I was talking to a classmate/friend during break last week and she made the comment "I don't want to know where my food comes from." I don't blame her. She's a great gal and she has a family to feed on a limited budget. Our system is set up to feed the most people at the lowest cost possible. Or is it? lawsuit-aims-to-protect-tax-payers-from-dirt-cheap-livestock-subsidies
There is also this article: cafo-costs-report that shows our food is subsidized by those who seek to feed their families in an economical way. The CAFO's just get our money in a different way than those who buy certified humane. $35 billion out of taxpayers to pay for the feed?!
Ghandi said "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated". Does that make him a wacko animal rights activist?
"Concern for animals is a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done." Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811-1896. This quote comes from a woman who wrote about the suffering of slaves. She showed compassion towards humans and animals. We have a hard time doing that today. Why?
Legendary musician Paul McCartney said "If slaughterhouses had glass walls everyone would be a vegetarian". Meet Your Meat
PETA and the Humane Society of the United States have put out videos regarding factory farming conditions. I am not a vegetarian and usually I look at PETA and HSUS as fringe lunatics at times. Unfortunately it takes undercover video to show the abuse that takes place in factory farms. Meat for school lunches and the poor Of course abuse also happens at private farms. newborn-calves-abused-at-organic-farm
What do we do to have a voice but also keep food affordable?
Disclaimer: These are my opinions and mine alone. Sinclair Community College is not responsible for any information given in this blog.
I do know where my food comes from. I do not like to think about it a lot but I know. I am an avid meat eater. I can not just eat vegetables. I will also stand up for the rights of animals. There is a big difference in raising animals humanely for food than raising them inhumanely for food. I think the big farms have way too many animals to handle and it gets a little out of hand. Not to excuse them for what they do believe me I do not agree with abuse of any kind animal or human. If someone is going to run a business that big to try and provide food for a lot of people they should have the facilities and man power to run it properly.
ReplyDeleteI am in total agreement. I want to eat meat, but I believe that all God's creatures deserve a humane end.
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