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Posted: 08 Jun 2009 03:54 PM PDT

Dear Colleagues:

On Friday, June 5–World Environment Day–a remarkable documentary
called HOME<http://www.youtube.com/homeproject>was released in over 50
countries in movie theaters, on TV, and on the
internet.

HOME is the story of the earth and the evolution of sentient life, and how
human beings have, in a fairly short time, brought our planet to the brink
of disaster.

I urge you to watch this documentary, which will be available until June 14
on YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/homeproject>. Encourage your friends and
family to watch. It’s free and worth every single second of the 93 minutes
of its length. The narration is intelligent and those who know little about
ecology will come away with considerable expertise. The photography is
stunning. Every frame is something that could easily be a photograph on your
wall.

As far as the animal issue is concerned, HOME is better by miles than Al
Gore’s document, *An Inconvenient Truth*, which was a surprise given that
some of HOME’s sponsors produce animal products. There is explicit criticism
of intensive agriculture and discussion about the inefficient use of
resources (grains, water) used to produce meat. Although the film certainly
does not advocate veganism, that is the logical implication of its message.
As I have argued for longer than I care to remember, anyone who cares at all
about the environment should be vegan even if she/he does not care about the
moral issue involved in animal exploitation.

HOME is a desperately needed wake-up call. We humans–especially those of us
who live in rich, industrialized nations–need to understand the sheer
insanity of the lifestyle we consider as “normal.”

Gary L. Francione
© 2009 Gary L. Francione









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Lic. Alicia Sangineti
Dpto. Ciencias Geológicas
FCEN - UBA

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