Worldwide support for the compassionate way of life. Individuals and communities united on March 20 and 21 for the International Meatout Day. The 25th anniversary campaign was commemorated in over two dozen countries to bring the message of veganism – that is, the cruelty-free plant-based diet, to the public. Locations included Finland…

Meatout Day 2009

Participant – Helsinki, Finland (M): I’m joining Meatout Day. Let’s take meat out of our diets.

VOICE: The United Arab Emirates, where support for climate change action is also high.

Citizen – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (M): Peace be upon you. In solidarity with the Climate Change Day of Action, I urge all the viewers to not eat any meat or related products.

VOICE: And in the United States.

Participant – Florida, USA (F): Hi, my name is Ibana. And I would like to say, “Let’s pledge to be veg.”

VOICE: Through this noble event, civilians were able to share their discovery of some of the countless reasons for choosing the life-saving plant-based diet. Let’s first take a look at Toronto, Canada.

Participant – Toronto, Canada (M): We are expected to lose 80% species on Earth by the end of this century, Amazon rainforest, the Arctic. That’s tragic. We can’t allow that to happen.

VOICE: In South Africa, similar revelations were being made.

Participant – Johannesburg, South Africa (M): The idea of people reducing the eating of meat will work. Looking at this pamphlet it clearly explains the reasons why people should reduce the intake of meat and rather eat more vegetarian.

VOICE: The benefits of a plant-based regimen are manifold – ranging from saving much of Earth’s natural resources, to enhancing peace in communities, to personal fitness.

Vegan participant – Florida, USA (M): I lost 15 pounds when I became vegan.

Vegan participant – Houston, USA (M): You got cancer, heart attack, diabetes, arthritis, etc. We’re doing something wrong. Go vegetarian, go vegan.

Stacy – Meatout event organizer, vegetarian, Houston, USA (F): Tonight we’re hosting a film night and vegan bake sale. We’re screening “Peaceable Kingdom,” and we also have veggie hotdogs and vegan baked goods for sale.

VOICE: United States’ big-city mayors issued “Meatout Proclamations,” calling on fellow citizens to turn toward the most wholesome plant-based diet. One event organizer shared a proclamation from the Mayor Bill White of Houston, a metropolis of 3 million people:

Christen – Meatout event organizer, Houston, USA (F): “Whereas a wholesome plant-based diet of whole grains, vegetables and fresh fruits reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and other chronic and infectious diseases that cripple and kill nearly 1.3 million Americans annually; and whereas a diet that helps enormously in reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases that produce global warming ;and whereas such diet helps prevent the suffering and death of more than10 billion sentient animals in the United States each year, the City of Houston salutes those committed to this challenging and worthwhile campaign, and extends best wishes to all for the successful and rewarding event. Therefore I, Bill White, Mayor of the City of Houston hereby proclaim March 20, 2009 as Great American Meatout Day.”

VOICE: Indeed, many caring civilians expressed their wishes to put an end to the cruelty that is inseparable from the meat making process.

Citizen – United States (F): I think is an important question. If human beings can have the diet they need to live well without eating any animals, then how can we justify eating animals?

Group of students: We should change our diet and change the world. At our school, every day is Meatout Day. Veggies, yummy!

VOICE: We express our heartfelt gratitude to all heroes involved for bringing awareness and encouragement to the widespread adoption of a vegetarian diet. God bless your righteous and dignified efforts. Let us all choose the kind-hearted plant based diet for Eden on Earth.

For more information on how to start an animal-free diet, you can find free veg starter kits and easy recipes on the internet, such as on Meatout.org and www.SupremeMasterTV.com.