On Feb 28, 2011, at 1:42 AM, frank theriault wrote: > I wonder why there are those in the agricultural business who are > afraid that the public see what goes on at their farms? > > Actually, that was a rhetorical question. I know exactly why: > because much of what happens at large agribusiness animal factories > (because that's what they are) would sicken us. If we buy meat or > eggs or dairy from any supermarket, we're buying produce from animals > that have been horribly mistreated and lived short, miserable lives as > economic units. Even if we buy "free range" eggs or chicken, it's > unlikely that the animal that produced your food has ever seen the > light of day.
I'm surprised noone has mentioned the documentary "Food, Inc." If I lived in the USA, the first half would have turned me vegetarian and the second half would have had me packing my bags. Our sheep and cattle farms are pretty much universally free-range and grass-fed, as they should be (but I will not make grandiose claims about some dairy farming practices). But chicken and pigs are a different story and we're much more careful about what we buy. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
