I am willing to admit that I’ve been an unthinking consumer of food for my whole life. Grew up eating meat and three veg, and just continued to eat meat and other animal-related products just because I did.

Food can have an addictive quality. I was sitting in KFC not so long ago wondering what the hell I was doing there and realising that KFC gives you that instant hit and then makes you feel like crap. There was a woman sitting close by who consumed two large containers of mashed potato and gravy in a very short time. Addiction to food in general is another topic altogether, I guess.

I’ll give you props, Steve, for what it’s worth.

Have a good weekend everybody.

“what about a picture of a good looking bloke lying on some condiment?”

That cetainly would be attention-grabbing too; [made me think of a bumpersticker I saw in the United States …. “Legalize Cannibilism”]

How much impact has a non-sexist non-abusive low-key but well-made and very direct campaign like the Water-Health-Life series on SBS TV over several months [and presumably still running]? Just wondering.

Because that’s all it is really, an addiction. We eat vegetarian 3 times a week on average but that’s small consolation for the various pigs and chooks which do get eaten.

What’s the difference between a porker and my dog? Essentially, nothing (especially if she goes the way she’s going, will need a diet as she gets older.)And if I do give up all meat, I don’t think I’ll be able to give up on pets - so I’ll still be a meat consumer.

All power to Nask, Christy and others with the will to not eat the stuff.

All it shows is a group of pommy abbottoir workers being interviewed about threir careers. Interspersed with some footage of the abbottoir in action and some anthropological commentary on their (limited) social views.

It is of interest for the differences, particularly in efficiencies, between that abbottoir and Queensland abbottoirs. Also of great interest is the pig procedures, many of which are alien to those of us who have never had anything to do with domestic or commercial pig slaughter.

However the documentary is an anthropological one about abbottoir workers, and does not explain the quirks of pig slaughter/butchery, leaving me none the wiser. In fact it explains almost nothing of abbottoir operations, just shows some workaday operations in short clips.

Animals rights? Abuse - (strong language in the workplace notwithstanding)? Wrong doco. Make one depressed and angry? About what? The workers lives are portrayed in a gloomy fashion, but the doco does nothing else.

BTW, aren’t I credited along with Darlene for “showing interest”? After all, I did watch the entire show!

Nasking, perhaps you linked to the wrong doco? As the topic of animal rights goes, that doco is a complete non-event. Nothing to see.

as in no rights?…just abuse. I think you’ve had too many beers at the pub Steve.

“Nasking, will look at later at home.”

i give you credit for showing interest Darlene. Make sure you have a wine first. This doco made me very depressed and angry. And pleased i’d been primarily vegan for 15 years.
cheers.

Cheers
Darlene

I will print some to read on the weekend.

Youie, thanks for that. Yikes, well, it doesn’t diminish my annoyance with the picture. I just think she’s not committed enough now to lying on a bed of chillis.

“And where’s that bloody Thai iced coffee I asked for half an hour ago? Do I have to do everything around here myself?”

I think you’ll find you have to serve yourself around here (not into oppressing the workers).

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6519535218145024871

And I want to see the Head of the Photographic Sub-Ministry immediately. I’m sorry, I misspoke: what I want to see, is the head of the Head of the P.S.M.

And where’s that bloody Thai iced coffee I asked for half an hour ago? Do I have to do everything around here myself?

In ref to Nabakov on 24 October 2007 at 7:41 pm: Notwithstanding my point above, if you look carefully at the position of both her arse and her face, I’d say she’s a “Hot Chilli Woman” already. Noiseworks were no doubt included.

Will purchase a copy.

Wow, PETA have found themselves in trouble for making similar comparisons. Some Jewish groups have not been happy over such views.

While I reject the idea that the death of animals is equal to the death of people, I am happy to look further into the sort of conditions that animals are kept in when it comes to the meat production process. If anyone who’s interested in the issue knows of some worthwhile information in relation to the issue, please feel free to email me via my blog (link at right).

Possibly, Graham. That’d be shocking. While it’s hardly the answer, what about a picture of a good looking bloke lying on some condiment? While does it always have to be women who are paraded in such a way?

It doesn’t inspire me to think more about the cause.

“I’m still baffled by the similar PETA ad Alicia Silverstone posed for, where she’s reclining naked and actually looks disturbingly like they’ve put make-up on a corpse. I mean, really, I’m not entirely certain having a woman who looks somewhat deceased with the caption “I’m a vegetarianâ€? is going to encourage vegetarianism.”

Absolutely, Jennifer. One could say the same thing about Sophie’s picture. Perhaps they are trying to make these women look like dead meat; dead flesh.

Ouch, Nabakov. Now I know why I hate serial killer movies.