Hopefully over time some regulatory relief will be afforded the communities affecteed by the factory farms. The current administration relaxed the poop rools for giant pork farms. Some regulatory relief for the animals would be huge, but I don't expect much. Its odd that we allow meat animals to be treated in a way that would get someone arrested had they treated their horse or dog or cat in the same manner. I would love to see the elimination of prophylactic antibiotics. Nothing like helping our adversaries evolve.

Cheshire

HOPEFUL

New York, NY

NOV 09, 2003 04:01 PM

... i watched that while eating a nice greasy piece of pepperoni pizza with extra cheese... it was so sad... *cries* to hear about how all those animals are treated... and then I went back to the kitchen for another slice. apathy... its the american way.

jk

things need to be changed... I just don't feel like preaching about it right this very second... *waits a second*... not this second either

[Edited on Nov 09, 2003 by Cheshire]

Tekky

SUICIDEGIRL

Ontario, Canada

NOV 10, 2003 01:26 AM

I enjoyed that, yet it kind of depressed me. I get so sad when I read about things like that.

Factory farms disgust me. I grew up in family farming country, where all the animals were treated SO well, and still are.

I'm completley against hunting for leisure.

We were made to eat meat, survival should be our only reason for killing animals.

[Edited on Nov 10, 2003 by Tekky]

Lorelei

SUICIDEGIRL

Tennessee, USA

NOV 10, 2003 06:16 AM

We were made to eat meat, survival should be our only reason for killing animals.

let me point out that we don't need to eat meat to survive..
(i've been vegan for 8 years so i think i can rightfully say that, haha)
and neither we were 'made to eat meat'.
we do not have big claws, a mouth full of sharp pointy teeth, 10x strength stomach acid, short intestine (carnies have short intestines, herbivores have long intestines..like ours) etc etc...

good factsheet here

grahf

New York, NY

September 2002

NOV 10, 2003 07:12 AM

Hey, don't be mean to carnies. Just because they trick stupid people out of their money and smell like cabbage, it doesn't mean their bodies are freakishly different from those of normal people.

Lorelei

SUICIDEGIRL

Tennessee, USA

NOV 10, 2003 07:23 AM

har har har

washutaku

Portland, OR

February 2003

NOV 10, 2003 07:31 AM

I'm going to agree with Lorelei on the point that we don't need meat to live. <b>However</b> our digestive system is kinda designed for a omnivore's diet. Eating meat is a natural thing and many other animals with similar body systems do it. Our stomach is identical to a pig's and they eat anything. The Meatrix did make me think twice about how animals are treated though. I mean, a lion isn't going to force me and my best friends into a cage and make us shit on each other for weeks or months before it eats us. Lions simply don't have time for that shit, it's kill and eat. The lion just want to survive.

I guess I just take the nuetral stance on eating meat. I do and I think it's ok but I also support my vegetarian friends and have no problem doing without meat when I prepare a meal for them. We do eat too much meat in my opinion. Hell, I know I do and I'm thinking about cutting back. There really is much healthier stuff out there.

ChaosMachine

Bloomington, IN

May 2003

NOV 10, 2003 07:34 AM

I think the pizza matrix is my favorite...Bake up neo!

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