Tag: environmental impact

Protest haiku #1

wooden turkey

Not on the menu,
she stands alone in protest —
a wooden turkey.

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February might seem a strange time to write a protest haiku about turkey welfare, but Christmas and Thanksgiving aren’t the only times people eat the meat from these birds. As I post this haiku, there are billions of  turkeys undergoing the torture of factory farming. This happens 365 days a year.

Below are some links to “Compassion in World Farming” and “mscpa angell” — organisations which expose the horrors of this industry and look at ways to improve animal welfare.

http://www.ciwf.org.uk/news/turkey_farming/turkey_farming_in_the_uk.aspx

http://www.ciwf.org.uk/news/turkey_farming/christmas_turkeys.aspx

http://www.mspca.org/programs/animal-protection-legislation/animal-welfare/farm-animal-welfare/factory-farming/turkeys/turkeys-on-a-factory-farm.html

For the Love of Haiku

Rising sea levels.
Please rescue me, Superman,
from this mad planet.

To join in with this week’s haiku fun, go to http://allaboutlemon.com/2012/12/08/for-the-love-of-haiku-14/

As usual, thanks to wonder hostess, adollyciousirony, and the art game players who contributed to the picture at http://allaboutlemon.com/art-game/ag-w-18-holiday-island/

An Ecological Haiku (2)

Supermarket shop:
expedition in the rain
buying mud-free veg.

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English: Graph showing Human Development Index...
English: Graph showing Human Development Index and Ecological Footprint. The “sustainable” criteria of ecological footprint within global capacity, and human development index above 0.8, is shaded. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)