Ukusimama Nezixazululo - Humane Foundation

Lesi sigaba sihlola ukuthi ukukhetha okuqaphile, ukuguqulwa kwesistimu yokudla, kanye nokucabanga kabusha ngezindlela zokukhiqiza kungasiholela kanjani ekusaseni elizinzile nelinozwelo. Siqokomisa izindlela ezingagcini nje ngokunciphisa ukuhlupheka kwezilwane kodwa futhi ezisiza ekuvuseleleni iplanethi, zehlise umkhondo wethu wezemvelo, futhi zikhuthaze impilo yabantu. Ezweni lapho ukulima kwezilwane zezimboni kubangela khona izinkinga zesimo sezulu kanye nezemvelo, isidingo sezixazululo ezinesibindi nezihlelekile asikaze sibe siphuthumayo kangaka.
Kusukela ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni kanye nezolimo ezivuselelayo kuya kubuchwepheshe bokudla obusha njengenyama etshaliwe kanye nezinqubomgomo zomhlaba wonke ezicabanga phambili, lesi sigaba sinikeza izindlela eziningi ezisebenzayo. Lezi zixazululo akuzona izimiso ze-utopian—zingamasu aphathekayo okwakha kabusha uhlelo lokudla oluphukile. Lelo elingondla abantu ngaphandle kokuxhaphaza izilwane, ukuqeda imvelo, noma ukwenza kube kubi ukungalingani komhlaba wonke.
Ukusimama kungaphezu nje komgomo wezemvelo; kwakha isisekelo sokwakha ikusasa elinokuziphatha okuhle, elinempilo, nelilinganayo lazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo kule planethi. Kusiphonsela inselelo yokucabanga kabusha ngobuhlobo bethu nemvelo, izilwane, kanye nomunye nomunye, kugcizelela umthwalo wemfanelo kanye nozwela njengezimiso eziqondisayo. Lesi sigaba sisimema ukuba sicabange ngezwe lapho izinqumo zethu ngabanye kanye nezenzo zethu ezihlangene ziba abashayeli abanamandla bokuphulukiswa, ukubuyiselwa, kanye nokulinganisela—kunokuba kube yizinto ezibangela ukubhujiswa okuqhubekayo nokungalingani. Ngokuqwashisa okwandisiwe, ukuzibophezela ngamabomu, kanye nokubambisana komhlaba wonke, sinethuba lokuguqula izinhlelo, sakhe kabusha izimiso zemvelo, futhi sakhe ikusasa elikhulisa kokubili abantu kanye neplanethi. Kuyisimemo sokudlulela ngale kwezixazululo zesikhashana kanye noshintsho oluhlala njalo oluhlonipha ukuxhumana kwazo zonke izinto eziphilayo.

Eminyakeni yamuva nje, kube nokukhathazeka okukhulayo mayelana nomthelela wemvelo wezinketho zethu zokudla. Indawo eyodwa ehlolisisiwe ukukhiqizwa kwenyama kanye negalelo layo ekukhishweni kwekhabhoni. Ngokukhula kwe-veganism kanye nokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni, kube noshintsho ekuhloleni ezinye izindlela zokusebenzisa inyama yendabuko. Kodwa-ke, umthelela wekhabhoni wokukhiqizwa kwenyama uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izindlela ezisekelwe ezitshalweni kuyisihloko esiyinkimbinkimbi nesinobunye. Sihilela izici ezahlukahlukene njengokusetshenziswa komhlaba, ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi, kanye nokukhishwa kwamagesi okushisa umhlaba. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola umthelela wekhabhoni wokukhiqizwa kwenyama bese siwuqhathanisa nezinye izindlela ezisekelwe ezitshalweni. Ngokuhlola ucwaningo lwakamuva kanye nedatha, sizohlola umthelela wemvelo walezi mithombo ezimbili zokudla futhi sikhanyise ngezinzuzo ezingaba khona kanye nezinselele zokushintshela ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni. Ngokuqonda umthelela wekhabhoni walezi zinketho zokudla, …

Emphakathini wanamuhla, kukhona ukuqwashisa nokukhathazeka okukhulayo ngenhlalakahle yezilwane kanye nomthelela wokukhetha kwethu ukudla emvelweni. Ngenxa yalokho, kube noshintsho olukhulu ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni kanye nokwenqatshwa kwemikhiqizo yezilwane. Amandla okusho ukuthi "cha" emikhiqizweni yezilwane nokwamukela ipuleti lomusa akuzuzisi nje kuphela empilweni yomuntu ngamunye, kodwa futhi nangokwenzuzo enkulu yeplanethi yethu. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola izizathu zalolu shintsho oluya ekudleni okunesihawu nokuqhubekayo, kanye nomthelela okungaba nawo empilweni yethu kanye nasemhlabeni osizungezile. Kusukela ekucabangeni kokuziphatha kwenhlalakahle yezilwane kuya emiphumeleni yemvelo yokulima efektri, sizohlola izizathu eziningi zokuthi kungani ukuthi "cha" emikhiqizweni yezilwane nokukhetha ipuleti lomusa kuyisinqumo esinamandla nesinenjongo. Ngokuhlola izinzuzo zokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni …

Njengoba inani labantu emhlabeni liqhubeka nokukhula, nesidingo sokudla siyakhula. Omunye wemithombo eyinhloko yamaprotheni ekudleni kwethu inyama, futhi ngenxa yalokho, ukusetshenziswa kwenyama kuye kwanda kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva. Kodwa-ke, ukukhiqizwa kwenyama kunemiphumela ebalulekile emvelweni. Ikakhulukazi, isidingo esikhulayo senyama sinegalelo ekugawulweni kwamahlathi kanye nokulahlekelwa izindawo zokuhlala, okuyizinsongo ezinkulu ezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo kanye nempilo yeplanethi yethu. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola ubudlelwano obuyinkimbinkimbi phakathi kokusetshenziswa kwenyama, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, kanye nokulahlekelwa izindawo zokuhlala. Sizohlola izinto ezibalulekile ezibangela ukwanda kwesidingo senyama, umthelela wokukhiqizwa kwenyama ekugawulweni kwamahlathi kanye nokulahlekelwa izindawo zokuhlala, kanye nezixazululo ezingaba khona zokunciphisa lezi zinkinga. Ngokuqonda ukuxhumana phakathi kokusetshenziswa kwenyama, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, kanye nokulahlekelwa izindawo zokuhlala, singasebenza ekudaleni ikusasa elizinzile kakhulu leplanethi yethu kanye nathi ngokwethu. Ukusetshenziswa kwenyama kuthinta amazinga okugawulwa kwamahlathi I …

Njengoba kuqwashiswa ngomthelela omubi wemikhuba yethu yokudla yansuku zonke emvelweni kanye nenhlalakahle yezilwane, ukusetshenziswa kokuziphatha okuhle kuye kwaba yisihloko esivelele emphakathini wanamuhla. Njengoba sibhekene nemiphumela yezenzo zethu, kubalulekile ukucabangela kabusha ukukhetha kwethu kokudla kanye nemiphumela yako. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukukhuthazwa kokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni kuye kwanda njengendlela yokunciphisa umthelela wethu wekhabhoni nokukhuthaza ukuphathwa kwezilwane ngokuziphatha okuhle. Lesi sihloko sizohlola izizathu ezahlukahlukene zokuthi kungani ukushintshela ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni kungasiza endleleni yokuphila eqhubekayo nenesimilo. Sizohlola izinzuzo zemvelo zokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwenyama nobisi, kanye nokukhathazeka ngokuziphatha okuzungeze imboni yezolimo zezilwane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sizohlola ukuthambekela okukhula kwezindlela ezisekelwe ezitshalweni kanye nomthelela ezinawo empilweni yethu kanye nenhlalakahle iyonke yeplanethi. Ngu …

Njengomphakathi, sekuyisikhathi eside selulekwa ukuba sidle ukudla okunempilo nokuhlukahlukene ukuze silondoloze impilo yethu yonke kanye nenhlalakahle. Kodwa-ke, izifundo zakamuva ziveze izingozi zempilo ezingaba khona ezihlobene nokudla imikhiqizo ethile esuselwa ezilwaneni, njengenyama nobisi. Nakuba lezi zinto zokudla bezilokhu zibalulekile ekudleni nasemasikweni amaningi, kubalulekile ukuqonda imiphumela emibi engaba khona emizimbeni yethu. Kusukela engcupheni enkulu yesifo senhliziyo kuya ekuchayekeni okungenzeka kube khona kuma-hormone namagciwane ayingozi, ukusetshenziswa kwenyama nemikhiqizo yobisi kuye kwahlotshaniswa nezinkinga ezahlukene zempilo. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola izingozi zempilo ezingaba khona ezihlobene nokudla inyama nobisi, kanye nokuhlola ezinye izindlela zokudla ezingazuzisa impilo yethu kanye nempilo yeplanethi yethu. Ngomsindo wobungcweti, sizohlola ubufakazi futhi sinikeze ukuqonda okubalulekile …

Eminyakeni yamuva nje, umqondo wezolimo zamaselula, owaziwa nangokuthi inyama ekhuliswe elebhu, uthole ukunakwa okukhulu njengesixazululo esingaba khona enkingeni yokudla yomhlaba wonke ezayo. Le ndlela entsha ihilela ukukhulisa izicubu zezilwane endaweni yelabhorethri, isusa isidingo sokulima izilwane zendabuko. Ngenkathi izinzuzo zemvelo nezokuziphatha zezolimo zamaselula zivunywa kabanzi, kube nocwaningo olulinganiselwe ngemiphumela yezempilo engaba khona yokudla inyama ekhuliswe elebhu. Njengoba lobu buchwepheshe buqhubeka nokuthuthuka futhi buthola ukusebenza kwezentengiselwano, kubalulekile ukuhlola nokuqonda imiphumela engaba khona yezempilo kubantu nasezilwaneni. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola isimo samanje sezolimo zamaselula futhi sixoxe ngemiphumela engaba khona yezempilo engaba nayo kubathengi kanye nohlelo olukhulu lokudla. Njengoba isidingo sokukhiqizwa kokudla okusimeme nokuziphatha sikhula, kubalulekile ukuhlola ngokujulile zonke izici zezolimo zamaselula ukuqinisekisa ukuthi …

Njengoba inani labantu emhlabeni liqhubeka nokukhula kanye nesidingo sokudla sikhula, imboni yezolimo ibhekene nengcindezi enkulu yokuhlangabezana nalezi zidingo ngenkathi futhi inciphisa umthelela wayo emvelweni. Enye indawo ekhathazayo ukukhiqizwa kwenyama, okuye kwaxhunyaniswa neminikelo ebalulekile ekukhishweni kwamagesi okushisa, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, kanye nokungcoliswa kwamanzi. Kodwa-ke, ikhambi elithembisayo elithola ukuthandwa emphakathini wezolimo yizolimo ezivuselelayo. Lo mkhuba wokulima, osekelwe ezimisweni zokusimama kanye nokulinganisela kwemvelo, ugxile ekwakheni inhlabathi enempilo kanye nokubuyisela ukuhlukahluka kwezinto eziphilayo. Ngokubeka impilo yomhlaba phambili, ezolimo ezivuselelayo zinamandla okuthuthukisa hhayi nje kuphela ikhwalithi yokudla okukhiqizwayo, kodwa futhi nokunciphisa imiphumela emibi emvelweni yokukhiqizwa kwenyama. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola umqondo wezolimo ezivuselelayo kanye namandla azo okubhekana nezinselele zemvelo ezibangelwa ukukhiqizwa kwenyama. Sizohlola isayensi ngemuva kwale ndlela yokulima, izinzuzo zayo, …

Ukulima kwezimboni, indlela yokulima izilwane ngokujulile, sekuyisikhathi eside kuhlotshaniswa nokukhathazeka okuningi ngezemvelo kanye nokuziphatha, kodwa enye yemiphumela ecashile kakhulu futhi evame ukunganakwa ukungcola okudala emoyeni. Imisebenzi yezimboni ebanzi, lapho izilwane zigcinwa khona ezimweni ezixinene, ezingahlanzekile, ikhiqiza inani elikhulu lokungcola komoya okubangela ukuwohloka kwemvelo, izinkinga zempilo yomphakathi, kanye nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Lesi sihloko sihlola ukuthi ukulima kwezimboni kubhekene kanjani ngqo nokungcola komoya kanye nemiphumela ebanzi enayo empilweni yethu, emvelweni, kanye nenhlalakahle yezilwane ezihilelekile. Ukungcola kwamapulazi ezimboni ezolimo, noma i-Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), kugcina izinkulungwane zezilwane ezindaweni ezivalekile lapho zikhiqiza khona imfucuza ngobuningi obukhulu. Lezi zikhungo ziwumthombo obalulekile wokungcola komoya, zikhipha izinhlobo ezahlukene zamagesi ayingozi kanye nezinto ezincane emoyeni. Ukungcola okuvame kakhulu kufaka phakathi: i-Ammonia (NH3): …

I-Veganism ichaza kabusha indlela esicabanga ngayo ngokudla, impilo, kanye nokuziphatha, inikeza enye indlela eqhubekayo nenesihawu esikhundleni sokudla kwendabuko. Njengoba inekhono layo lokubhekana nezinkinga ezibalulekile njengokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, inhlalakahle yezilwane, kanye nenhlalakahle yomuntu siqu, le ndlela yokuphila esekelwe ezitshalweni ikhule yaba ukunyakaza komhlaba wonke okusekela kokubili umthelela womuntu ngamunye kanye noweqembu. Kusukela ekunqumeni izinyathelo zekhabhoni kuya ekwamukeleni impilo engenalo unya kanye nokondla umzimba ngokudla okunempilo okusekelwe ezitshalweni, i-veganism inikeza ithuba elinamandla loshintsho oluhle. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhlola izinzuzo zayo zemvelo noma udonseleka ezimisweni zayo zokuziphatha, ukwamukela i-veganism kuyisinyathelo sokudala iplanethi enempilo kanye nomhlaba onomusa kubo bonke

Isikhumba se-vegan sishintsha indlela esibheka ngayo imfashini, sihlanganisa ukusimama nesitayela ukuze sakhe enye indlela engenabuhlungu kunesikhumba sendabuko. Senziwe ngezinto ezintsha ezifana namaqabunga ephayinaphu, amakhasi e-apula, kanye nepulasitiki esetshenziswe kabusha, le nketho enobungani nemvelo inciphisa umthelela wemvelo ngaphandle kokubeka engcupheni ikhwalithi noma umklamo. Njengoba izinhlobo eziningi zamukela isikhumba se-vegan kukho konke kusukela ezikhwameni ezibushelelezi kuya ezicathulweni eziqinile, kuyacaca ukuthi lokhu kukhetha okuhle kuhlala kunjalo. Thola ukuthi ukushintshela esikhumbeni se-vegan kungaphakamisa kanjani ikhabethe lakho ngenkathi kusekela ikusasa eliluhlaza