'UTOPIA TODAY - REALITY TOMORROW

A vegetarian world'

A book project of the European Vegetarian Union:


H.G. Wells wrote in his book "A Modern Utopia": "In all the round world of Utopia there is no meat. There used to be. But now we cannot stand the thought of slaughter-houses. And, in a population that is all educated, and at about the same level of physical refinement, it is practically impossible to find anyone who will hew a dead ox or pig. (.) I can still remember, as a boy, the rejoicings over the closing of the last slaughter-house."

With many billions of animals being slaughtered every year and the demand for meat even increasing further at an alarming rate, this bright new world seems to be light-years away. But is it really? In May 2003, the British newspaper "Mirror" reported the results of a study: "All Britons could be vegetarian by 2047 as 2,000 people a week stop eating meat."

A UK Consumer Analysis Group commented that such findings "? will come as a shock for some people, but it seems like we will be entering an age where the nation as a whole has finally begun to understand and respect the environment. You can almost imagine that in the future it will be the norm to be vegetarian and people will have to consciously opt to eat meat, rather than the other way around."

But what will it be like, the human future without the massacre of animals? What will be the consequences regarding human health and the problem of world hunger, animal well-being, ecology, world trade, spiritual awareness etc.

The European Vegetarian Union would like to hear your thoughts about this issue. Please let us know your ideas.

EUROPEAN VEGETARIAN UNION
evu@ivu.org

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Book project of the European Vegetarian Union
"Utopia tomorrow: A vegetarian world"

- Contributions should be free of copyright and between one phrase and 2 pages long maximum,

- all aspects are welcome: scientific, thoughtful, funny, SF-inspired, critical etc.,

- name, photo and e-mail address requested, a (very) short CV is appreciated,

- the book will be published in English, suitable texts in other languages will be translated, if possible.

- Should we receive more statements than can be accommodated; EVU reserves the right to select the most suitable ones.

- There will be no payment but all participants featuring in the book receive a free copy.

- This is a fundraising project of the European Vegetarian Union.

- Closing date is 1 June 2005.

Source: European Vegetarian Union

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