http://www.worldanimalfoundation.org/articles/article/8949042/186280.htm
With the world's growing population, the demand for food only increases. This article addresses the insanity of factory farming and how it has proven to be unsustainable for the planet and its inhabitants. The article highlights how the bulk of the grains produced are fed to animals, even when there are millions of people around the world who are starving and malnourished. In fact, "for every 10 kilograms of soy protein fed to America’s cattle only 1 kilogram is converted to meat. Almost the entire population of India and China, nearly two billion people, could be fed on the protein consumed and largely wasted by the United States’ beef herd". This goes to show how comfortably unaware we are with our food choices; we do not realize how much of an impact we have on the rest of the world when we put certain foods onto our plates. All in all, we must drastically change our eating habits if we are to feed the world sufficiently. People are going hungry while the increasing number of animals are fed vast amounts of food in a hopelessly defective system. This issue is a matter of reevaluating our values and our morals as a society. Should our demand for animals as food be the determinant of world hunger? Is this industry sustainable? Ask yourself these questions. Confront your humanity, because is it really humane to support an industry that is a leading cause of world hunger?
- Jasmine Kim
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ReplyDeleteSeeing how you mentioned that"two billion people, could be fed on the protein consumed and largely wasted by the United
ReplyDeleteStates' beef herd", makes it awfully agreeable, that the U.S. must wisely redistribute their food sources. Now I noticed when you asked that we confront our humanity about supporting the food industry, as well as using our moral compasses to determine this, and I came to the realization of being indisputably disgusted with myself! The idea that I have been unconsciously supporting an industry that doesn't even use its resources for the good of the people, not only leaves me flabbergasted, but also makes me want to take a stand! No more will I be unaware of the atrocities that this food industry has set upon us. No more!
I agree with this concept and I think our government should really be doing more to push this agenda. However with that being said, it seems like a culture based around consuming a lot of meat is ingrained into the United States and we would need to gradually instill better eating habits in the future generations. Nevertheless, it's always good to be promoting healthy eating and definitely never too late. Even for myself, I think changing my dietary habits would be challenging but it's worth it if it means less people starve and we have a more sustainable environment. Less reliance on factory farms would also eliminate another issue of cruel animal treatmen!
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