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Meat Free Mondays - Why they Matter

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Posted by Mark Biddulph on Dec. 9, 2012

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makeitpossible.com; www.meatfreemondays.com.au

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One simple choice you make has the power to reduce pollution, save resources, combat world hunger, improve your health and create a kinder world. Want to know how? Watch this message from Animals Australia and Meat Free Mondays - an initiative of Do Something! and the Fry's Family Foundation.

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Factory farming is a huge problem. But the solution is simple, if you'll join us. Watch this short 2 minute video to see how...

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We are at a critical point in human history. Our choices no longer have just a local impact. Their effects are felt globally — on animals, people, and the environment.

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