Feb23
I Love The Netherlands
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We all know that Holland is a pretty progressive place—you know, they ride bikes there, there's universal national health care, good stuff like that*. All cool things, in my opinion, but what I didn’t know is that there is actually a legitimate political party there called "Party For The Animals" that holds a couple of seats in parliament. And that each political party receives a certain amount of free national TV space to use as they wish. Pretty awesome.
Awesomer still is the fact that, after viewing our State of the Union Undress, which leads into Free Me, the “Partij Voor De Dieren” decided to run their own version of our Free Me video on Dutch national TV. You can check out the badass Dutch version of "Free Me" here.
*Yes, I know, pot is legal there too, and you can’t talk about The Netherlands without at least mentioning that fact. I would have included it, but you know . . . the lawyers would have yelled at me. Again.
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ROFL, you love that lawyer colouring book, don't you?
Seriously though, I'm considering a move to Holland right now. Free access to Dutch National TV when PETA isn't even allowed to pay good money to get an ad in the Superbowl.
Posted by: DaliyVeg Editor | February 23, 2007 07:55 PM
Things in The Netherlands are probably really great since they sent all of the CAFO's or Factory Farms over here to ruin our air, water, health and land. They aren't aloud to practice this kind of mess(torturing farm animals & putting the Family Farmer out of busuness)) there so they get a hefty sum of money come here and dirty our land!!
Rita Robinett/President of
Concerned Citizens of Neave Township, Inc. in Ohio.
Posted by: Rita | February 25, 2007 12:14 AM
The Netherlands has its fair share of factory farms exploiting animals, for example, they are the world's biggest exporter of eggs--5.4 billion a year.
Every day, 14 jumbo jets take off from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport packed
with eggs for the Middle East.
Posted by: JoJo | February 26, 2007 12:59 PM
Well, I don't know how great it is, to live among people who _realize_ these practices take place, and _still_ buy the cheap meat in the stores.
I mean, A+ for freedom of speech, but we won't pass for sense of ethics...
Nevertheless a great movie, especially with the cat reaching for the viewer during "freeeeee meee..." *:-)*
Grtz,
Joost Heilbron
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Posted by: Joost Heilbron | February 26, 2007 06:21 PM
I live in HOlland (I am an american) and I don't know much about the farming of animals but Dutch people in general seem to have a pretty good outlook on the treatment of animals. For instance, dogs can not be chained up while their masters are away (and this is enforced.) Ive noticed a lot more people train their dogs and give their dogs individual care and attention. Being from louisiana, its quite different! and there seems to be a lot of cheap, and supermarket available animal-friendly products..
Posted by: Amy | February 8, 2008 10:10 PM