dark_ixion ([info]dark_ixion) wrote,
2005-09-10 16:32:00
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Industrial Farming

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 mum to watch it. She found it unbearable to watch after a couple minutes and said "I don't want to see any more. I don't want to know." I heard her telling my dad about it downstairs and describing what she had seen, but he also said he doesn't want to know.

Why is it that I, a vegetarian, can watch this (albeit in utter disgust), but someone who funds these practices cannot, and would rather be ignorant of what actually happens? I'm not trying to get my parents to become vegetarian (although that would be preferable). I'm just trying to get them to consider buying organic meat when they shop. I've even offered to subsidise the extra cost. Mindless consumerism wishes to remain mindless it seems :(

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[info]shadowstone

September 10 2005, 16:39:16 UTC 6 years ago

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:)

[info]dark_ixion

September 10 2005, 17:11:37 UTC 6 years ago

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*

[info]shadowstone

September 10 2005, 19:43:33 UTC 6 years ago

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.

[info]rbsfou

November 24 2005, 02:31:42 UTC 6 years ago

Don't native americans treat the bufallo in a similar way? (I think theres more of a worship thing going on with them though, obviously not workable in a monotheastic religion such as Islam). And yes that video is horrible!
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