something
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Uh -------------- the evolution of man ----- has been interfered with by the hunters and gather society of primitive tribesman who never made it into stage 2
Are we being lead by evolutionary throw backs ?
moreResolved Question: what about bear bile farming how wrong is that?
About bear farming:
WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals) is helping tackle the ugly world of illegal wildlife trading.
WSPA is working to highlight the suffering of bears on bear farms using innovative and ground-breaking tactics. Earlier this year, WSPA launched bear protein detection kits in partnership with Wildlife DNA Services, a specialist wildlife forensics organisation. The kits are currently being trialled by customs and wildlife officers in Australia and Canada and are designed to be very easy to use, working similarly to home pregnancy testing kits. Chris Gee, WSPA Bear Farming Programme Manager said: ‘WSPA investigations continue to confirm on a global level, that many bear bile products originate from China’s bear farms. Not only does bear farming give rise to illegal trade, but it is cruel, unnecessary and must end. WSPA is delighted that Animal Planet is calling attention to this.’
UK Trials
UK trials have been successful – the Metropolitan Police Wildlife Crime Unit has completed a trial of the new kits and is keen to use WSPA’s new bear protein detection kits to aid their crackdown on the illegal traditional Asian medicine trade in the capital.
Andy Fisher, Head of the Wildlife Crime Unit at the Metropolitan Police said: ‘WSPA gave us a number of test kits which we tried out on products that we had seized in recent raids on shops in London. We found bear bile present in a number of the medicines we had previously seized. I think we will find it really useful to have these kits with us on future raids, they will help us to do instant tests on suspicious items which we can then do further analysis on later.’ 12,000 Bears on Bear Farms
Official figures show that there are at least 12,000 bears kept in bear farms throughout Asia, but WSPA believes it could be many more. The suffering of bears on bear farms is unmatched in terms of the acute suffering and the length of time the bears are forced to endure it.
Courtesy of the WSPA
moreResolved Question: why is it important for children to learn about farm animals?
i am making a thematic unit and want to better understand why it is important for children to learn and understand farm animals. ages 3-5 years old in particular.
moreResolved Question: Most Great Plains Indians in the mid-19th century ....did what?
Most Great Plains Indians in the mid-19th century
A)lived in semipermanent villages and did some farming.
B)lived in nuclear family units and seldom saw others beyond their immediate relatives.
C)hunted the migratory buffalo herds and utilized the animals' meat, hides, bones, and skulls.
D)adjusted quickly to reservation life because they were used to living in tribal communities.
E)lived in cities with populations of 50,000 to 75,000.
moreResolved Question: How to write about a dog...?
visiting an Alzhiemer unit? What are some ideas/things I could write about? I am writing a short story, 300 words or less, for school. Here is what I have so far.
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The time for tricks is over, and Master lets me off the leash to greet the residents. Some shrink back as I get near, and others carefully lean forward to lavish me with timid pats and caresses. “This here is Lilly, my dog,” Master bends down and loudly tells the nearest old woman. She greets me with a leery eye and says in a cracked old voice, “Well, I've never seen that dog in my life. Get that mutt out of here.” Never seen me before in her life? I was just here last week...and she had been open and loving then.
A whithered man with milky white eyes whispers, “Come 'ere, ol' Jack, we'll get out o' 'ere and get back to the farm. We 'ill, Jack, we 'ill...” My names not Jack. How could he forget my name? And he said something about 'getting back to the farm'. What farm is he talking about?
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How is it? Any ideas? I am in 7th grade, and we have to write from an animals point of veiw.
moreResolved Question: World History B Unit 1 Help Please!!!!!?
1. Otto von Bismarck practiced realpolitik, which was (1 point)
a theory of politics based on practical matter rather than theory or
ethics.
the view that military might equaled political might.
a belief that animals have political rights.
the study of the governments of other nations, both past and present.
2. _____ emphasized feelings and imagination as sources of knowing. (1 point)
Rationalism
Romanticism
Conservatism
Realpolitik
3. The British novelist Charles Dickens became very sucessful with his (1 point)
romantic novels focusing on the pastoral life of Britain's farming community.
Gothic novels showing the dangers of man's attempt to dominate nature.
secular novels portraying criminals who were evil
realistic novels focusing on the lower and middle classes in Britain.
4. The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was evident in the (1 point)
emergence of the middle class and working class.
growing death rates, due to accidents on the highways.
thick air pollution that choked the British Isles.
widespread famines caused by families abandoning their farms.
5. Among other things, the romantics valued (1 point)
individualism, the belief in the uniqueness of each person.
socialism, a system in which society owns and controls the means of production.
conservatism, the political philosophy based on tradition and social stability.
neoism, the belief that the past should be discarded and society
should be completely rebuilt.
6. Who proposed the germ theory of disease? (1 point)
Farhid Molotof
Michael Faraday
Louis Pasteur
Charles Darwin
7. ____ was a literary and visual arts movement that rejected romanticism. (1 point)
Evolutionism
Nationalism
Secularism
Realism
8. Which scientist is credited for making electricity a usable commodity? (1 point)
Pasteur
Mendeleyev
Faraday
Darwin
9. The Crimean War was a result of a long-standing struggle between (1 point)
Russia and the Ottoman Empire.
Russia and Prussia.
Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.
Prussia and the Austria-Hungary.
10. Darwin's principle that plants and animals had evolved over a long period of time from simpler forms of life is called (1 point)
natural selection.
the Theory of Relativity.
organic evolution.
secularization.
moreResolved Question: Veterinarian Business questions! Please help!?
okay for all you veterinarians out there can you help me answer these questions?
where is the best college to go to?
I was thinking of University of Pennsylvania (Penn). Is that a good school?
For my business where should i put it. I want to have it in Hickory,Pa. It is a very rural area with MANY farms and animals. Is that a good place? Right down the road is a large town with ALOT of people.
I wanted to move to Hickory too. I was thinking of owning a farm myself. My vet office and my house would be connected. between the office and my house I wanted to have a Intensive Care unit. Is that a good idea?
Also I wanted to have a VERY BIG barn to home my animals and sick farm animals. Along with that in the back of my vet buisness(connected) i want to have kennels. they would be seperated- DOGS -- CATS-----BIRDS/SMALL ANIMALS. Im going to have many acres of land. Also for the dogs Im going to have a fenced in acre of property- for rthem to run free. Inside i will have a pond and many other activities.Is that a good idea?
one of the last things i want to do is have a guest room and a therapy building. Ia that good?
what types of grades do i have to get to become a vtererinarian. Im 11 in 6th grade. AND IM DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT THESE PLANS! I already have 100 acres bought for when i get older. I have a 3.9 in school. Im a straight A student. Im in Pre-Algerbra. there are 3 different classes- 5th grade review- 6th grade math - Pre-algerbra.
what should i be doing now?
please help me!Also im going to have a shelter for adoptable animals. good idea or not?
moreResolved Question: In the book Animal Farm, who does Boxer portray?
Im doing a class project on Czar Nicholas the II for our Animal Farm unit at school. I think that boxer protrays Czar Nicholas's character pretty well. They both show loyalty to the cause, but seem to have trouble taking action by themselves. Do you agree?i never thought about the farmer. i was thinking mainly about the animals! thanks. that helps alot!
moreResolved Question: Is being a vegan wise ... or simply compassionate?
“From everything I’ve read, egg and hog operations are the worst. Beef cattle in America at least still live outdoors, albeit standing ankle deep in their own waste eating a diet that makes them sick. And broiler chickens…at least don’t spend their eight-week lives in cages too small to ever stretch a wing. That fate is reserved for the American laying hen, who passes her brief span piled together with a half-dozen other hens in a wire cage whose floor a single page of this [New York Times] magazine could carpet. Every natural instinct of this animal is thwarted, leading to a range of behavioral ‘vices’ that can include cannibalizing her cagemates and rubbing her body against the wire mesh until it is featherless and bleeding.… [T]he 10 percent or so of hens that can’t bear it and simply die is built into the cost of production. And when the output of the others begins to ebb, the hens will be ‘force-molted’—starved of food and water and light for several days in order to stimulate a final bout of egg laying before their life’s work is done.…
Many breeding sows spend their adult lives in gestation and farrowing stalls where they cannot turn around (click for larger image; courtesy of PETA).
“Piglets in confinement operations are weaned from their mothers 10 days after birth (compared with 13 weeks in nature) because they gain weight faster on their hormone- and antibiotic-fortified feed. This premature weaning leaves the pigs with a lifelong craving to suck and chew, a desire they gratify in confinement by biting the tail of the animal in front of them. A normal pig would fight off his molester, but a demoralized pig has stopped caring. ‘Learned helplessness’ is the psychological term, and it’s not uncommon in confinement operations, where tens of thousands of hogs spend their entire lives ignorant of sunshine or earth or straw, crowded together beneath a metal roof upon metal slats suspended over a manure pit. So it’s not surprising that an animal as sensitive and intelligent as a pig would get depressed, and a depressed pig will allow his tail to be chewed on to the point of infection. Sick pigs, being underperforming ‘production units,’ are clubbed to death on the spot. The USDA’s recommended solution to the problem is called ‘tail docking.’ Using a pair of pliers (and no anesthetic), most but not all of the tail is snipped off. Why the little stump? Because the whole point of the exercise is not to remove the object of tail-biting so much as to render it more sensitive. Now, a bite on the tail is so painful that even the most demoralized pig will mount a struggle to avoid it.…
“More than any other institution, the American industrial animal farm offers a nightmarish glimpse of what capitalism can look like in the absence of moral or regulatory constraint. Here in these places life itself is redefined—as protein production—and with it suffering. That venerable word becomes ‘stress,’ an economic problem in search of a cost-effective solution, like tail-docking or beak-clipping or, in the industry’s latest plan, by simply engineering the ‘stress gene’ out of pigs and chickens. Our own worst nightmare such a place may well be; it is also real life for the billions of animals unlucky enough to have been born beneath these grim steel roofs, into the brief, pitiless life of a ‘production unit’ in the days before the suffering gene was found.”
How very sad ... would you do this to an animal?
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moreResolved Question: Is this a normal size penis for a 13 year old?-wink-?
I know this isn't what you expected but i really need help with this please someone answer these questions.. i previously posted this and waited an half hour and still no responces...
1)Before the arrival of Europeans, the most advanced Native American societies were located in what is now
(1) California.
[2] The eastern United States.
[3] The American Southwest.
[4] Mexico.
2] The goal of the Iroquois League was to
[1] Capture land.
[2] Improve trade.
[3] Strengthen the alliance against invasion.
[4] Share agricultural advances.
3] Which of the following statements best describes the cause of increased trade between Europe and Asia in the late Middle Ages?
[1] The interruption of trade caused by the Crusades led many merchants to travel to Asian in search of trade partners.
[2] European merchants traded with Asia due to a lack of valuable natural resources in Europe.
[3] The growth of towns during the Middle Ages led to an increased demand for Asian trade goods.
[4] Marco Polo’s stories of Asia’s great wealth led to many Europeans to seek out Asian goods.
4] How did the societies of North America differ from those of Central and South America?
[1] Societies in North America did not create political units like those in Central and South America.
[2] North American culture groups lacked the diversity of those in Central and South America.
[3] North American societies were significantly more advanced than those to the south.
[4] Culture groups in North America worshipped many gods, while those in Central and South America were monotheistic.
5]A result of Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press was that
[1] The Renaissance began.
[2] More people could read the same books and share ideas.
[3] European trade and commerce grew.
[4] Overseas trade and travel became more popular.
[6]The exposure of a land bridge between Asia and present-day Alaska during the last Ice Age resulted in
[1] The introduction of the new plants and animal to Asia and Europe.
[2] The development of farming in the Americas.
[3] The migration of people into the Americas.
[4] The establishment of advanced cultures in North America.
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moreResolved Question: Social Studies Questions-Multiple choice. :) please help?
1)Before the arrival of Europeans, the most advanced Native American societies were located in what is now
(1) California.
[2] The eastern United States.
[3] The American Southwest.
[4] Mexico.
2] The goal of the Iroquois League was to
[1] Capture land.
[2] Improve trade.
[3] Strengthen the alliance against invasion.
[4] Share agricultural advances.
3] Which of the following statements best describes the cause of increased trade between Europe and Asia in the late Middle Ages?
[1] The interruption of trade caused by the Crusades led many merchants to travel to Asian in search of trade partners.
[2] European merchants traded with Asia due to a lack of valuable natural resources in Europe.
[3] The growth of towns during the Middle Ages led to an increased demand for Asian trade goods.
[4] Marco Polo’s stories of Asia’s great wealth led to many Europeans to seek out Asian goods.
4] How did the societies of North America differ from those of Central and South America?
[1] Societies in North America did not create political units like those in Central and South America.
[2] North American culture groups lacked the diversity of those in Central and South America.
[3] North American societies were significantly more advanced than those to the south.
[4] Culture groups in North America worshipped many gods, while those in Central and South America were monotheistic.
5]A result of Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press was that
[1] The Renaissance began.
[2] More people could read the same books and share ideas.
[3] European trade and commerce grew.
[4] Overseas trade and travel became more popular.
[6]The exposure of a land bridge between Asia and present-day Alaska during the last Ice Age resulted in
[1] The introduction of the new plants and animal to Asia and Europe.
[2] The development of farming in the Americas.
[3] The migration of people into the Americas.
[4] The establishment of advanced cultures in North America.
moreResolved Question: Regular or Electric Fence?
I'm planning on putting up a fence to keep goats. I'm on a two year plan here. Anyways when I get enough money saved up, which should I chose? I'm afraid with regular fencing, not only will goats jump out, but that the dogs that local owners who let them run wild and chase deer, will simply jump the fence as well and kill the goats, along with coyotes, and foxes. Yes some of the dogs and wildlife carry rabies around here - I plan to vaccinate but I would prefer to eliminate bites from the start. Which will give me peace of mind, knowing that my animals will be the safest I can make them? I was also thinking on another part of the farm planting a large veggie garden surrounded by electric fence. Which is best in both costs, protection, and service life?
The land I'm thinking of fencing is 5-6 acres, and I would need to be able to pull the fencing up quickly in the case of flooding. And as for regular fencing I just mean like 6ft. grid wire with posts. For the electric I like the solar powered units. I think 25 miles would be more than what I'm planning on fencing at this point.
moreResolved Question: Is it spiritually immoral to think of farm animals as 'production units?'?
I just recently found out chickens, pigs, and cows are raised at farms. They are kept in small individual pens that are just big enough to fit into. They are thought of as 'production units' rather than creatures that think and feel.
Is it spiritually immoral to think of ANY animal as a 'production unit?'
moreResolved Question: Needing some help on some animal science questions?
If you know any of these at all feel free to post it up as Im stuck on some of these answers they are all T or F.
1. In the process of mitosis genetic material is halved from parent cell to the next cell.
2. Total hours of daylight can influence the reproductive performance of some females.
3. Sperm cells live from 12 to 48 days in the reproductive tract of the female mammal.
4. A monorchid is always incapable of reproduction.
5. Horses have a longer generation interval than any of our other common farm animals.
6. There are more seed stock producers in the United States than commercial breeders.
7. Some of the feed animals utilize for growth and production are foods which are not part of the human diet.
8. Animals eat less as they start to feel cold.
9. Some managers wet their animals in cold weather to help them conserve body heat.
10. The basic unit of the nerve fiber is the neuron.
11. The adrenals produce the male gamete.
12. Castration has no effect on growth pattern.
13. A hand as used to measure the height of horses is 4 inches.
14. Frame score in cattle is determined by using average daily gain divided by weight per day of age.
moreResolved Question: Most Great Plains Indians in the mid-19th century..?
-lived in semipermanent villages and did some farming.
- lived in nuclear family units and seldom saw others beyond their immediate relatives.
-hunted the migratory buffalo herds and utilized the animals' meat, hides, bones, and skulls.
-adjusted quickly to reservation life because they were used to living in tribal communities.
lived in cities with populations of 50,000 to 75,000.
moreResolved Question: Who is going to protect us FROM the rich ?
Man at first traveled in clans or tribal units - (some are still doing this today) Hunting and farming moving or in one place
At one point 2 groups appeared - some farmed and domesticated animals - Other hunted One stationary one in constant movement
Those in constant movement often stole grain and other supplies from villagers who had been learning how to plant and sow and breed animals
Those who stole were bands of hunters who ran out of food or were just plain warlike and didn't understand anything better (this still goes on where UN troops separate tribal warlords from farm villages)
The wealthy were the hunters who simply took over and ran the villages taking food in payment -and offering protection nothing more to the workers in the village - Civil affairs and so forth were left to the people
City States appeared - and 3 classes emerged - the farmer who fed the Knight or Lords and the merchant who bartered with goods like baskets or other things for food
Money (gold Silver etc) was something that only Kings and Knights had -
Peasants bartered exclusively made or traded for everything and on the whole worshiped the earth or mother nature in some form Clan by Clan and village by village had their own gods and practices
The idea of a "church" with common beliefs did not occur until after the "city state" became the "nation state"
The city state Knights or Lords (Feudal Kings) began to make alliances in order to function he needed a group of friends on the inside who would beat up peasants who didn't hand over a % of their food and who would kill them if they talked about rebelling against the regions biggest guy The more "friends he had like this the bigger his Kingdom could become
Alliances between city states lead to nation states and from their Empires were built
The church in a lot of cases became the government - One clan or family after another was told convinced or shown the point of a sword n order to get them all to believe one thing - The state religion was the state in European society for centuries
Knights Kings and City States that were conquered by the Empire States become that religion Often the previous Lord would be left in power if he negotiated a settlement with the Religious Empire who had "Armies" not just bands of men
At this point peasant began to be used in fighting as it became more and more of a formalized and often rule bound affair (World war 1 signaled the end of Napoleonic warrior style)
Regional Kings became national Kings and whole orders and classes of Nobility formed based on loyalty and physical prowess and the ability to keep their peasants in line (Tax in food was rent for owned property)
The church now firmly established most of the ancient beliefs had been crushed out of the people by beatings being convinced or killed
The rich were now defined as the biggest meanest and with the most friends - who could control their peoples (make them work and control their beliefs)
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Today the rich have standing armies and the most popular of the rich win elections that you or I could never afford to be in
Today the rich rely of their ability to make the peasants work (for money see "the wage earner class") and they have armies that make sure we behave as we should
"To serve and Protect" should read to make sure society is stable enough for the workers to get back and forth and feed themselves - They serve and protect the production line of the nobility nothing more should be expected of them
Today the rich spend billions to make sure we believe what we should about other nations and our domestic problems - TV ads cost but they beam straight into your home
The rich the powerful still offer us protection in exchange for owing them the best of our food the best of our services and the best of our lands
Most of us have lost the ability to live off the land - and we have lost all of our ancient beliefs from our particular family- instead we have a vast church or churches to choose from
-What have the rich done for us as opposed to what they have done to us and what good has this class of person historically or in the past done to advance freedom and liberty ?
The rich were bullies who villagers made a deal with
In order to get richer the bully needed other bully friends - This made "city states" possible
More friends meant more power and those city states turned into nations
Soon food taxes were not enough and the bullies consolidated religious beliefs
The ability to read was reserved to the rich only because they didn't want the peasants to be able to reason out for themselves what was going on - in the bible in world affair or anything else
Then the bully enticed people into factories - money for the first time ever - but owned for 12 hr a day - the family women grandparents etc still traded and farmed - but now they could buy from the merchants instead of just trading for it
And here we are today -
The rich have always offered to protect us from the other rich over there because they would be mean to us --- or at least meaner
Who will protect us from the rich ?
moreResolved Question: Reading Comprehension...?
Which of the following best expresses the essential informaiton in the highlighted sentence ?
highlighted sentence = wheat is planted to a limited extent as a forage crop for livestock
a) Wheat is planted to increase crops and livestock
b)Some wheat is planted for farm animals to eat.
c)Wheat can be found on farms with animals
d) Many farms plant less wheat if they have animals
"Wheat is widely cultivated as a cash crop because it produces a good yield per unit area"
a)high productivity of wheat makes people grow a lot of it for progit
b)wheat is widely grown in places where people need lots of cash
c)wheat must be grown over a wide space, which costs a lot
d)wheat is the most abundant cash crop in the world
moreResolved Question: factory farms-- hasn't anyone ever thought of a better way?!?!!!?
I'm a brand new vegetarian, and am just finding out what happens to animals on factory farms and I always find myself thinking of how they could easily change a lot of their methods to be more humane….such as:
for identification- instead of branding cows, cutting pigs ears, etc-
put a freaken collar type thing around their necks, or around their ankles that are different colors or something
battery cages-
these industries are billion dollar industries- buy more cages, bigger cages- then put less in each one so they do not crush each other- give them some space damn it!!!!!
It wouldn’t cost that much.
And hire more people to make sure that the animals are not dunked in 140 degree water alive or skinned alive- it wouldn’t cost them that much! Just a few more people!!!
And give them anesthesia that works damn it!!!!
Obviously it would be ideal to not have factories that have living beings as units, but anyway my question is- Why don’t these people think of this themselves? ( I don’t think that much money would be lost, and it would definitely be worth it), and do u guys ever think of stuff like this, what could be changed TODAY that would take some of the suffering away?
moreResolved Question: I need a place to buy cheap light bars?
I need a place to buy cheap light bars. i have a huge ranch that i need a light bar for, for one of my trucks for animal care unit. this will be only on my farm property can you please tell me a site where i could look?
moreResolved Question: I need a lesson plan for 10th graders on what a hierarchy is. Ideas?
I'm creating a unit on Orwell's Animal Farm. One of the concepts I want to go over is the social hierarchy on the farm. The lesson itself isn't a problem. I can't figure out what kind of motivational exercise to start them off with so that they grasp the concept of a hierarchy without actually using the word. Anyone have any ideas?
moreResolved Question: George Orwell book?
Should I take 1984 or Animal Farm because I have to do an independant study unit with an essay on one of them.
moreResolved Question: question on reference?
Who wrote The Happy Prince?
For what sport is a harrier bred??
Where in Australia is Palm Valley ?
What breed of farm animal is a Polwarth?
Who named Manly Cove , situated in Sydney Harbour?
Name the main ore of iron.
What is the study of heredity called?
Rose Hill was the original name of Australia's second settlement ...what is it called now??
What term is used to describe fertile land being 'rested' for a season?
Who is the patron saint of children ?
Who did Amin overthrow in 1971?
What ancient unit of measurement is suppposedly the distance from the elbow to the tip of the index finger?
Which was the second James Bond novel to be made into a movie?
Can you name the only two countries to have declared independence from Britain?
What is the official language of Egypt?
On which continent is Vincon Massif the highest peak?
Do polar bears eat penguins?
In which country would you find Taba
What is the birthstone for September?
Where did John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvery Oswald and Jack Ruby all die?
What is the last book of the Bible?
Which movie's last line is " After all, tomorrow is another day"?
In Disney comics, who are Daisy Duck's three nieces?
At which Melbourne hotel did the Beatles stay in 1964 ?
Who was the first New Australian to become, in 1961, Miss Australia?
Which edifice stands on the banks of the River Jumna, at Agra?
What does one call ornamental work in silver or gold thread?
Which Norse god had, as handmaidens, the Valkyrie?
Which British Battleship was sunk, in 1941, by The Bismark?
What is the alternative name for a beekeeper?
Which 1975 Dickens drama was planned as a musical but screened without any songs
moreResolved Question: 89 nissan pulsar with a real noisy 5 spd. manual transmission, what years interchange with this trans?
I bought a real nice clean 89 pulsar, the only thing is it has a 5 speed manual trans. that screams like a violated farm animal.. what other makes and years interchange with this car? would prefer a used unit from a good car, if possible ... it has a 1.6 sohc engine.
moreResolved Question: senior citizen lady foreclosed upon...?
A friend, a senior citizen, has suffered the failure of her business and now her home is foreclosed upon. The mortgage co. wants 25 grand in a few weeks, or out she goes. She will be homeless. She has no family that can help, and no friends can help her financially. This kind, sweet lady has a small farm, and rescues unwanted animals. She has about thirty dogs and a number of rescued farm animals.She was planning on opening up a rescue unit as a full-time paying business until this happened. She is in good health and very intelligent. She is afraid of being tossed onto the street, and that her animals will be taken away and euthanized. She is desperate.She is terrified of being put into a nursing home. Is there any agency or organization that might be able to help this woman??
moreResolved Question: Could you please summarize this article for me?
Worldwatch Report: Oceans in Peril
September 21, 2007
Our planet's oceans are in deep, deep peril, says a new report from the Worldwatch Institute. The only road to recovery may be to declare 40 percent of the world's oceans off-limits to human exploitation to ensure the restoration of life in depleted areas.
Seventy percent of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, and three-quarters of the population live in coastal areas. We are all dependent on marine resources - yet our oceans are facing threats that include overfishing, toxic pollution, climate change and whaling.
A new report from the prestigious Worldwatch Institute, Oceans in Peril: Protecting Marine Biodiversity, calls for these marine reserves - areas where all extractive and destructive activities, including fishing are prohibited - while giving an alarming snapshot of the shocking state of the world's oceans. It's a wake-up call that should jolt the complacency of policy makers worldwide.
Written for the Worldwatch Institute by a team of experts - Greenpeace's Science Unit in the UK's Exeter University - Oceans in Peril updates an earlier study by the same team in 1998. They have been staggered by the scale and rate of destruction that has taken place in less than a decade in every ocean on Earth.
©Greenpeace/Grace Sharks entangled in a Japanese driftnet
The Science Unit provides crucial scientific expertise to our campaigns, and has a long history of working on oceans issues, including whaling, toxic pollution, climate change and overfishing.
"Recent studies such as the one which shows how 90 percent of the world's large predatory fish, which include the sharks, swordfish and tuna, have disappeared due to overfishing since the 1950s have helped expose what has been happening under the waves and have therefore been out of sight and out of mind to most people", says Paul Johnston, Greenpeace's chief scientist.
Oceans in Peril details new and emerging threats, such the increasing acidification of the world's oceans, and underscores how the race for ever-diminishing resources is forcing marine ecosystems to the point of collapse.
The report illustrates how 76 percent of the world's fish stocks are fully or overexploited, an estimate borne out by figures from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which suggest that 158 million tons of fish were harvested worldwide in 2005 - a seven-fold increase since 1950. Catch records between 1950 and 2000 show the "collapse" of 366 out 1,519 fisheries worldwide, most famously the Grand Banks cod fishery off Newfoundland.
©Greenpeace/Grace Orange Roughy and bycatch in the Tasman Sea
Oceans in Peril also details the pitfalls of fish farming, the supposed magic bullet of marine resources with alarming statistics: producing carnivorous animals such as salmon or marine shrimp requires 2.5 as much fishmeal as the amount of saleable fish eventually produced. For tuna caught in the wild and fattened in "ranches", the weight of fish fed to the tuna is a shocking 20 times more than what is actually produced.
The damage to thousands of marine animals and entire ecosystems by longlining and bottom trawling, as well as overfishing off the coast of developing countries, is made even worse by the estimated 20 percent of the global catch that is illegal, unregulated or unreported. This illegal catch is worth somewhere between $4-9 billion a year. While countries with enough resources to control their own waters stand some chance of putting measures in place to protect resources, there's little or no regulation of any kind of marine harvesting in international waters - an issue that needs to be urgently addressed at an international level.
500-year old Gorgonian Coral trawled from the sea bottom by a fish net. (Image ©Ministry of Fisheries NZ)
But it's not all doom and gloom - there is a beam of sunshine in the report, including a comprehensive package of measures that if implemented could reverse current trends, restoring the former productivity of our planet's oceans. That solution is the establishment of comprehensive marine reserves all over the world, protecting vulnerable species and habitats, enhancing fisheries beyond the reserve boundaries, and buffering the worst impacts of climate change.
Marine reserves are the single most powerful tool available for arresting and reversing the decline of our oceans and are equally applicable to the high seas as they are to coastal waters. The oceans have immense powers of regeneration and wherever in the world marine reserves have been established marine life is flourishing.
moreResolved Question: Is this a good paragraph for my animal farm essay? (please make corrections and suggestions)?
In the first two chapters of Animal Farm, Napoleon continually takes a more powerful role in governing the farm. After Mr. Jones and his men flee, Napoleon and Snowball take over. During every Meeting, they had debates and disputes over any issue that came up. Although they lead the farm as one unit, they were not friendly toward each other. This is why Napoleon decided to take over. When Snowball gave his speeches, the sheep drowned him out with their bleating, pursuing Napoleon’s command. Napoleon also used the dogs that he raised, who were now violent and malicious, to chase Snowball off the farm for good. Those threatening dogs came in handy when Napoleon had to get the animals to obey him. On top of that, he used Snowball as a scapegoat, so that the animals thought, when the windmill broke, and the food was scarce, Snowball was the cause of everything. When the animals realized Snowball was no comrade, they looked to Napoleon to lead them, which was exactly what he wanted.
moreResolved Question: Can you name some reasons to go vegetarian?
ONE HUNDRED & ONE REASONS
TO GO VEGETARIAN
People Land Air Water Efficiency Animals Health
PEOPLE
Every year in the UK we feed our livestock enough food to feed 250,000,000 people while in the world 30,000,000 people die of starvation
20 vegetarians can live off the land required by one meat eater
Every 3 seconds a child dies of starvation somewhere in the world
If Americans reduced their meat consumption by 10% it would free 12,000,000 tons of grain - enough to feed 60,000,000 people (the population of Great Britain)
If all Americans became vegetarian, it would free enough grain to feed 600,000,000 people (the population of India)
Intensification in animal farming has displaced 1,000,000's of people from their traditional lands - eg. indigenous people in south & central america, native americans in north america & crofters in Great Britain - this is continuing today
People displaced from their lands into cities succumb to dietary deficiency, diseases, parasites & opportunistic diseases
In third world countries 1 in 10 babies die before their first birthday
The UK imports £46,000,000 worth of grain from third world countries to feed our livestock
Due to overgrazing 850,000,000 people live on land threatened by desertification & over 230,000,000 already live on land so severely desertified that they are unable to sustain their existence & face imminent starvation
1,000,000,000 people in the west gorging on meat & dairy leave 1,000,000,000 to waste away & 3,500,000,000 teeter on the brink
LAND
If they continue to clear American forests to raise cattle at the present rate, in 50 years there will be none left
1 acre yields 165 lbs of beef or 20,000 lbs of potatoes
8/10 of cultivated land in the UK is used to grow food for animals (14,732,000 hectares)
It takes 16lbs of high protein soya to produce 1 lb of beef
Since 1945 in the UK we have lost 95% of flower meadows, 50% of ancient woodlands, 40% of heathlands, 50% of wet lands & 224,000 km of hedgerows all due to animal farming
Pressure on land due to meat farming leads to soil erosion 6billion tons/year in the USA
If everyone went vegetarian upto 90% of land used for animal farming could be taken out of production & used to replant woodlands, leisure activities etc.
25% of Central america's forests have been destroyed for cattle grazing since 1960
Between 1966-1983 38% of the Amazon rain forest was destroyed for cattle grazing
90% of cattle ranches established on cleared forest land go bankrupt in less than 8 years as the land becomes barren due to nutrient loss & overgrazing
Overgrazing by cattle is destroying the land & increasing desertification, nearly 430 million acres in the USA alone has suffered a 25-50% reduction in yield since first grazed
An inch of topsoil takes 200-1000 years to develop - yet in the USA they have lost around 1/3 of their prime topsoil in 200 years (around 7 inches) due to animal farming
Land will be lost due to rises in sea level due to global warming due to animal farming
AIR
The destruction of the rainforest by cattle farmers is destroying the lungs of the planet & reducing the worlds capacity to replenish our oxygen supply
The 1,300,000,000 cattle in the world emit 60,000,000 tons of methane per year (methane is a greenhouse gas & leads to global warming)
Burning of forests, grasslands & agricultural waste associated with animal farming releases 50-100,000,000 tons of methane per year
Combining these figures, 25% of methane emissions are due to animal farming (not including the billions of sheep, pigs & poultry so the real figure is much higher)
Fertilizer used to grow crops to feed to animals releases nitrous oxide - thought to account for 6% of the greenhouse effect
Fertilizer, weedkiller & pesticides sprayed on crops enter the atmosphere creating a noxious carcinogenic cocktail
CFCs are released into the air from refrigeration units used to store decomposing flesh (meat), milk & butter - CFCs are destroy the ozone layer
Ammonia from animal urine also pollutes the atmosphere
CO2 is released by burning oil & petrol in lorries, ships, abattoirs, dairies, factories etc. associated with meat & dairy production
Emissions from large chemical plants which produce fertilizer, weedkiller & other agricultural chemicals are also poisoning our air
WATER
25 gallons of water to produce 1lb of wheat & 2500 gallons to produce 1lb of meat
UK farm animals produce 200,000,000 tonnes of slurry (liquid excrement) every year, the majority of which ends up in our rivers
Bloody waste water from abattoirs ends up in our rivers
In the USA every second humans produce 12,000 lbs of effluent while farmed animals produce 250,000 lbs
Nitrates & pesticides used on crops grown to feed livestock end up in our rivers
Meat & dairy farming uses 70 litres of water per day per animal in the UK or 159,250,000,000 litres per year in total
The water used to produce 10 lbs of steak is equivalent to the average consumption of water for an entire household for an entire year
Depletion of groundwater reserves to grow crops for animals & to supply abattoirs will lead to greater water shortages
Aquafers (stores of underground water) in the San Joaquin valley in the USA are being drained at the rate of 500,000,000,000 gallons/year to produce meat
18% of all agricultural land in the world is irrigated & as global warming increases (partly due to animal farming) it will cost $200,000,000 to keep these systems going
The water used to produce a 1000 lb beef steer is enough to float a Destroyer battleship
The liquid waste from the various parts of the meat & dairy industry flow into the rivers & from there into the seas polluting them & encouraging huge algal blooms to grow
EFFICIENCY
To produce 1calorie of energy from meat takes 60 calories of petrol, whereas growing grains & legumes to directly feed people produces 20 calories for each calorie of fuel used ( thats 1200 times more efficient)
Meat & dairy farming uses billions of gallons of oil to run tractors, fuel ships & lorries (to move animal feed & animals), pump billions of gallons of water to irrigate fields & run slaughterhouses, power refrigeration units to prevent the corpses from decomposing & to power sewage plants to clean up some of the pollution produced
Cattle convert only 6% of their energy intake (mainly grains & soya) into flesh, the remaining 94% is wasted as heat, movement (which is why they keep many animals in very close confinement), hair, bones, faeces etc
1lb of beef takes 1 gallon of petrol to produce
A family of four eating beef for a year uses enough petrol to run a car for 6 months (obviously depending on how far you drive!)
If the full ecological cost of meat was passed onto the consumer - the price would be quadrupled (at least)
The EC spends œ100,000,000's to subsidise animal production resulting in lakes of unwanted milk & mountains of unwanted meat & butter. This money could be better spent encouraging organic fruit, vegetable & grain production
In the USA in 1979 145,000,000 tons of crops were fed to cattle resulting in only 21million tons of animal bodies - the cost of the wasted crops was $20,000,000,000
Between 1950 & 1985 grain production in Europe & the USA increased massively but 2/3 was fed to animals
70% of all grain is fed to animals
Eating vast quantities of animal flesh, eggs, milk & butter is a luxury that most of the planet can not afford
ANIMALS
Fishing with drift (and other modern) nets weakens & destroys ecosystems by indiscriminately killing billions of sea creatures & disrupting the sea bed
Fishermen's nets kill 10 times as many other animals as the fish they are hoping to catch
Fish caught in nets die an agonising slow death of suffocation
Each year 15,000,000,000 land animals are slaughtered for food & an unknown but much larger number of sea creatures (including 1000's of dolphins caught accidentally)
Chickens are crammed into battery cages with upto 3 other birds, they are unable to even spread their wings & many can not even stand up
Unwanted male chicks (because they can't lay eggs) are gassed or pulped while their sisters go to the battery sheds
Chicks are debeaked without anaesthetic to prevent them injuring each other in the unnaturally confined conditions they are kept in - this is equivalent to having your fingernails pulled out without anaesthetic
Modern farming methods using growth hormones & artificial lighting mean that many chickens out grow their bones, resulting in fractured & broken legs
Sows are kept tethered in stalls 1.3 x 1 metre on concrete or slatted floors - they can not even turn around
Poultry raised for meat are kept in windowless broiler sheds, with around 20-30,000 in each shed, they live in an area of 10-20 cm square - fighting due to overcrowding is common & like battery hens they commonly suffer from supperating bed sores
Broilersheds are artificially lit 23 hours a day to produce rapid growth
Animals travel between farms & to slaughter in overcrowded transporters with no food or water - resulting in stress, injuries & deaths - legal requirements are widely ignored
95% of poultry suffer injuries before being killed & 30% suffer broken bones
Problems with stunning practices mean that many animals have their throats slit while still conscious (around 6% of cattle or 200,000 per year) & are then dipped in tanks of scalding water (to loosen feathers, bristles etc.) again while fully conscious
4000 animals die spurting their blood out every minute in a British slaughterhouse
Calf leather comes from animals killed at just 2 weeks old
Cows were fed on the ground up remains of other cows & sheep - the result is thought to be BSE (mad cow disease) in the USA cattle are fed partly on recycled plastic pellets
Cows only give milk for 10 months after they have a calf - so they are routinely artificially inseminated (ie. mechanically raped) to keep them pregnant & milking - their calves are taken away (usually at 12 hours old) for meat or export to veal crates
Cows would naturally live upto 20 years but are slaughtered after 5-7 years when their milk production begins to fall
In the UK animals are killed by first being stunned with electricity or a captive bolt gun (ie. a bolt is fired into their heads) before having their throats slit & being plunged into boiling water - all this happens on a production line with the animals being hung upside down from a moving conveyor belt - this is factory farming
"Animals are those unfortunate slaves & victims of the most brutal part of mankind" - John Stewart Mill (philosopher)
Veal calves are confined in stalls in the dark, unable to move & are fed on pigs blood , chocolate & dried milk (we are drinking the rich fresh milk of their mothers)
Cows naturally produce 5 litres of milk per day for their calves - under the intensified systems of modern farming they produce 25-40 litres per day - resulting in swollen & inflamed udders - at this rate they are soon worn out
Large areas of land are under monoculture to grow crops to feed to animals - these areas are wildlife deserts supporting fewer & fewer species.
HEALTH
Vegetarians have a 20% lower rate of mortality from all causes (ie. they live longer & don't get sick as often)
Meat is full of traces of antibiotics, hormones, toxins produced by stress & pesticide residues that become concentrated from all the crops they have eaten
Fish contain heavy metals & other pollutants -many of which originated on farms
The world health organisation recommends a diet low in saturated fat, sugar, salt & with plenty of fibre - exactly what you get on a vegan/vegetarian diet
Farmed animals contain upto 50% saturated fat in their bodies
Vegetarians have 24% reduced risk of getting heart disease & Vegans a 57% reduction (heart disease is the biggest killer in the UK accounting for 50% of deaths)
Obesity is rare in vegetarians, obesity is related to many diseases
Vegans & vegetarians have lower blood pressure & cholesterol levels - high levels are associated with heart disease, strokes & kidney failure
Vegetarians have a 50% reduced risk of dying of diabetes
Vegetarians have a 40% reduced level of cancer than the general population thought to be because they have a higher intake of vitamins A,C & E
Vegetarians have a reduced risk of developing gall & kidney stones
80% of food poisoning is due to infected meat (faeces, bacteria etc.) after all meat is decomposing flesh - most of the rest is due to salmonella in eggs
Osteoporosis due to calcium loss from bones is mainly due to the sulphur content in meat & casein protein in milk that cause calcium to be lost in the urine - the countries with the highest meat & dairy consumption are those with the highest levels of brittle bones
50% of people do not have the enzyme to digest milk properly & milk allergy is related to asthma & eczema
Meat eaters have double the rate of Alzheimers disease as Vegans & Vegetarians - some people also think that Parkinsons disease is also linked to meat eating
Egg yolk is a dense concentration of saturated fat & the white is high in albumin protein associated with leaching calcium into your urine. Butter is 80% saturated fat, cream is 40% saturated fat & cheese is 25-40% saturated fat
Meat eaters are two and a half times more likely to get bowel cancer than Vegetarians
The cling film used to wrap meat in supermarkets & butchers contains chemicals linked to falling sperm counts in men
Chinese people (living mainly on a vegetarian diet) consume 20% more calories than Americans but Americans are 20% fatter
Of 2,100,000 deaths in the USA in 1987, 1,500,000 were related to diet (ie. meat & dairy)
AND I COULD GO ON !
If you've read this far, I hope that you are beginning to see that the Meat & Dairy industry is a major contributor to misery on this planet. It is destroying the health of people in rich countries, starving those in poor countries, it is torturing & killing billions of animals every year and in the meantime it is one of the major factors in the destruction of the environment - so what does the meat & dairy industry have to say in it's defence?
Well their only real point is usually "Meat is tasty" - fair enough a lot of people enjoy the taste of meat - but there are plenty of delicious alternatives (just consider the huge range of vegetarian dishes in Indian cooking - one of the oldest & most sophisticated cuisines in the world) and if you really crave meat & dairy, nowadays there are plenty of healthy non animal alternatives - just look in the supermarket & health food shop. So I hope you will agree it's pretty pathetic to consider all the evidence & then say "well I know you're right about the environment & health & the animals - but I just love my meat"
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