It's Easy Bein' Green

I will never eat meat again.  Or at least not unless it is organic, grass-fed, cage-free meat.  This is because I watched the movie Food Inc. I used to be a vegetarian in high school and part of my freshman year of college, but gave up for some reason.  Now I’m firmer in my beliefs and find meat repulsive.  Did you know that in one burger there is meat of 100s of cows?  I have told some people about my reaction to the film, and most have responded, “I am not going to watch that movie; I love eating meat too much.”  But this is why you SHOULD watch it!!  Too many of us have forgotten where our food comes from.  We go to the grocery store and pick up packaged chemicals basically, and we do not take the time to ponder, “What am I eating? Where was this grown? How was it processed?”

I don't want to eat ANYTHING that comes from here!

Food Inc. reminded me that the food and farming industries are no longer happy farms with red barns.  Food now comes from factories.  The film shows the facilities that chickens, cows, and pigs are put in before slaughter, and these factories are disgusting, as is the treatment of the animals.  Chickens and cows are given so many hormones that they can no longer stand, and many die very early because their organs cannot handle the absurd growth that the hormones cause.  Most chickens never even see the light of day, and farmers are forced to have these conditions by the big companies.

Even if their lives end in slaughter, no animals should live like this.

I was asked by someone if I have become a vegetarian again for the animals or for the environment/my health.  The reason is everything.  Meat production is a terrible strain on the environment, which is a known fact.  But after seeing Food Inc. I realized that I do not want to eat any meat that comes out of those disgusting factories.  Also–I will think of those cute cows and pigs anytime I see meat.  I know that most people would never think of giving up meat, so I ask ONE thing from you all: buy grass-fed, small farm, organic meat.  PLEASE.  And another thing: watch Food Inc.

By the way, this movie covers more than the disgusting meat industry, but I learned so many things from it and thought so highly of it that I cannot recap everything.  I just reacted the strongest to the meat production.  WATCH IT! That is all I can say. Please.