Week of February 28, 2011:
"This is no fairy story and no joke; the meat will be shoveled into carts and the man who did the shoveling will not trouble to lift out a rat even when he saw one."
This quote from The Jungle helps illustrate how the food industry changed during the early 20th century (the time that the novel was written by Upton Sinclair). The horrible conditions and practices were so awful, one might consider them a cruel fairy tale or story; however, the reality of the situation was far from fantasy, for the mass slaughter of animals for human consumption had begun, ushering in an age of greed and gluttony. Why has the neglect of the welfare of what people consume continued for over a century? Why do Americans ignore the fact that what they are eating is not healthy to them or the animals? Sound off in the comments!
DR
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
In the World of Animal Welfare: Disputes in Arizona
Hello readers! Some interesting animal welfare news has surfaced concerning the conditions and treatment of animals in the factory-farms. Please read ahead for more information.
Although the Humane Society works to combat the mistreatment of animals all over the world, it is currently hard at work in Arizona, fighting against the factory-farms that have the horrible conditions shown in the documentary Food Inc. The main dispute is, of course, over the treatment of animals in relation to the price of food for consumers. Should we continue the horrible practices of the food industry to keep food costs low, or should we treat the animals well and make them content but raise the price of groceries? It is a very difficult situation, but the Humane Society is working hard to protect the animals while the farmers are working hard to protect their business. In this fight, there are truly no winners, but in my opinion, let's hope the animals come out on top. Sound off in the comments.
And just for your benefit, here is the original link: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/01/27/20110127arizona-farmers-animal-rights-fight-with-humane-society.html
DR
Although the Humane Society works to combat the mistreatment of animals all over the world, it is currently hard at work in Arizona, fighting against the factory-farms that have the horrible conditions shown in the documentary Food Inc. The main dispute is, of course, over the treatment of animals in relation to the price of food for consumers. Should we continue the horrible practices of the food industry to keep food costs low, or should we treat the animals well and make them content but raise the price of groceries? It is a very difficult situation, but the Humane Society is working hard to protect the animals while the farmers are working hard to protect their business. In this fight, there are truly no winners, but in my opinion, let's hope the animals come out on top. Sound off in the comments.
And just for your benefit, here is the original link: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/01/27/20110127arizona-farmers-animal-rights-fight-with-humane-society.html
DR
Monday, February 21, 2011
THE JUNGLE: Weekly Excerpt
Introducing a new blog feature on "Make Love, Not Chemically Processed Meat"
From now on, we will post a weekly excerpt from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, a novel from the early twentieth century that informed society about the cruelties that take place amongst the working class, specifically in the meat-packing industry. Enjoy!
Week of February 21, 2011:
"They use everything about the hog except the squeal"
This quote informs the audience about the meatpacking industry using every part of the animal for the food, minus the squeal, a possible symbol for the pig's life and soul, which the industry would probably use if they could. This practice of using everything the pig has continues today, raising serious questions about the treatment of animals in these meatpacking plants. Sound off in the comments!
DR
From now on, we will post a weekly excerpt from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, a novel from the early twentieth century that informed society about the cruelties that take place amongst the working class, specifically in the meat-packing industry. Enjoy!
Week of February 21, 2011:
"They use everything about the hog except the squeal"
This quote informs the audience about the meatpacking industry using every part of the animal for the food, minus the squeal, a possible symbol for the pig's life and soul, which the industry would probably use if they could. This practice of using everything the pig has continues today, raising serious questions about the treatment of animals in these meatpacking plants. Sound off in the comments!
DR
Friday, February 18, 2011
Taco Bull?
So, I'm pretty sure that you have all heard about Taco Bell's "meat" scandal. If you haven't...here's the scoop: Recently, a group of lawyers filed a lawsuit against Taco Bell claiming that the Taco Bell "meat" actually only contains 35% meat. The lawyers' purpose for the lawsuit was to try to get Taco Bell to list all the ingredients of their "meat mixture" and to also call their meat a 'meat mixture' rather than ground beef. So the question remains, what exactly is in the other 65%? Well, to be accurate water, isolated oat product, salt, chili pepper, onion powder, tomato powder, oats, soy lecithin, sugar, spices, maltodextrin (CORN), soybean oil, garlic powder, autolyzed yeast extract, citric acid, caramel color, silicon dioxide, natural flavors, yeast, modified CORN starch, natural smoke flavor, more salt, and sodium phosphate...hmm...that sounds like a meat mixture to me. So what does Taco Bell do? They are offering all its customers free taco coupons. Hmm...won't those tacos contain that meat mixture that the whole world is talking about. Um...I'm not sure if I'll take you up on that offer, thanks though.
Obviously, you can see why everyone is talking about this whole scandal now. Maybe Taco Bell will learn its lesson and in the future Make Love, Not Chemically Processed Meat.
And just an extra fun addition to the article, here's a link to a game poking fun at Taco Bell on addictinggames.com: http://www.addictinggames.com/tacobull.html
KW
Obviously, you can see why everyone is talking about this whole scandal now. Maybe Taco Bell will learn its lesson and in the future Make Love, Not Chemically Processed Meat.
And just an extra fun addition to the article, here's a link to a game poking fun at Taco Bell on addictinggames.com: http://www.addictinggames.com/tacobull.html
KW
Welcome, Koineecheewa, Valkommen, Salve, etc.
Welcome to "Make Love, Not Chemically Processed Meat" presented by The Cattle Kids of 7th period AP English. We (Kate, Dan, David, and Conor) are here to inform the public about the current state of animal welfare in both America and the rest of the world. This includes animal raising, treatment in factories, etc. We are here to provide reliable information on this topic, so that you may leave this blog with a better understanding of the food industry and its treatment towards animals. So remember...Make Love, Not Chemically Processed Meat!
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