no you didnt actually name me,youd much rather name by association. :thumbsup:
as for farmers ive got a link to a list of hundreds of prosecutions by the rspca to farmers who have been prosecuted for appalling acts of cruelty.of course not all farmers are cruel but a lot of them becuase of the nature of the work they do become inured to the plight of an animals suffering.i dont for one minute think all farmers are cruel however
heres a article to why meat produced by these nice farmers isnt healthy for us.(the article is about veal calves by the way)but most farm animals are pumped full of antibiotics(steroids) and growth promoters,and a lot of the food we eat isnt healthy for us.i agree about the stuff thats put into burgers and chicken nuggets.most of it you would never eat if you knew what was in it.
just my ignorant opinion of course.i bow down to other peoples much greater knowledge about this and of course everything else under the sun :thumbsup:
The calves are generally fed a milk substitute intentionally lacking in iron and other essential nutrients. This diet keeps the animals anemic and creates the pale pink or white color desired in the finished product. Craving iron, the calves lick urine-saturated slats and any metallic parts of their stalls. Farmers also withhold water from the animals, who, always thirsty, are driven to drink a large quantity of the high-fat liquid feed.
Because of such extremely unhealthy living conditions and restricted diets, calves are susceptible to a long list of diseases, including chronic pneumonia and "scours," or constant diarrhea. Consequently, they must be given massive doses of antibiotics and other drugs just to keep them alive. (The antibiotics are passed on to consumers in the meat.) The calves often suffer from wounds caused by the constant rubbing against the crates.
About 14 weeks after their birth, the calves are slaughtered. The quality of this "food," laden with chemicals, lacking in fiber and other nutrients, diseased and processed, is another matter. The real issue is the calves' experience. During their brief lives, they never see the sun or touch the Earth. They never see or taste the grass. Their anemic bodies crave proper sustenance. Their muscles ache for freedom and exercise. They long for maternal care. They are kept in darkness except to be fed two to three times a day for 20 minutes. The calves have committed no crime, yet have been sentenced to a fate comparable to any Nazi concentration camp.
as for farmers ive got a link to a list of hundreds of prosecutions by the rspca to farmers who have been prosecuted for appalling acts of cruelty.of course not all farmers are cruel but a lot of them becuase of the nature of the work they do become inured to the plight of an animals suffering.i dont for one minute think all farmers are cruel however
heres a article to why meat produced by these nice farmers isnt healthy for us.(the article is about veal calves by the way)but most farm animals are pumped full of antibiotics(steroids) and growth promoters,and a lot of the food we eat isnt healthy for us.i agree about the stuff thats put into burgers and chicken nuggets.most of it you would never eat if you knew what was in it.
just my ignorant opinion of course.i bow down to other peoples much greater knowledge about this and of course everything else under the sun :thumbsup:
The calves are generally fed a milk substitute intentionally lacking in iron and other essential nutrients. This diet keeps the animals anemic and creates the pale pink or white color desired in the finished product. Craving iron, the calves lick urine-saturated slats and any metallic parts of their stalls. Farmers also withhold water from the animals, who, always thirsty, are driven to drink a large quantity of the high-fat liquid feed.
Because of such extremely unhealthy living conditions and restricted diets, calves are susceptible to a long list of diseases, including chronic pneumonia and "scours," or constant diarrhea. Consequently, they must be given massive doses of antibiotics and other drugs just to keep them alive. (The antibiotics are passed on to consumers in the meat.) The calves often suffer from wounds caused by the constant rubbing against the crates.
About 14 weeks after their birth, the calves are slaughtered. The quality of this "food," laden with chemicals, lacking in fiber and other nutrients, diseased and processed, is another matter. The real issue is the calves' experience. During their brief lives, they never see the sun or touch the Earth. They never see or taste the grass. Their anemic bodies crave proper sustenance. Their muscles ache for freedom and exercise. They long for maternal care. They are kept in darkness except to be fed two to three times a day for 20 minutes. The calves have committed no crime, yet have been sentenced to a fate comparable to any Nazi concentration camp.
i think some of them cos theyre rearing animals for slaughter they just get that way same as slaughterhouse workers get, that they think of it as a 'unit' or a 'product' not a living, breathing, sentient creature
