It's true...
We have already learned about the trouble with factory farming from the movie Food Inc., the horrors in slaughterhouses from the movie Earthlings, the health detriments of eating animals in the movie Forks Over Knives, and how animal farming contributes to global warming in the movie Conspiracy.
So why do we keep reminding people about the devastation of animal agriculture? Well, it is because most consumers are still not actively aware about the environmental and health drawbacks and they lack of perspective on animal welfare. They completely miss the gap between the farm to the plate.
Now we must respect every individual's food choices, however those individuals must be aware of how these animals die to become our food and the truth behind the labels "Humanely raised", "Certified Humane", and "Animal Welfare Approved". Most people find comfort in seeing this on their packaged food next to a picture of a seemingly happy cow. Concern about where our food comes from has grown but there is still a hidden conversation about what happens behind the closed doors of the slaughterhouse.
The truth behind these labels must be uncovered.
Despite the "humane" label the farmers smack onto their products, most animals are treated the same way as those without that tag. Their lives are still miserable from birth to slaughter, being chained and caged. "Humane slaughter" is so poorly understood, and most importantly poorly practiced.
We have already learned about the trouble with factory farming from the movie Food Inc., the horrors in slaughterhouses from the movie Earthlings, the health detriments of eating animals in the movie Forks Over Knives, and how animal farming contributes to global warming in the movie Conspiracy.
So why do we keep reminding people about the devastation of animal agriculture? Well, it is because most consumers are still not actively aware about the environmental and health drawbacks and they lack of perspective on animal welfare. They completely miss the gap between the farm to the plate.
Now we must respect every individual's food choices, however those individuals must be aware of how these animals die to become our food and the truth behind the labels "Humanely raised", "Certified Humane", and "Animal Welfare Approved". Most people find comfort in seeing this on their packaged food next to a picture of a seemingly happy cow. Concern about where our food comes from has grown but there is still a hidden conversation about what happens behind the closed doors of the slaughterhouse.
The truth behind these labels must be uncovered.
Despite the "humane" label the farmers smack onto their products, most animals are treated the same way as those without that tag. Their lives are still miserable from birth to slaughter, being chained and caged. "Humane slaughter" is so poorly understood, and most importantly poorly practiced.
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