PCC: a place for learning and getting a lot of pamphlets. Today I received one about “being kind to animals” as the man put it. The front displays cute pigs and a chick (aw) then you open it up and are attacked with sad images of factory farm life (I now have lost my appetite for breakfast). Skip to the end and you find pages about the resolution to the cruelty is to just become vegan. Here is where my problem is. I absolutely have no problem with people choosing a vegan lifestyle. I, myself, was a vegetarian and then a vegan for quite some time. This is okay for some people but not for all. And by no means is this a solution to the problems of industrial agriculture today. If people really want to stop the horrendous realties millions of animals face every day, is to choose better alternatives (no, this does not mean you have to stop eating meat). How about we invest in choosing animals that were humanely raised and fed a proper diet? People are willing to spend lots of money on great TV’s, cars, cell phones….but not the food you eat!? Food that is supposed to keep you alive AND healthy?  Wake the fuck up. I’m not saying we need to go into debt just trying to get some dinner. What I am saying is we need to get our priorities straight and pay a little extra for better quality food that will actually be of benefit to us. Sorry guys, McDonald’s Dollar Menu doesn’t do shit for you. And hey, guess what? When more people start demanding/buying better quality food things will start to change. These factory farms will no longer continue to run because they will be losing money cause no one wants that crap anymore. Since when did food become so low on our priority list? I posted a quote not too long ago about the REAL cost of food. You may go into a grocery store or fast food restaurant and think you are buying a cheap meal. But the hidden costs lie in the environment, animals, fossil fuels, and the quality of the food itself.  So come on, do a favor for yourself. Give your body a little more respect. You can replace material things anytime, but you only get one body. Cheesy and cliche to say? Very. Is it true? Very. View high resolution

PCC: a place for learning and getting a lot of pamphlets.

Today I received one about “being kind to animals” as the man put it. The front displays cute pigs and a chick (aw) then you open it up and are attacked with sad images of factory farm life (I now have lost my appetite for breakfast). Skip to the end and you find pages about the resolution to the cruelty is to just become vegan.

Here is where my problem is.

I absolutely have no problem with people choosing a vegan lifestyle. I, myself, was a vegetarian and then a vegan for quite some time. This is okay for some people but not for all. And by no means is this a solution to the problems of industrial agriculture today.

If people really want to stop the horrendous realties millions of animals face every day, is to choose better alternatives (no, this does not mean you have to stop eating meat). How about we invest in choosing animals that were humanely raised and fed a proper diet? People are willing to spend lots of money on great TV’s, cars, cell phones….but not the food you eat!? Food that is supposed to keep you alive AND healthy? 

Wake the fuck up.

I’m not saying we need to go into debt just trying to get some dinner. What I am saying is we need to get our priorities straight and pay a little extra for better quality food that will actually be of benefit to us. Sorry guys, McDonald’s Dollar Menu doesn’t do shit for you. And hey, guess what? When more people start demanding/buying better quality food things will start to change. These factory farms will no longer continue to run because they will be losing money cause no one wants that crap anymore.

Since when did food become so low on our priority list?

I posted a quote not too long ago about the REAL cost of food. You may go into a grocery store or fast food restaurant and think you are buying a cheap meal. But the hidden costs lie in the environment, animals, fossil fuels, and the quality of the food itself. 

So come on, do a favor for yourself. Give your body a little more respect. You can replace material things anytime, but you only get one body. Cheesy and cliche to say? Very. Is it true? Very.

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