Animal Rights Groups Discussion

[tttaylorrr]

Haha, have a similar thing come up in a topic on the BYC forums. A guy who raises his own chickens for meat had a big family BBQ and served the birds he harvested humanely from his flock. A relative (I think a cousin???) was appalled that he would kill his chickens when there was perfectly good meat that they "made" at the grocery store.

i think a huge issue with animal rights and the livestock/farming industry is that we as consumers are sooooo far removed from our food we don't even think about it unless it's literally SHOVED in our faces. we only see the worst of things, and i feel that turns people off and makes them throw their hands up like "well gosh it's so bad there's nothing we can do" when in fact there is.

as a society we are groomed to want the best deal, even if that means lowering the welfare of our food. "NO WAIT LOOK! it's only $1.99/lb tho wow look! don't think about why just BUY!!!!!!" if i had the ability i would gladly raise my own animals and prepare them as food; i would know everything about them and know they lived happy lives and were well cared for.