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My mission this week is to find some, eat them, and enjoy them. 

My mission this week is to find some, eat them, and enjoy them. 

(Reblogged from skytropic)

Protest against McDonald's chicken this Saturday!

Thank you to timehealsmost for letting me know about this!

The process in which many chickens are slaughtered (fast food or not) can be extremely inhumane. There are better alternatives that are widely used, like Controlled Atmosphere Killing (CAK). Here is a link to an article so you can get an IDEA. ….Yes the article is by PETA so don’t immediately turn away, just read it and get an IDEA.

CAK system

Anyways, I wish I could go on Saturday, just for the hell of it. But it’s my mom’s birthday so I’m assuming that’s not how she wants to be spending it. 

latimes: Urinary tract infections linked to… chicken? While it sounds bizarre, studies from Canadian researchers show that stricter chicken-farm ani-contamination practices may help curb cases of urinary tract infections. In 2010, researchers showed that the most common cause of the infections — E. coli bacteria — can originate in food. In a study published Wednesday, the authors show that chicken is the likely culprit. The scientists, led by Amee R. Manges of McGill University, tested 320 samples of beef, pork and chicken. They found that the bacteria from beef and pork were far less likely to be genetically related to human urinary tract infection bacteria strains than chicken, which were closely related. Photo credit: Noah Seelam / AFP / Getty Images Really….it took research to show people that improving things would lead to less health issues? Some guy got paid way too much to present common sense. View high resolution

latimes:

Urinary tract infections linked to… chicken?

While it sounds bizarre, studies from Canadian researchers show that stricter chicken-farm ani-contamination practices may help curb cases of urinary tract infections. In 2010, researchers showed that the most common cause of the infections — E. coli bacteria — can originate in food. In a study published Wednesday, the authors show that chicken is the likely culprit.

The scientists, led by Amee R. Manges of McGill University, tested 320 samples of beef, pork and chicken. They found that the bacteria from beef and pork were far less likely to be genetically related to human urinary tract infection bacteria strains than chicken, which were closely related.

Photo credit: Noah Seelam / AFP / Getty Images

Really….it took research to show people that improving things would lead to less health issues? Some guy got paid way too much to present common sense.

(Source: Los Angeles Times)

(Reblogged from npr)
Cereal in the morning. Cereal in the evening. Cereal all day long! Every once in a while, my addiction resurfaces and must be subdued. This is one of those times. View high resolution

Cereal in the morning. Cereal in the evening. Cereal all day long!

Every once in a while, my addiction resurfaces and must be subdued.

This is one of those times.

Woohoo!!! McDonald’s Burgers Come from Grass Fed Beef! NOT

LOLOLOLOLOL.

Is this a joke? Unfortunately not. ALL CAFO COWS START OUT ON RANCHES. AND THEY’RE NOT EVEN THERE FOR THAT LONG. If they were truly ‘grass-fed’ that would mean they spent their entire lives eating grass, you know, what they were made to eat….instead of corn and other stuff that shouldn’t be fed to a cow, or any living thing for that matter (chicken litter, really?).

“McDonalds has a high set of standards.”

LOLOLOLOLOL AGAIN. This is the biggest bunch of bullshit. Fuck you McDonalds.

Except your McFlurries.

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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Whenever I hear people say clean food is expensive, I tell them it’s actually the cheapest food you can buy. With our [Polyface] food all of the cost are figured into the price. Society is not bearing the cost of water pollution, of antibiotic resistance, or food-borne illnesses, of crop subsidies, of subsidized oil and water — all of the hidden costs to the environment and the taxpayer that make cheap food seem cheap. The choice is simple: you can buy honestly priced food or you can buy irresponsibly priced food.
Joel Salatin, Founder of Polyface Farm
I have been wanting In-N-Out so much. More than anything I just want some fries. Oh but wait, I can only eat soup right now. I can’t even eat the vegetables in the soup because my throat is so sore. I am on, and have been on, a liquid diet (against my own will) and will surely starve to death before I get a taste of those great fries once more.  View high resolution

I have been wanting In-N-Out so much. More than anything I just want some fries. Oh but wait, I can only eat soup right now. I can’t even eat the vegetables in the soup because my throat is so sore. I am on, and have been on, a liquid diet (against my own will) and will surely starve to death before I get a taste of those great fries once more. 

(Source: seannyshark)

(Reblogged from seannyshark)