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Originally Posted by funchy  If consumers paid what it really cost to produce a pound of meat, nobody would be willing to pay $15 or $20/lb. Would you pay $20/lb for pork chops at the grocery store?
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Until the public wakes up about the true cost of factory farming, nothing will change. |
Yeah, that's what I thought too. But I was just on another forum discussing meat-eating, and although its (conservative) member views may not reflect all American's, I was disheartened to see the many shallow-thinking comments.
If these people are to be believed, their pocketbooks come first (never mind the environmental problems), and they don't care if animals suffer as long as they get to eat them. *Sigh*
Which reminds me of a memory I've suppressed until now: years ago when I was a little more outspoken, I was at an in-law's house for the holidays.
Silly me, I was shocked to see her pull out some 1% milk from the grocery store. "I don't drink it, but I keep it around for the kids," she said. I couldn't help but blurt out, "Don't you know that regular store milk contains puss and other contaminants?!"
"Oh, yeah, but I'd rather not think about it." was the genius response.
It's been my observation that people like this (who'd rather not think about where their food comes from), strangely enough keep the largest stockpiles of cleaning products at home. They may not blink at drinking puss, but damn if their counters aren't sparkling clean and sterile.