Here’s a thought to chew on: America’s most intractable problems all double back to our collective mistreatment of animals. Sounds crazy, right? Well, humor me for a minute.
Our own lives would improve if we started showing some basic decency to the 9 billion cows, calves, pigs, lambs, turkeys and chickens that are slaughtered a year in the United States. More than 99% of farm animals in the U.S. are raised in factory farms, many unable to even turn around in small cages.
A slew of investigations by Mercy for Animals, PETA and the Humane Society of the United States have uncovered repeated instances of vicious abuse of animals headed for slaughter.
I ? Word Understanding
to chew on ? to think over
intractable ? not easily solved or managed
slew ? a large number
vicious ? very cruel
II ? Have Your Say
1. Animal abuse and cruelty is a norm in the meat industry, but is it necessary?
2. Meat production is bad for us:
? Climate change – aeat production is one of the leading causes of climate change.
? Hunger – raising meat uses huge amount of energy and plant based diet that could feed the world.
? Health ? meat production can lead to obesity, cancer and other diseases
