tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778932.post7216718437563353836..comments2023-09-21T01:17:00.442-07:00Comments on Death & Taxes: Moral Status of Animals, Factory Farming and EthicsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02220477228455501006noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778932.post-90976096486022650872009-10-26T15:09:22.839-07:002009-10-26T15:09:22.839-07:00Brilliant article. I absolutely agree with everyth...Brilliant article. I absolutely agree with everything mentioned in this article. As a nine-year vegetarian, I can't stress enough the benefits to a hormone and cruelty free diet. It changed my life, not only physically but mentally. Give it a whorl, just for a month. You'll feel the difference. I'm no animalist, just has I'm not rascist or homophopic. Simple as that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778932.post-5370960347577145442009-08-28T17:26:55.302-07:002009-08-28T17:26:55.302-07:00If you have Netflix, Good Neighbors is one the sho...If you have Netflix, Good Neighbors is one the shows available online. If you dont, I would recommend it.daveawayfromhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237313399294302353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778932.post-57839293484143099962009-08-28T14:19:08.089-07:002009-08-28T14:19:08.089-07:00As a former vegan, I can attest to the fact that I...As a former vegan, I can attest to the fact that I was a lot healthier when I didn't eat meat. <br /><br />I try to buy 'our meat' at Trader Joe's. The whole factory farm angle makes me physically ill.<br /><br />I eat a lot less meat than I used to, although that doesn't really make a difference does it? Eating meat is eating meat..no matter how much..you are eating animals that suffered for the most part. <br /><br />Whole Foods is a joke.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698117410778232102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778932.post-81931374379234224382009-08-28T13:10:57.726-07:002009-08-28T13:10:57.726-07:00Dave,
A gentleman, retired farmer, contacted me a...Dave,<br /><br />A gentleman, retired farmer, contacted me after I made this post and we are going to have an email conversation on the two different points of view regarding factory farming and animals for the market. After our conversation is done, I will be posting it here - I thought it might be healthy to get more than one side of the picture.<br /><br />As for "Good Neighbors," I had not seen it but I shall check it out. Hope all is well with you. RAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220477228455501006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778932.post-50276608269602368232009-08-27T17:22:54.573-07:002009-08-27T17:22:54.573-07:00I share your revulsion at factory farming, and wou...I share your revulsion at factory farming, and would love to avoid any and all unnaturally produced foods, but the simple truth is that I cannot afford to. I try to avoid processed foods and to teach my children the same, and to take heart in the fact that there are people who eat <i>much</i> worse than I do, and seem to survive just fine. Bottom line though, as long as I live in a large city, any spare money I have goes towards affording a house in a neighborhood with decent schools. Hopefully, I'll have pointed my children in sch a direction that they will improve their diets as they gain adulthood.<br />I feel for the animals (and I am of the persuassion that animals are a lot more aware than people give them credit for being), but for the most part prefer not to think about it. It's not a survival mechanism I'm proud of, but at this point I'm kind of stuck.<br /><br />You might take heart in the idea that factory farming practices are based on the availability of cheap energy, something we know cannot last forever (or, at least, will take a break between forms). In the future, locally-grown goods will probably become a necessity again.<br /><br />(I also have a personal theory that exurban tract homes will be the basis of this local farming economy, as poor, displaced, inner-city people move out to the abandonned suburbs and use the large yards to supplement their diets, eventually selling off the excess at "farmers" markets.)<br /><br />As a related aside, have you ever seen the show "Good Neighbors", and old English sitcom about a couple who decide to "leave the rat race", living a home-grown, self-supporting lifestyle, all the while remaining in their suburban home? It's amusing, and ahead of it's time (or, considering the era, right on time, we just went backwards from there).daveawayfromhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237313399294302353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778932.post-91104403811383955242009-08-24T22:32:42.127-07:002009-08-24T22:32:42.127-07:00Do you mean Whole Checks?! LOL I would stick to ...Do you mean Whole Checks?! LOL I would stick to local farms if you can find them. Also, a trader Joes if you have it. I also know that our Fred Myers sells local produce and meat as well. I thank you for reading my blog! RAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220477228455501006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778932.post-88561301678502071142009-08-24T16:49:10.673-07:002009-08-24T16:49:10.673-07:00thought provoking as usual. I will make more of a...thought provoking as usual. I will make more of an effort to buy my meats at Whole Foods from now on. Its something that's been on my mind for a while. I have drawn a line in the sand over what I will and will no accept when it comes to my food. Perhaps its time to redraw parts of it.Lindentreephotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358629995719374390noreply@blogger.com