YOU can control how your food is produced...

In the light of yet more food scandals (horsemeat in beef burgers, pig meat in kosher foods etc), I've never been more pleased that I made the decision to become vegetarian!

Do we ever really know how our food is being prepared?

This posting is a plea for your help to take a small amount of action on the back of these high profile food scandals to do something that could make a difference not only to what your food contains but the way in which the animals are treated.

It's a great opportunity to exercise consumer power!

Quite simply, it should be mandatory that CCTV is installed in slaughter houses. It's proven to make companies work to higher standards and to weed out (and then prosecute) those workers who take a sadistic delight in torturing animals - yes you heard right - torturing (doesn't bear thinking about does it?).

For this to happen - we need to put pressure on DEFRA and get our MPs to sign what is called an EDM (Early Day Motion) that will enable the issue to be raised in Parliament so that a decision can be made to pass legislation forcing companies to install the CCTV.

It's high time this was done to help safeguard your welfare and the welfare of animals.

 

Take action now!

• You can see EDM 951 here: http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2012-13/951

• You can contact your local MP here: http://www.writetothem.com/

• You can write to DEFRA here: defra.helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk

• You can email this post to all of the people you care about.

Below is a sample of what you could perhaps write to your MP and adapt for DEFRA too:

Dear Sir / Madam, Given the recent horsemeat in beef burgers and now pigmeat in kosher
foods scandals, I'm writing to urge you to sign EDM 951 to bring
legislation for all slaughterhouses to install CCTV. Not only would
this improve food standards but animal welfare. The animal cruelty that
has been filmed by organisations such as Peta and Animal Aid prove
how necessary this is. If the UK could lead the way on this it would be a step in the right
direction of proving we are the civilised / compassionate nation that
we aim to be. Please please please give it your consideration.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,

Thank you.

Chantal xx

 

 

p.s. If you'd like to know more about how your food is produced:

PETA have a great informational video narrated by Paul McCartney here:

http://action.peta.org.uk/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=5&ea.campaign.id=5133

Animal Aid also have a brilliant expose here:

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/CAMPAIGNS/slaughter/ALL///

and if you'd like to talk to me about any issues raised or any concerns that you have I'll be happy to chat xx