Yuku free message boards
Username or E-mail:
Password:
Forgot
Password?
Sign Up
Grab the Yuku app
Search:
Free Speech Horse Forum
>
General Discussion (Not Horse Related)
>
The Vegan Debate
0 Points
Search this Topic:
Remove this ad
«Prev
1
2
3
Next»
Jump
Add Reply
New Topic
New Poll
Forum Jump
Announcements and Information for New Members
Training Logs and Stories
Training the Next Generation
Training Questions and Advice
General Discussion (Horse Related)
General Discussion (Not Horse Related)
Conformation Critiques
Memorials
Emergency Preparedness Information
Foaling Camera Discussions
Beware of..
Horses for Adoption or Sale (Under $1000)
Horses for Adoption or Sale ($1000+)
Horses Wanted
Other Animals - Wanted/For Sale/Available
Tack For Sale
Tack Wanted
Stuff Wanted/For Sale/Available
<< Previous Topic
Next Topic >>
Re: The Vegan Debate
Author
Comment
3 Kitties and a Lens
#1
[-]
Posts
: 1813
Nov 20 12 10:38 AM
Reply
Quote
More
My Recent Posts
Depends on the farm, yes there are bad farms and good farms. There are good "factory" farms and bad ones. There are also really bad "small time" farms that people assume are more humane. Often the most humane treatment is in a larger farm because they have the money for good husbandry. Yes milk prices in the US suck, not because the milk price is low, but because so much of it goes to the driver of the truck, the processor and advertising. Farmers get very little out of a 4$/gallon jug of milk. However, the people that are in business are beginning to realize that better husbandry leads to better production. They are just trying to balance cost with gain, because let's face it, they are in business to make money. Aren't we all? Anyone that has a job, is working for money. Why? Because that is what we need to live comfortably. Feedlot operators do the very best they can with what they have, considering the amount of people they need to feed, and people like Temple Grandin are doing everything they can to make the processes as humane as possible. If people hate factory farms, then they can choose to buy local products or eat vegetarian/vegan, that is their choice. But choosing to eat vegetarian/vegan is not going to make the lives of factory farm animals better. There needs to be a dialogue among Americans, about what we feel is acceptable, and we need to be prepared to pay more to get it, whether we are buying at a farmers market at 20$/pound or the prices on the shelves at the supermarkets go up.
<< Previous Topic
Next Topic >>
Add Reply
Forum Jump
Announcements and Information for New Members
Training Logs and Stories
Training the Next Generation
Training Questions and Advice
General Discussion (Horse Related)
General Discussion (Not Horse Related)
Conformation Critiques
Memorials
Emergency Preparedness Information
Foaling Camera Discussions
Beware of..
Horses for Adoption or Sale (Under $1000)
Horses for Adoption or Sale ($1000+)
Horses Wanted
Other Animals - Wanted/For Sale/Available
Tack For Sale
Tack Wanted
Stuff Wanted/For Sale/Available
Share This
Email to Friend
del.icio.us
Digg it
Facebook
Blogger
Yahoo MyWeb
«Prev
1
2
3
Next»
Jump
Free Speech Horse Forum
>
General Discussion (Not Horse Related)
>
The Vegan Debate
Click to subscribe by RSS
Click to receive E-mail notifications of replies