via Patty Jackson:- Gandhi, non-violence and vegetarianism. Mahatma Gandhi was also concerned about animals. Non-violence should also apply to animals. A person who is dedicated to ahimsa (non-violence) beautifully demonstrates this by not inflicting harm on even the smallest animal. Mahatma Gandhi was a lacto-vegetarian. Although he did consume goats milk, he avoided meat. He was a member of the Vegetarian Society and addressed it in 1931 in the United Kingdom: If anybody said that I should die if I did not take beef or mutton, even on medical advice, I would prefer death. Gandhi felt that the moral reason for a vegetarian lifestyle was important. He stated that those who opted in favour of a vegetarian lifestyle for health reasons were the most susceptible to give up. Those who chose to do so for ethical reasons were convinced for a longer time or even forever. Ahimsa (non-violence): Mahatma Gandhi proclaimed: Spiritual progress does demand at some stage that we should cease to kill our fellow creatures for the satisfaction of our bodily wants. I think animal testing is a terrible idea. All the scientific discoveries stained with innocent blood I count as of no consequence, Gandhi said. Gandhi proclaimed that seasonal vegetables had to be as fresh as possible, and where possible eaten raw. He did not think that fruit was a necessity. ***I and also other Vegans will differ on his view of fruits***
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