Sunday, October 10, 2010

Eye Opener:CSPI

I took the Tour of the Food Supply and was saddened by what I read. Animals are treated inhumanly in slaughterhouses. They live in horrible conditions. Even those in the feed lot are treating bad. They sometimes are so crowded that they are forced to live in their own manure. "Livestock manure is the source of disease causing bacteria on fruits and vegetables"! Their manure also produces airborne pollutants and runs in the water.
There are 5,000 deaths a year that are caused by food-borne illnesses. It's shocking to learn that the meat you buy at the store, was probably fed with trash and the feed that they did eat was full of fertilizers and pesticides. Fertilizer factories also pollute the air with chemicals. It seems that everything that is done to produce meat for us to eat is inhumane and causes a lot of pollution.

It's really amazing to read how animals are treated before slaughter and what all the chemicals used in pesticides and fertilizer do to the air. When I shop for meat I don't really think about where it's been or whats been on it. It's sad that the priority for all these business's is efficiency and not the health of the animals or even the people who will be eating whatever chemicals or antibiotics these animals are given. This activity will make me think twice about whatever meat I buy.

5 comments:

  1. It is really disturbing when you think about it, isn't it? It makes me wonder what kinds of unhealthy things I consume on a daily basis that are NOT in the food category.

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  2. It's really sad to think about those animals living in those conditions. I was really surprised to learn how harmful the production of meat and animal products can be. I guess it's something I never really thought about. Now I'll be thinking twice about the meat I buy as well.

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  3. Slaughter houses and places like that are very cruel enviornments, and I hate the way that it encompasses the entire farming industry as a whole. Those types of places are aweful and should have some sort of humane regulations.

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  4. Ugh, so gross what happens in slaughterhouses. All the better reason to be more conscious about where our food is coming from! I usually buy Golden Plump chicken because it's based out of MN but I've heard about some very questionable practices at their slaughterhouses too.

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  5. I can't believe what you said! 5,000 deaths per year?! That is crazy. The name "slaughter house" doesn't exactly paint a pretty picture in my mind, but after reading your post, I realize that they are probably even worse than imagined. I never think about this when I buy meat at the store. I'll have to keep it in mind.

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