Industrial Farming

[dark_ixion]

I received my Viva! membership pack yesterday, and in it was a video featuring Joanna Lumley, Paul McCartney, Crissie Hynde and Jerome Flynn. It was about how animals are treating in factory farming here in the UK. It features some very disturbing images that I've seen time and time again. I watched this video 3 times before I decided to get my

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[shadowstone]

i HIGHLY recomend getting them into 'River Cottage' THe river cottage Meat book is fantastic. it really encourages people to eat more ethically. Also try farmer's markets. The one in colchester has meat CHEAPER than tesscoes and organic, and a LOT tastier:)

[dark_ixion]

I see that book is written by the notably anti-vegetarian Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, but I seeing it doing more good than harm. Unfortunately, I don't see my mum preparing any meat that isn't already chopped up into something unindentifiable (i.e. hasn't got a face or trotters). However, saying that, it does seem to encourage finding a local butchers, so investing in a copy might be worthwhile.

Still, it's virtually impossible to get my sister to read anything like that. She cares very much for animals and tries to separate meat from animals as much as she can, so sees nothing wrong in buying some brand-name burgers. I understand why people don't want to think about it.. I just wish they would. Same with fairly traded goods. A little effort makes a big difference elsewhere.

Anyway, thanks for the recommendation. *adds to online shopping basket*

[shadowstone]

actually he isn't compleatly anti- veggi. In the introduction he actually goes through a whole ethical argument on meat eating. His finale view is he has nohing aainst veggies, it's just not for him. THe book actually encourages a lot of thought into the fact your eating flesh though. Maybe muslims have the right idea. When they eat meat they actually make a pray becuase an animal died to feed them. If more children were brought up with this then they would be either compeatly veggie, or not so screamish as to not think about the fact an animal died to feed them and so they can face the responcibilties to ensure the animal lived well and died as painlessly as possible.