Tokis-Phoenix
Regular Member
strongvoicesforward said:I would hate to see worse, seeing how bad the video is (Seen HERE). But, I do take your word for it.
All true, Toqis.
The thing is though, nearly 80% of all meat that makes it to market for consumption is factory farmed. And that is what allows for the cheap prices at the supermarket -- and even at the butchers'. While many people will give lip service to saying they buy non-cruelty farmed animals, the fact of the matter is, the economics of the situation is showing us that factory farms are on the rise and the family farm is on decline.
One should never even entertain the thought that the 'not too expensive' steak or hamburger they have while out was brought to their table without considerable suffering throughout the animal`s life. If one is a regular flesh eater and is not careful about choosing free range animals for their dinners at home, in all probability one is supporting a very cruel life and death for animals.
I agree, the way i see it, unless the animal product you are going to eat specifically says it is organic and/or free range, if it doesn't it probably isn't. My brother works at a big supermarket in England called Tesco's, he works primarily in the alchohol section, but often delves into the main food sections when help is needed.
Although he eats meat, he's in the same frame of mind as i am and only eats meat from my mums farm or from butchers he can trust- he's strongly against factory farming and all the other nasty methods of farming. Everytime (or whenever he can discretely get away with it) somone goes to buy the battery chicken eggs or bacon or whatever, he tells them about the suffering the animals go through and tries to convince them to buy the organic free range stuff- he says though that most people just don't want to hear about it. He says people know exactly how the animals are treated, but don't want to comprehend such stuff.
Protesting for things like animal rights around tesco's, like for most other major supermarkets in england, is illegal because the supermarket deliberatly buys the surrounding area partly to turn into car parking, but also so people can't protest for things the supermarket does not want or sponser as then it can prosecute them for tresspassing and things.
I'm sure if this was not so though, there'd be a heck of a lot of angry farmers its pushed out of buisness and animal rights and welfarists protesters and stuff though. Anyways, i'm not wanting to break the law. I'm convinced there are always other ways, always other options.