2008-10-23, 06:57 PM
[COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]I didn't watch the ENTIRE video as you had asked, but I did research this topic before a little and know what conditions chickens/hens/other various farm animals go through in order to feed the masses. What I can say is that it didn't change my eating habits. To comment on the video being the source of a change in someone's life.. well I don't think it's really possible. Eating meat is already so established in our lives that we don't really give a second thought to it. Getting your protein from non-meat sources is a helluva lot more.. I want to say inconvenient, just because I can't find a more suitable word. Inconvenient in the sense that people aren't really willing to start shopping for beans and looking up other ways to fulfill their daily nutritional requirements.
To answer your questions briefly:
1) What are the pros and cons of cutting out meat from your diet?
Pros: Since farmers inject so many chemicals into animals to make them grow at an abnormal weight, those chemicals go into our system when we eat them. Not showing support for animal cruelty.
Cons: Meat tastes good. Easy to get protein.
2) What are the pros and cons of living off of crops and fruits for the rest of your life?
Pros: I like veggies and fruits, they are tasty. Healthy way of life.
Cons: Expensive. Inconvenient. Not necessarily satisfactory.
3) Have we gone too far in satisfying our need to feed?
Possibly, but most Americans don't realize that this happens. Even if they do realize it, what are they going to do about it?
4) Is eating meat such a necessity? If it is, does that mean these acts (shown in the video) are justified?
It's not really a necessity, but some people do crave meat. I don't consider a meal a meal until I've had some sort of meat. However, I don't think the acts are justified. There are certainly more humane ways to raise animals for consumption.
_Michelle
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To answer your questions briefly:
1) What are the pros and cons of cutting out meat from your diet?
Pros: Since farmers inject so many chemicals into animals to make them grow at an abnormal weight, those chemicals go into our system when we eat them. Not showing support for animal cruelty.
Cons: Meat tastes good. Easy to get protein.
2) What are the pros and cons of living off of crops and fruits for the rest of your life?
Pros: I like veggies and fruits, they are tasty. Healthy way of life.
Cons: Expensive. Inconvenient. Not necessarily satisfactory.
3) Have we gone too far in satisfying our need to feed?
Possibly, but most Americans don't realize that this happens. Even if they do realize it, what are they going to do about it?
4) Is eating meat such a necessity? If it is, does that mean these acts (shown in the video) are justified?
It's not really a necessity, but some people do crave meat. I don't consider a meal a meal until I've had some sort of meat. However, I don't think the acts are justified. There are certainly more humane ways to raise animals for consumption.
_Michelle
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