I just got done watching the latest "real sports w/ bryant gumbel", and i saw the way they slaughtered "useless" racehorses and it was ****ing sick. I dont know if anyone here saw it, but it pretty much made me want to go and kill one of the many ass-holes there are out there brutally killing animals like they can't feel anything. My friend told me before about how they hang live cows upside down and gut them while they are alive, but i didnt see it myself until they showed the horses. One clip showed a guy using a knife, and after about 5-6 attempts, he finally got the horse's spinal cord and paralyzed it so it could be gutted alive later.
This is all atrocious to me, and i know that most meat companies could give a **** less what the animals feel, but i'm wondering if there are certain companies or certain types of meat (i.e. organic) that use more caring/ less brutal slaughter methods.
Posted March 29, 2007 | 12:19 PM (EST)
Read More: Burger King , Breaking Living News
As baby steps go, these are huge; Burger King's adding a dash of farm animal compassion to its menu. The nation's second biggest fast food chain announced yesterday that 2 percent of its egg supply will soon be cage free, and 10 percent of its pork will come from hog farmers who don't use gestation crates.
Burger King's decision may only raise the bar on farm animal welfare just a smidgen, but it's not paltry to the poultry and the pigs kept confined within an inch of their miserable lives. As The Humane Society's President and CEO Wayne Pacelle notes on the HSUS website:
"With its new policy changes, Burger King is signaling to agribusiness that the most inhumane factory farming practices are on the way out...As a result of this decision, large numbers of farm animals across the nation will be spared much needless suffering."
The Humane Society and PETA have been pestering fast food companies for years to steer clear of factory farm practices that appeal to agribiz but appall the average American. A report in Wednesday's NY Times cites the growing clout of ethical eaters:
"I think the whole area of social responsibility, social consciousness, is becoming much more important to the consumer," said Bob Goldin, executive vice president of Technomic, a food industry research and consulting firm. "I think that the industry is going to see that it's an increasing imperative to get on that bandwagon..."
... Burger King executives said the move was driven by their desire to stay ahead of consumer trends and to encourage farmers to move into more humane egg and meat production.
"We want to be doing things long before they become a concern for consumers," Mr. Grover said. "Like a hockey player, we want to be there before the puck gets there."
Of course, one Puck--Wolfgang--already is there, but the more, the merrier. In an ideal world, there would be no factory farms at all, and maybe sometime in the future, they'll be obsolete. But we're stuck with them for now. So let's keep on raising a stink about them. Who knows? They might just have to clean up their act.
I'm a very reform jew, but my basic understanding of "Kosher" meat, besides being blessed, it must be slaughtered in the most humane fashion. I believe the cow is slaguhtered with an extremly sharp blade.
Posted March 29, 2007 | 12:19 PM (EST)
Read More: Burger King , Breaking Living News
As baby steps go, these are huge; Burger King's adding a dash of farm animal compassion to its menu. The nation's second biggest fast food chain announced yesterday that 2 percent of its egg supply will soon be cage free, and 10 percent of its pork will come from hog farmers who don't use gestation crates.
Burger King's decision may only raise the bar on farm animal welfare just a smidgen, but it's not paltry to the poultry and the pigs kept confined within an inch of their miserable lives. As The Humane Society's President and CEO Wayne Pacelle notes on the HSUS website:
"With its new policy changes, Burger King is signaling to agribusiness that the most inhumane factory farming practices are on the way out...As a result of this decision, large numbers of farm animals across the nation will be spared much needless suffering."
The Humane Society and PETA have been pestering fast food companies for years to steer clear of factory farm practices that appeal to agribiz but appall the average American. A report in Wednesday's NY Times cites the growing clout of ethical eaters:
"I think the whole area of social responsibility, social consciousness, is becoming much more important to the consumer," said Bob Goldin, executive vice president of Technomic, a food industry research and consulting firm. "I think that the industry is going to see that it's an increasing imperative to get on that bandwagon..."
... Burger King executives said the move was driven by their desire to stay ahead of consumer trends and to encourage farmers to move into more humane egg and meat production.
"We want to be doing things long before they become a concern for consumers," Mr. Grover said. "Like a hockey player, we want to be there before the puck gets there."
Of course, one Puck--Wolfgang--already is there, but the more, the merrier. In an ideal world, there would be no factory farms at all, and maybe sometime in the future, they'll be obsolete. But we're stuck with them for now. So let's keep on raising a stink about them. Who knows? They might just have to clean up their act.
ya i cut and paste, so what?
I think that this is extremely telling of the fast-food industry in general. 2% cage-free eggs and ONLY 10% of their pigs wont come from cages that they cant move in?? Well i'm done with fast-food, although i was never big on fast food anyway. Burger King's trying to look noble but that is a tiny change. I guess for most it's all about the moneys.
I think that this is extremely telling of the fast-food industry in general. 2% cage-free eggs and ONLY 10% of their pigs wont come from cages that they cant move in?? Well i'm done with fast-food, although i was never big on fast food anyway. Burger King's trying to look noble but that is a tiny change. I guess for most it's all about the moneys.
ya i was being sarcastic with that post. i wouldnt really trust most fast food places to cut into their profits and be ethical to animals. Like Becker51 said raise it yourself.
ya i was being sarcastic with that post. i wouldnt really trust most fast food places to cut into their profits and be ethical to animals. Like Becker51 said raise it yourself.
I couldn't. i know it's hypocritical and all, but i couldnt bring myself to kill something. I dont even kill bugs. i just trap them and let them go outside. I was just looking for some less brutal slaughtering peeps so i could feel a little better about eating meat.
I know how it's made and I don't care. If they didn't forcefeed them their livers wouldn't get nice and juicy.
You're preaching to the wrong guy here hippie. I'm a big time veal fan, I can eat that every day and be happy. There are few cuts of beef better than veal; the cages keep them nice and tender and the cream makes them succulent....Damn, now I want veal
I couldn't. i know it's hypocritical and all, but i couldnt bring myself to kill something. I dont even kill bugs. i just trap them and let them go outside. I was just looking for some less brutal slaughtering peeps so i could feel a little better about eating meat.
it might sound like im taking this to a silly exteme, but alot of bugs die from pesticides used on your fruits and veggies and on the grains in your bread. even if you are eating organic, they are using natural ways to ward off and kill insects. the pesticides also affect animals and cause them harm or death. you cannot avoid harming living things if you eat food. its great that you dont want animals to suffer so you can have meat, but i think you will have a difficult time not feeling guilty eating considering how most food is produced.
I know how it's made and I don't care. If they didn't forcefeed them their livers wouldn't get nice and juicy.
You're preaching to the wrong guy here hippie. I'm a big time veal fan, I can eat that every day and be happy. There are few cuts of beef better than veal; the cages keep them nice and tender and the cream makes them succulent....Damn, now I want veal
n modern gavage-based foie gras production, force feeding takes place 12−18 days before slaughter. The duck or goose is typically fed a controlled amount of corn mash through a tube inserted in the animal's cuticle-lined esophagus.
Thanks, maybe they can reccomend me some more delicious animals to eat.
brb buying seal skin wallet.
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n modern gavage-based foie gras production, force feeding takes place 12−18 days before slaughter. The duck or goose is typically fed a controlled amount of corn mash through a tube inserted in the animal's cuticle-lined esophagus.
If you think that looks good, look up Kobe Beef (no raping), those ****ers live a better life than you and I.
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